Cable-Operated Truck-Mounted Mobile Crane from Japan
A truck chassis-mounted crane that uses steel cables and winches for lifting and moving heavy loads, commonly used in construction sites. It falls under HTS 8705.10.00.10 as a special purpose motor vehicle principally designed as a cable-operated mobile crane, not for transport of persons or goods. The cable operation distinguishes it from hydraulic models.
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 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; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify the crane is cable-operated via winch documentation; hydraulic models classify under 8705.10.0015
• Include crane capacity specs and chassis details in entry docs to confirm special purpose vehicle status
• Avoid misclassification as a tractor by proving primary function is mobile crane operation, not hauling