Crane-Fitted Works Truck Counterweight Frame from China
Heavy-duty counterweight mounting frame for straddle carriers and works trucks equipped with cranes, providing stability during container lifts. Designed exclusively for heading 8426 machinery, it interfaces with the crane base. Classified in HTS 8431.49.1060 as a principal part of crane-fitted mobile lifting equipment.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0125%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.05, 9903.88.06, 9903.88.07, 9903.88.08, 9903.88.10, 9903.88.11, 9903.88.14, 9903.88.19, 9903.88.50, 9903.88.52, 9903.88.58, 9903.88.60, 9903.88.62, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(b) [to this subchapter]
Import Tips
• Weight and balance specifications must match OEM crane truck models for proper classification
• Galvanization certificates needed if corrosion-resistant; affects duty treatment
• Avoid declaring as 'general machinery parts' to prevent reassignment to higher-duty codes