Cable Logging Crane Truck from Japan
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 — 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
• 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