Lowboy Trailer for Heavy Equipment Hauling with Dumpers from Mexico
Lowboy trailer built for transporting excavators and loaders behind heading 8709 wheel dumpers on construction sites. Its specialized low deck height facilitates easy loading via ramps. HTS 8716.39.0020 covers this as a goods transport trailer for off-highway vehicles.
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 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
• Submit manufacturer specs confirming 'for use with 8709 vehicles' to support classification
• Avoid common pitfall of generic labeling; specify off-highway dumper compatibility
• Prepare for potential inspections on GVWR matching industrial dumper capacities