Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 8429.52
8429.52.10: Excavators (360° revolving): Backhoes, shovels, clamshells and draglines
Excavators (360° revolving)
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 5 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8429 Self-propelled bulldozers, angledozers, graders, levelers, scrapers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and road rollers:
- Mechanical shovels, excavators and shovel loaders:
- 8429.52 Machinery with a 360˚ revolving superstructure:
- 8429.52.10 Backhoes, shovels, clamshells and draglines
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 3
- Additional dutySection 232 — Steel, aluminium, copper and derivatives 25%
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except United Kingdom, Russia
- In force
- from 6 April 2026
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.82.09
- Additional dutySection 232 — Steel, aluminium, copper and derivatives 25%
- Applies to goods from
- Russia
- In force
- from 6 April 2026
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.82.16
- Additional dutySection 232 — Steel, aluminium, copper and derivatives 15%
- Applies to goods from
- Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark and 29 more
- In force
- from 6 April 2026
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.82.22
Subdivisions
- 8429.52.10 Backhoes, shovels, clamshells and draglines Free
- 8429.52.10.10 Hydraulic No.
- 8429.52.10.20 Other No.
- 8429.52.10.30 Hydraulic No.
- 8429.52.10.40 Other No.
- 8429.52.10.50 Used or rebuilt No.
Same subheading in other tariffs
8429.52 Machinery with a 360° revolving superstructure
UK Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Brazil 7.2% – 20% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 11.1% 
Argentina Free – 14% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 5.3% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA lines: 8429.52
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.
Legal notes
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 8429.52.10 is one of 2 lines under subheading 8429.52, machinery with a 360° revolving superstructure.
The general duty is free.
5 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 7.2%–20%, the Argentina duty is 0%–14%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 8429.52 worth US$5bn in 2024; the largest supplier was Japan, and the United Kingdom ranked 8th with US$70m.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 8429.52.10?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 8429.52 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Japan (US$4bn), followed by South Korea.