8426.41.00.90 - Other

This HTS classification, 8426.41.00.90, pertains to "Other" self-propelled, on-tire machinery fitted with a crane, excluding those specifically classified as cable-operated. This residual category captures a variety of mobile lifting equipment that meet the general description of self-propelled cranes mounted on tires but do not fit into more specific subheadings. The defining characteristic is their self-propelled nature and tire-based mobility, coupled with an integrated lifting or handling mechanism such as a boom or hoist.

The distinction from its sibling category, 8426.41.00.10 ("Cable operated"), is crucial. While both fall under the umbrella of self-propelled, on-tire mobile lifting frames, this subheading specifically excludes those where the primary lifting or movement of the load is achieved through a system of cables and pulleys controlled from a separate point, often referred to as cable cranes. Therefore, 8426.41.00.90 covers machines where the lifting and operational controls are integrated with the self-propelled vehicle itself, typically using hydraulic or electrical systems.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS structure, there are no further subcategories for this specific code. Classification into 8426.41.00.90 is determined by the absence of a more specific classification within Chapter 84 for self-propelled, on-tire cranes. Examples may include rough-terrain cranes or certain types of pick-and-carry cranes that are not cable-operated and do not have other distinguishing features that would place them in a different subheading. The operative principle is to classify these machines here when they are self-propelled, mobile on tires, equipped with a crane, and do not meet the criteria for cable-operated variants.