ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) · CET code · HS 8705.10
8705.10.00.00: Crane lorries
Crane lorries (truck cranes)
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria), in force from 7 September 2023 · checked on 24 October 2026
What you pay
Importing into Nigeria
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
8705.10 Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those: crane lorries
UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU 3.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 3.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free – 6.1% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 2% 
Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 7.2% – 20% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 11.5% 
Argentina Free – 35% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 17.5% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% – 7.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 6.3% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N354422 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an all-terrain crane from China
- N332914 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of a crane truck
- 600011043 HMRC
Truck Mounted Telescopic Crane The crane has two cabs, one at the front of the vehicle and one at the rear. The controls for the engine, gear-box, changing gear and braking are all located in the front/bottom cab. Powered by a diesel engine (80kw/110 horsepower). ABS brakes and hydraulic steering.…
Legal notes
Subheading note
1. Subheading 870822 covers:
(a) front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows, framed; and
(b) front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows, whether or not framed, incorporating heating devices or other electrical or electronic devices,
when suitable for use solely or principally with the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705.
CET code 8705.10.00.00 is a line of the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) under HS subheading 8705.10 (special purpose motor vehicles, other than those: crane lorries).
The import duty is 5%, and quantities are declared in U.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 3.7%, the Türkiye duty is 3.7%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is 0%–6.1%, the Mexico duty is 15%, the Brazil duty is 7.2%–20%, the Argentina duty is 0%–35%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 5%–7.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free and the North Macedonia duty is 3%.
Nigeria imported goods of subheading 8705.10 worth US$14m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the Nigeria import duty for CET code 8705.10.00.00?
The import duty in the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) is 5%; the supplementary unit is U. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Nigeria import these goods from?
For subheading 8705.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$12m), followed by South Korea.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.