Cable Logging Crane Truck from China
A heavy-duty truck with cable-operated knuckleboom crane for loading logs in forestry operations. It qualifies under HTS 8705.10.00.10 as a cable-operated mobile crane, a special purpose vehicle not principally for goods transport. Cable mechanism is key for this classification.
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
9903.88.0225%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.12, 9903.88.17, 9903.88.20, 9903.88.54, 9903.88.59, 9903.88.61, 9903.88.63, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, 9903.88.69, or 9903.88.70, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(d)
Import Tips
• Include forestry use certification; avoid pitfalls by specifying cable vs hydraulic in commercial invoice
• Check EPA emissions standards for diesel engines in special purpose vehicles
• Separate interchangeable tools (e.g
• grapples) as they classify outside Chapter 87 per notes