Manitowoc MCi 50-2 Mobile Crane from Mexico
The Manitowoc MCi 50-2 is a 50-ton city crane on a compact truck chassis, optimized for tight urban spaces with a 38-meter boom. Under HTS 8705.10.00, it is a mobile crane special purpose vehicle for construction lifting.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16, 9903.82.20–9903.82.26 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) and (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
• Document principal use as crane via sales literature; secure FMCSA placarding approval
• Common issue: Overlooking state-specific crane registration requirements post-import