Komatsu WA180-8 Wheel Loader from Japan
The Komatsu WA180-8 is a 4-wheel drive, rear-engine mounted integral tractor shovel loader with a 1.9 m³ bucket capacity, ideal for mining and construction. Classified under HTS 8429.51.1025 for new wheel-type mechanical shovel loaders in the specified capacity range. Its self-propelled design and precise specs match the hierarchy for front-end shovel loaders.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.2215%Derivative steel articles the product of Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, or a member nation of the European Union, as provided for in subdivision (c)(xi) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Obtain OEM specs confirming rear-engine mount and integral tractor-shovel configuration to avoid reclassification
• Include emission compliance certificates (e.g
• Tier 4) as required for construction machinery imports