Grove GMK5150XL All-Terrain Mobile Crane from Japan
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 — 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 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