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 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
• 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