Ladder-Type Trench Digger TD-500 from Japan
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 — 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
• 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