Ladder-Type Trench Digger TD-500 from Germany
The TD-500 is a self-propelled ladder-type trencher designed for digging narrow, deep trenches in construction and utility installation projects. It features a rotating ladder conveyor chain with digging buckets that excavate soil efficiently. Classified under HTS 8429.59.50.20 as a new ladder-type ditcher/trencher within mechanical shovels, excavators, and shovel loaders.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.2215%Section 232: derivative steel (c)(xi), product of AR/EC/SV/GT/JP/KR/LI/CH/TW/GB/EU — 15%
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify 'new' condition with manufacturer certification and ensure no prior use to qualify under the 'new' subheading
• Provide detailed technical specs confirming ladder-type mechanism and self-propelled bulldozer-classification to avoid reclassification