{"id":44907,"date":"2026-08-03T15:32:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:32:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/?p=44907"},"modified":"2026-08-03T15:32:52","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T10:32:52","slug":"how-the-2026-tariff-changes-on-construction-equipment-affect-manufacturers-dealers-and-buyers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/how-the-2026-tariff-changes-on-construction-equipment-affect-manufacturers-dealers-and-buyers\/","title":{"rendered":"How The 2026 Tariff Changes on Construction Equipment Affect Manufacturers, Dealers, and Buyers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The construction equipment industry has received some relief, but no one in the industry sees it as a long-term solution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On June 1, 2026, the Trump administration announced changes to Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminium, and copper that will directly affect heavy construction equipment manufacturers. The new rules became effective on June 8, 2026, and will remain in effect until the end of 2027. For equipment manufacturers who have been dealing with high production costs, supply chain pressure, and uneven demand for the past few years, the announcement comes as a welcome respite rather than a solution.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s what changed, who was affected, and what it really means for contractors and dealers looking to buy equipment in the coming months.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg 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href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/how-the-2026-tariff-changes-on-construction-equipment-affect-manufacturers-dealers-and-buyers\/#What_Changed_in_the_Tariff_Rules\" >What Changed in the Tariff Rules?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/how-the-2026-tariff-changes-on-construction-equipment-affect-manufacturers-dealers-and-buyers\/#Why_Does_This_Matter_for_Equipment_Manufacturers\" >Why Does This Matter for Equipment Manufacturers?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/how-the-2026-tariff-changes-on-construction-equipment-affect-manufacturers-dealers-and-buyers\/#Heres_what_the_industry_groups_are_saying\" >Here&#8217;s what the industry groups are saying:<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/how-the-2026-tariff-changes-on-construction-equipment-affect-manufacturers-dealers-and-buyers\/#What_Types_of_Equipment_Are_Covered\" >What Types of Equipment Are Covered<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/how-the-2026-tariff-changes-on-construction-equipment-affect-manufacturers-dealers-and-buyers\/#Will_contractors_and_buyers_actually_see_lower_prices\" >Will contractors and buyers actually see lower prices?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/how-the-2026-tariff-changes-on-construction-equipment-affect-manufacturers-dealers-and-buyers\/#The_Real_Problem_Is_The_Expiration_Date\" >The Real Problem Is The Expiration Date<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/blog\/2026\/08\/how-the-2026-tariff-changes-on-construction-equipment-affect-manufacturers-dealers-and-buyers\/#Implications_for_the_Market_of_Used_Equipment\" >Implications for the Market of Used Equipment<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Changed_in_the_Tariff_Rules\"><\/span><strong>What Changed in the Tariff Rules?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The revised proclamation makes four specific changes that affect construction and agricultural equipment manufacturers:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Tariffs on certain machinery were reduced from 25% to 15%.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The reduction applies to a broad list of construction and industrial equipment covered under Annex I-C, including bulldozers, graders, loaders, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/track-excavators\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">excavators<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, forklifts, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/cranes\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cranes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and related parts and components.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>The qualification threshold for steel manufactured in the United States was reduced from 95% to 85%. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This allows manufacturers to source materials from around the world while still qualifying for lower tariff treatment, which is a significant shift for businesses with mixed supply chains.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Products that use mostly US metals receive an additional discount. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Equipment manufactured overseas with at least 85% U.S. steel, aluminium, or copper by weight can now receive a 10% tariff reduction from standard rates.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>USMCA products are now taxed solely on non-US content.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Equipment and components traded under the USMCA framework will be subject to a 25% duty on the portion of the product that is not American-made, rather than the entire product value.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The White House&#8217;s stated goal is to strike a balance between national security concerns and support for American manufacturing, agriculture, housing, and infrastructure, a framework that the industry broadly supports, even if opinions differ on how to implement it.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Does_This_Matter_for_Equipment_Manufacturers\"><\/span><strong>Why Does This Matter for Equipment Manufacturers?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most persistent cost pressures OEMs have faced over the past several years has been tariffs on imported metals. Even manufacturers with large North American footprints rely on global supply chains for their engines, hydraulics, electronics and steel components. Every rise in tariffs on those inputs is passed through to production costs, then to equipment prices.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Q1 2026 earnings results from major manufacturers make the scale of the problem clear:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/caterpillar\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Caterpillar<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> posted a 20% increase in operating profit for Q1 2026 to $3.1 billion, solid numbers on the surface. But the company also incurred an additional $710 million in manufacturing costs, mostly related to tariffs, and its projected full-year tariff impact is $2.2 billion to $2.4 billion. Even a company as successful as Caterpillar is carrying a heavy tariff load.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CNH Industrial, owner of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/case\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CASE<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and New Holland, said its construction equipment sales were down 3% year-over-year, with the segment reporting a $28 million adjusted operating loss. Higher tariffs, inflation in labor, and lower volumes all played a part.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/komatsu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Komatsu<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> kept its global construction and mining equipment sales slightly positive, but operating income fell 18 percent as rising costs ate into revenue gains.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kubota reported strong revenue and profit growth, driven by improved pricing and higher sales volumes, but still incurred around $150 million in U.S. tariff costs during the period.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.my-equipment.com\/volvo\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Volvo Construction Equipment<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has announced it will close its Rokbak articulated hauler business because of rising operational costs, supply chain problems and pressure from tariffs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What all of these findings have in common is this: manufacturers can still sell equipment, but tariffs are steadily eating away at the margins they earn doing so.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_what_the_industry_groups_are_saying\"><\/span><strong>Here&#8217;s what the industry groups are saying:<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trade associations responded to the announcement quickly and positively, though their statements all carried the same underlying message: short-term relief is welcome, but the industry needs long-term certainty to make real investment decisions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is an important step in reducing input costs, strengthening supply chains, said the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM). Manufacturers need time and stability to develop domestic production capacity, said Senior Vice President Kip Eideberg. Reshoring cannot happen overnight in response to an 18-month tariff window.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Associated Equipment Distributors (AED) concurred. Construction and agricultural machinery are critical to infrastructure projects, mining, and farming, said President and CEO Brian P. McGuire. When companies are making long-term investment plans, they need predictable, consistent trade policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both responses amount to the same thing: the industry welcomes the breather but requires something more permanent than short-term relief to make major decisions on supply chains and manufacturing capacity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_Types_of_Equipment_Are_Covered\"><\/span><strong>What Types of Equipment Are Covered<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The tariff reduction covers a wide variety of machines that are widely used in construction and industrial operations. The items covered by Annex I-C are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bulldozers &amp; angle dozers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Motor graders &amp; levelers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Road rollers and scrapers<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wheel loaders, tracked loaders<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Backhoes and excavators<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Material Handlers &amp; Lifts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mobile cranes and drilling equipment<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Different machine components and attachments<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\nThat\u2019s a long list. The policy could impact pricing and production planning across the heavy equipment segment as a whole, as it covers in some fashion most of the core equipment categories that contractors depend on day-to-day.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Will_contractors_and_buyers_actually_see_lower_prices\"><\/span><strong>Will contractors and buyers actually see lower prices?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe, but not soon and probably not in any dramatic fashion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manufacturers say that raw material costs, labour inflation, freight expenses, and currency pressures are high and not dependent on tariff policy. Many OEMs have already raised equipment prices substantially over the past few years, and those increases are not going to reverse quickly simply because one input cost fell by 10 percentage points.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The more realistic near-term impact is on planning and margins. The tariffs can be lowered to give manufacturers some room to stabilize costs and protect profitability without raising prices That is something, it may prevent further price escalation even if it does not cause price reductions. For dealers and buyers, maintaining prices is still a better option than seeing them rise again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The policy may also provide manufacturers with more confidence to continue investing in North American production rather than putting expansion plans on hold due to trade uncertainty. That has longer term implications for equipment availability and supply chain stability .<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Real_Problem_Is_The_Expiration_Date\"><\/span><strong>The Real Problem Is The Expiration Date<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The most important detail in this entire announcement, and the one that gets the least attention, is that this relief expires at the end of 2027.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That window presents manufacturers with a familiar planning problem. Building new facilities, reshoring supply chains and expanding domestic metal production are multi-year investments. Companies need to know what the trade conditions will be not only through 2027 but also after 2027. The 18-month tariff window, while welcome, is not a long enough runway to make major structural decisions with confidence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The industry was not permanently reset. It has a pause button. And everybody in the business knows the difference.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Implications_for_the_Market_of_Used_Equipment\"><\/span><strong>Implications for the Market of Used Equipment<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the direct impact feels a long way off, it is worth understanding the tariff changes for contractors and dealers in the used construction equipment market.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The demand for quality used heavy equipment stays steady or increases as the cost of new equipment to manufacture and purchase increases.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That dynamic has been at work for the past two years and is not expected to change much with a temporary tariff relief. The price increases on new equipment have been significant and those are not going to turn around overnight.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the temporary reprieve manages to steady OEM production costs and stave off further price increases for new equipment, it could slowly ease some of the pricing pressure that has been driving contractors to the used market. But that\u2019s at least an 18-month process &#8212; not something buyers will see this quarter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, the best bet is still to consider total cost of ownership, machine condition, parts availability and long-term value rather than wait for tariff-driven price reductions that may or may not happen.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether tariff changes impact pricing on new equipment or not, quality used construction equipment continues to be one of the smartest ways to control project costs. 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