U.S. imports of Self-Propelled Electric Motor Lifting & Handling Trucks (Including Forklifts & AGVs) (HS 842710) totaled $180.5M in August 2026, imported from 34 countries.
Importers of Self-Propelled Electric Motor Lifting & Handling Trucks (Including Forklifts & AGVs) paid $70.4M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 32.95% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Self-Propelled Electric Motor Lifting & Handling Trucks (Including Forklifts & AGVs) imports of $180.5M in August 2026 ran 15% above the year-to-date monthly average of $157.1M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataBattery-powered and electric-motor-driven forklifts, aerial work platforms, and automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are among the most actively traded industrial equipment categories, driven by warehouse automation and electrification trends. China dominates US imports under this heading — a supply concentration that carries Section 301 tariff exposure across most of the ten 10-digit lines, making landed-cost modeling a critical step for procurement teams. The US schedule is unusually granular, distinguishing rider-type forklifts (8427104000), operator-ride aerial work platforms (8427108020), AGVs with handling equipment (8427108060), and several other configurations, so precise product specification is essential to avoid misclassification. Canada and Mexico are also significant sources, with USMCA potentially available for qualifying North American-origin units.
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AGVs with integrated lifting or handling equipment are specifically addressed in the US schedule under lines such as 8427108060 (AGVs with handling equipment) and 8427108050 (lift/handling work trucks, AGV, self-propelled by electric motor). The presence of handling or lifting capability — not just transport — is the key factor directing classification to these dedicated lines rather than to Chapter 87 vehicle headings.
The rider-type forklift line (8427104000) covers counterbalanced sit-down forklifts where the operator rides on the machine. The operator-ride works truck line (8427108030) captures other fork-lift and handling trucks where the operator also rides but the design is not a conventional counterbalanced forklift. Manufacturer product specifications, load-capacity data sheets, and design drawings are the most reliable supporting documents for CBP review.
ImportsExports
Imports
$180.5MYoY · free account
Exports
$93.9MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $1.8B of Self-Propelled Electric Motor Lifting & Handling Trucks (Including Forklifts & AGVs) and exported $1.2B.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Imports · August 2026
origin
China and Mexico together supply 53% of it. China pays 49.9% duty; Germany 19.1%.
customs district
destination
entry
rate provision · imports
4.0% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 32.95% of imports for consumption.
HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
| Code | Description | Imports for consumption | Average duty rate | Dutiable Share | Duty Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8427108020 | Aerial Wk Plat Operator Ridng Self Prop Elec Motor | $134.5M | 37.11% | 95.51% | $49.9M |
| 8427104090 | Ridr-Type, Slf-Propl Wk Trks Pwr by Elec Mtr, NESOI | $28.3M | 26.63% | 99.56% | $7.5M |
| 8427108095 | Lifting/Handling Trucks Self-Prop Elec Motor NESOI | $19.6M | 27.08% | 98.19% | $5.3M |
| 8427108050 | Lift/Handling Work Truck Agv Self Prop Elec Motor | $18.0M | 26.00% | 97.63% | $4.7M |
| 8427108030 | Fork-Lift/Handl Trucks Oper Ride Self Prop Elec Mo | $6.1M | 20.30% | 99.57% | $1.2M |
| 8427108070 | Aerial Work Platforms, Self-Prop Elec Motor, NESOI | $5.5M | 19.61% | 98.00% | $1.1M |
| 8427104010 | Ridr Elc Slf Prpl Truck, Pwrd by Hydrogn Fuel Cell | $1.4M | 37.48% | 96.61% | $536K |
| 8427108040 | Aerial Work Platforms, Agv Self-Prop by Elec Motor | $329K | 41.62% | 88.31% | $137K |
| 8427104000 | Rider-Type, Slf-Propel Wk Trks Pwr by Elec Mtr | — | -- | -- | -- |
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
Import lines come from the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and export lines from Schedule B. The two are numbered by different agencies, so the same 10-digit code can appear in both tables describing a different product.
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Subheading 2 of 3 in heading 8427
Subheading 842710 · $180.5M of $559.6M