HTS heading · chapter 87
8709
Works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, of the type used in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports for short distance transport of goods; tractors of the type used on railway station platforms; parts of the foregoing vehicles
Analysis
Heading 8709 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, of the type used in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports for short distance transport of goods; tractors of the type used on railway…. It divides into 3 six-digit subheadings and 3 eight-digit tariff lines, with 7 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
Every one of its 3 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the heading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 23rd percentile of the headings in chapter 87.
The largest subheadings are 8709.11 (unnamed, 1 line), 8709.19 (unnamed, 1 line) and 8709.90 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing (333924). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8709.11.00 | Vehicles: electrical | Free |
| 8709.19.00 | Vehicles: other | Free |
| 8709.90.00 | Works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, of the type used in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports for short distance transport of goods; tractors of the type used on railway station platforms; parts of the foregoing vehicles: parts | Free |