Yale MPB040AC Operator Riding Warehouse Truck from Japan
This is an operator-riding works truck designed for short-distance goods transport in warehouses, featuring a seated cab and powered by an AC motor. It falls under HTS 8709.19.0030 as an other operator riding vehicle not fitted with lifting equipment, suitable for factory or dock use. Interchangeable tools are classified separately per chapter notes.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.74.0125%Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles as provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 38 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
• Verify the vehicle lacks lifting equipment to avoid reclassification under 8709.11; provide factory specs confirming short-distance transport design
• Include statistical reporting as 'new' if unsold to end-user per HTS notes; retain assembly certificates for customs
• Label clearly as operator-riding works truck to distinguish from pedestrian models and prevent valuation disputes