USTR exempts STS crane orders arriving by May, 2026 from 25% tariff
NewsUnder new rules from the US Trade Representative, ship-to-shore cranes ordered before May 14, 2024, and arriving by May 14, 2026, will avoid a 25% tariff on imports from China.
As reported in the December 2012 issue of WorldCargo News (p1), Sany Port Machinery is working on an order for a Panamax STS container crane from Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) in Riga, a Hili group company. BCT already has Sany equipment in the shape of a reach stacker delivered last November. The crane is scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2014 from China.
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