HTS Index

HTS heading 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 — 11 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
8709Works 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 + Ch. 99not stated
8709.11.00Electrical + Ch. 99Free
8709.11.00.30Operator riding + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8709.11.00)No.
8709.11.00.60Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8709.11.00)No.
8709.19.00Other + Ch. 99Free
8709.19.00.30Operator riding + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8709.19.00)No.
8709.19.00.60Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8709.19.00)No.
8709.90.00Parts + Ch. 99Free
8709.90.00.10Road wheels + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8709.90.00)kg
8709.90.00.20Wheel and tire assemblies + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8709.90.00)kg
8709.90.00.90Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8709.90.00)kg

7 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

11 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.