Key facts
- HS code
- 8705.20
- Covers
- Mobile drilling derricks
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 8705.20 covers mobile drilling derricks. It sits in heading 87.05 (special purpose motor vehicles, other than those principally designed for the transport of persons or goods (for example, breakdown lorries, crane lorries, fire fighting vehicles, concrete- mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units)) in chapter 87 (vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof). Other goods of heading 87.05 are classified under 8705.10 (crane lorries), 8705.30 (fire fighting vehicles), 8705.40 (concrete-mixer lorries) or 8705.90 (other).
What this code covers
HS code 8705.20 covers mobile drilling derricks.
The legal text of the subheading is “Mobile drilling derricks”, in HS2022.
How it is structured
8705.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 87, are the chapter; the first four, 8705, are heading 87.05; the last two, 20, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 8705.20
- Mobile drilling derricks
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 8705.20 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8705.20 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8705.20 cover?
HS code 8705.20 covers mobile drilling derricks.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8705.20 in?
HS code 8705.20 is in heading 87.05 (special purpose motor vehicles, other than those principally designed for the transport of persons or goods (for example, breakdown lorries, crane lorries, fire fighting vehicles, concrete- mixer lorries, road sweeper lorries, spraying lorries, mobile workshops, mobile radiological units)) in chapter 87 (vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling-stock, and parts and accessories thereof).
Where are goods of heading 87.05 classified when 8705.20 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 87.05 are classified under 8705.10 (crane lorries), 8705.30 (fire fighting vehicles), 8705.40 (concrete-mixer lorries) or 8705.90 (other).
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.