Grove GMK5150XL All-Terrain Mobile Crane from Germany
The Grove GMK5150XL is a heavy-duty all-terrain mobile crane with a 150-ton lifting capacity, mounted on a truck chassis for on-road transport and off-road operation. It falls under HTS 8705.10.0050 as a special purpose motor vehicle principally designed as a mobile crane, not primarily for transporting persons or goods. Interchangeable working tools are excluded per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.2215%Section 232: derivative steel (c)(xi), product of AR/EC/SV/GT/JP/KR/LI/CH/TW/GB/EU — 15%
9903.03.060%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; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify crane's lifting capacity and chassis specifications in documentation to confirm classification under mobile cranes
• Ensure EPA/DOT compliance for the truck chassis engine and obtain special equipment certification
• Common pitfall: misclassifying as a truck crane if cab is integral, per chapter note