HTS tariff line · chapter 87
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
Analysis
HTS 8709.90.00 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… under heading 8709 (works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, of the type…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 47% of the 212 tariff lines in chapter 87 that are also free. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other lines in the same group are 8709.11.00 (vehicles: electrical, duty-free) and 8709.19.00 (vehicles: other, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 333924 (Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing), an industry of 336 US establishments employing 31,743 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8709.11.00 | Vehicles: electrical | Free |
| 8709.19.00 | Vehicles: other | Free |