Sourcing Signal

Lifting and handling equipment: Landed Cost by Source Country

Which country is cheapest to import lifting and handling equipment from? Canada carries the lowest duty-plus-freight load (2.86% uplift from $865.5/unit landed), China the highest (54%). Every named source ranked, from USITC DataWeb. Free.

The short answer

  • The cheapest place to source lifting and handling equipment is Canada, where duty (1.8%) plus freight (1.04%) add 2.86% to the pre-tariff price ($865.5/unit landed). China is the most expensive named source at a 54% uplift, a 51.14-point spread across lanes.

How to read this

  • Each source country's rank comes from its own real effective duty and freight share (USITC DataWeb), combined as (1 + duty) x (1 + freight). Lower is a cheaper lane.
  • The dollar landed cost scales this family's average import unit price ($841.5/unit) by each lane's uplift, so lanes differ by their own duty and freight.
  • The FX tag is a short-window cost direction from the currency's recent drift, not a dollar recompute.

Every source country ranked, cheapest first

  • 1. Canada: 2.86% loaded (duty 1.8%, freight 1.04%), $865.5/unit landed, CAD trending dearer
  • 2. Mexico: 4.74% loaded (duty 4.22%, freight 0.5%), $881.4/unit landed, MXN trending cheaper
  • 3. South Korea: 10.14% loaded (duty 6.88%, freight 3.05%), $926.8/unit landed
  • 4. United Kingdom: 12.26% loaded (duty 7.59%, freight 4.34%), $944.7/unit landed
  • 5. Italy: 12.57% loaded (duty 10.17%, freight 2.18%), $947.3/unit landed, EUR trending flat
  • 6. Ireland: 14.11% loaded (duty 9.43%, freight 4.28%), $960.3/unit landed, EUR trending flat
  • 7. Netherlands: 14.41% loaded (duty 10.23%, freight 3.79%), $962.7/unit landed, EUR trending flat
  • 8. Germany: 15.49% loaded (duty 12.52%, freight 2.64%), $971.8/unit landed, EUR trending flat
  • 9. Japan: 16.62% loaded (duty 14.24%, freight 2.08%), $981.3/unit landed, JPY trending flat
  • 10. China: 54% loaded (duty 45.65%, freight 5.73%), $1,296/unit landed, CNY trending flat

Sourcing concentration

  • Mexico is the largest source at 16.6% of named imports; by the Herfindahl index (930) this family is diversified.

Frequently asked questions

  • What is the cheapest country to import lifting and handling equipment from? Canada. Its effective duty of 1.8% and freight of 1.04% add 2.86% to the pre-tariff price, the lowest combined load of any named source, for a landed cost of about $865.5/unit.
  • How is the landed cost calculated? Landed cost = the family's average import unit price ($841.5/unit) times each lane's duty-plus-freight uplift. Because the base price is the family average, lanes differ by their own real duty and freight from USITC DataWeb, so the ranking is genuine even though a per-country price is not yet published.
  • How concentrated is sourcing of lifting and handling equipment? Mexico is the largest source at 16.6% of named imports. By the Herfindahl index (930), this family is diversified. A concentrated map means fewer places to move volume if one lane's duty jumps.

About this data

  • A sourcing-comparison indicator, not a customs quote. Lane ranking uses each country's real effective duty and freight share from USITC DataWeb; a dollar landed cost, where shown, scales the family's average import unit price and does not price a specific shipment. FX is a short-window cost direction, not a currency recompute. Confirm classification and duty with a licensed broker before you buy.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.