Material Handling Equipment Import Tariff Rates by Country (2026)

Electric forklifts from China face Section 301 tariffs (25%) plus a 12.5% forced-labor Section 301 duty that backfilled the Section 122 surcharge after it lapsed to 0% on July 24, 2026, plus MFN rates (typically 2%), for a total effective rate near 39.5%.

12 of the 41 HTS lines for material handling equipment are on the Section 232 derivative steel lists. The country rates quoted for this category apply to them only when the listed metal is under 15 percent of the article's weight. Otherwise, from most origins, 5 lines in 8425 and 8426 are charged +25% on top of the line's own MFN rate under HTSUS 9903.82.09; 7 lines in 8428 are charged MFN plus Section 232 totaling the higher of the line's own MFN rate and 15% under HTSUS 9903.82.10. The forced-labor Section 301 duty does not apply to these lines. From the United Kingdom, HTSUS 9903.82.05 (+15%) replaces 9903.82.09 where at least 95 percent of the steel was melted and poured in the United Kingdom. China's Section 301 list duty, where the line is on a Section 301 list, still applies on top. Brazil's Section 301 duty does not apply to these lines. From Belarus, Cuba and North Korea, 5 lines in 8425 and 8426 are charged +25% on top of the line's own column 2 rate under HTSUS 9903.82.09; 7 lines in 8428 are charged +25% on top of the line's own column 2 rate under HTSUS 9903.82.12. From Russia, 5 lines in 8425 and 8426 are charged +25% on top of the line's own column 2 rate under HTSUS 9903.82.16; 7 lines in 8428 are charged +25% on top of the line's own column 2 rate under HTSUS 9903.82.17. For most origins: hydraulic jacks and hoists, tower cranes and other cranes and derricks (HTSUS 9903.82.09) 25%; conveyors, elevators, industrial robots and other 8428 machinery (HTSUS 9903.82.10) 15%. For China: hydraulic jacks and hoists, tower cranes and other cranes and derricks (HTSUS 9903.82.09) 50%; conveyors, elevators, industrial robots and other 8428 machinery (HTSUS 9903.82.10) 40%. For Brazil: hydraulic jacks and hoists, tower cranes and other cranes and derricks (HTSUS 9903.82.09) 25%; conveyors, elevators, industrial robots and other 8428 machinery (HTSUS 9903.82.10) 15%. For the United Kingdom: hydraulic jacks and hoists, tower cranes and other cranes and derricks (HTSUS 9903.82.09) 25%; conveyors, elevators, industrial robots and other 8428 machinery (HTSUS 9903.82.10) 15%. Every tier applies only when the listed metal is at least 15 percent of the article's weight (U.S. note 16(c)). Below that, the importer claims HTSUS 9903.82.03 and reports the metal's weight in kilograms; without that claim, the Section 232 heading is reported. A USMCA claim does not remove this tier. U.S. note 16(b) collects the Section 232 duty in addition to the preferential rate, so a qualifying good from Canada or Mexico on one of these lines still owes it.

The tariff authorities actually charged on this product from at least one origin are MFN duties, Section 301 tariffs, and forced-labor Section 301 tariffs. Which of them a given shipment pays depends on its origin country and its HTS classification.