US Import Duty

Special provision (chapter 99)

This is a temporary modification established pursuant to trade legislation (chapter 99, subchapter III of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule). It applies only to the goods and countries it describes, under the U.S. notes to that subchapter; unless otherwise stated, these provisions are effective until suspended or terminated. Confirm how it applies to your shipment with a licensed customs broker.

In plain words

Rate: no additional duty under this line; the normal duty of the product's own tariff line applies.

Covers: notwithstanding heading 9903.91.14, effective.

Summary by Fromerica of the official text shown below. The official text and the U.S. notes to chapter 99 are what apply.

HTS 9903.91.15 Notwithstanding heading 9903.91.14, effective with respect to entries, on or after November 10, 2026, of ship-to-shore gantry cranes, configured as a high- or low-profile steel superstructure and designed to unload intermodal containers from vessels with coupling devices for containers, including spreaders or twist-locks (provided for in subheading 8426.19.00), attested by the importer that the ship-to-shore gantry cranes: (1) are not products of China; (2) are not manufactured, assembled, or made using components, assemblies or subassemblies that are products of China, as specified in subdivision (l)(ii) of note 31 to this subchapter; and (3) are not manufactured by a company or other entity that is owned or controlled by a Chinese person or legal entity, as specified by subdivision (l)(v) of note 31 to this subchapter.

This tariff can't be calculated automatically — it depends on weight, quantity or other factors beyond value alone.

Official US import dutyThe duty provided in the applicable subheading

HTS 9903.91.15 is a chapter 99 provision of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule covering "Notwithstanding heading 9903.91.14, effective with respect to entries, on or after November 10, 2026, of ship-to-shore gantry cranes, configured as a high- or low-profile steel superstructure and designed to unload intermodal containers from vessels with coupling devices for containers, including spreaders or twist-locks (provided for in subheading 8426.19.00), attested by the importer that the ship-to-shore gantry cranes: (1) are not products of China; (2) are not manufactured, assembled, or made using components, assemblies or subassemblies that are products of China, as specified in subdivision (l)(ii) of note 31 to this subchapter; and (3) are not manufactured by a company or other entity that is owned or controlled by a Chinese person or legal entity, as specified by subdivision (l)(v) of note 31 to this subchapter.". Chapter 99 lists temporary and special provisions that modify the normal rate of the product's own tariff line; see the note above and confirm on the official schedule of the U.S. International Trade Commission.

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U.S. exports of Ships' derricks

The United States exported $470 million of goods under HS heading 8426 in 2025, to 133 countries and territories. Top destination markets:

CountryExports 2025YTD
Canada$183 million▼ −46%
Mexico$72.4 million▲ +1.2%
United Arab Emirates$16.8 million▼ −51%
The Bahamas$14.3 million▼ −34%
Australia$11.5 million▲ +104%

January–July 2026: $242 million (▼ −17%)

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This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade data (census.gov/foreign-trade), FAS value in current U.S. dollars, latest month July 2026. Change vs the same months of the previous year: Fromerica calculation.

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