Sinomach-Hi International Equipment lists a Changlin motor grader at US$46,398/piece with 1-piece MOQ from its Shanghai Diamond Member audited-supplier storefront [S1]. XCMG's GR180 with an imported Cummins engine is offered at US$62,000/pcs on Okorder with TT or LC terms and a stated 1,500 pcs/month supply capability from a Shanghai loading port [S10].
The current export-grade segment spans 140 HP class machines (Shandong Ant Heavy Industry, ~US$25,000-27,000) [S9], 165-190 HP mainstream units (XCMG GR165/GR180, ~US$62,000) [S6][S10], and 215-230 HP heavy units (GR215, GR230 at 16 t) [S4][S7]. All carry CE marking; the GR180 additionally holds ISO9001 [S10]. Tianjin's Henglida Construction Machinery, founded 2005, sells graders, wheel loaders and excavators under one export umbrella, illustrating the cross-equipment bundling common in this segment [S2].
OEM Power Band Map: 140 HP to 230 HP Across Jiangsu, Shandong and Shanghai
Shandong Ant Heavy Industry Technology Co. quotes US$25,000-27,000 for a 140 HP motor grader from a Diamond-Member Made-in-China storefront, with the listing tagged "Factory Price" and direct mill shipment terms [S9]. Jiangsu-origin XCMG models dominate the 165-180 HP class: the GR165 weighs 15,000 kg, runs a 125 kW engine at 2,200 rpm, and ships at 30 sets/month from Jiangsu under HS code 8429.2090 [S6]. The GR180 (180 HP, imported Cummins) is the same factory's volume export SKU, sold at US$62,000 with a 1,500 pcs/month aggregate capability across the XCMG line [S10].
Heavy 200+ HP units come from two brand clusters. Komatsu-licensed or Komatsu-styled PY220C carries a 74-147 kW engine, front blade plus rear ripper, and hydraulic-mechanical transmission [S8]. The XCMG GR230 at 16 t targets asphalt-concrete pavement work with automatic asphalt-distributor integration, and sits above the GR215 in the same product family [S4][S7]. For reference, a motor grader at this power level typically weighs 15-19 t and is paired with a scarifier or rear ripper for subgrade work.
Price-Band Gates: US$25k Entry, US$46k Mid, US$62k Premium 180 HP
The entry band sits at US$25,000-27,000 for a 140 HP, 140-class machine with 1-piece MOQ and direct factory shipment [S9]. A mid-tier Changlin-branded unit from Sinomach-Hi is listed at US$46,398/piece on Made-in-China, again with 1-piece MOQ [S1]. The premium band for the volume 180 HP segment is the XCMG GR180 with imported Cummins at US$62,000 [S10]. Sinomach's separate SEM 920F listing is priced US$58,500-58,760, a Caterpillar-styled brand distributed through Shandong channels [S9].
Two spec levers move a grader between these bands: engine brand (domestic vs Cummins/Caterpillar) and hydraulic-mechanical vs full hydraulic transmission [S8][S10]. The PY220C's hydraulic-mechanical gearbox is the value option; GR180's full power-shift transmission is the export-grade default for buyers targeting road construction in Africa, the Middle East and Southeast Asia [S8][S10]. MOQ is uniformly 1 piece or 1 set across all surveyed listings, with payment on TT or LC and FOB Shanghai as the default Incoterm [S3][S4][S6][S7][S8][S10].
Compliance Gates: CE, ISO9001, HS 8429.2090
Every surveyed China-origin grader listing carries CE marking; the XCMG GR180 dual-certifies with ISO9001 [S3][S4][S6][S7][S8][S10]. The export HS classification is 8429.2090 (self-propelled graders and levellers) [S6]. For road-building fleets, CE plus ISO9001 is the minimum gate for EU, African, Middle East and Southeast Asian buyers; ATEX or EPA Tier 4 Final certifications are not in the listed spec sheets and would be a separate sourcing step [S10].
Engine power spreads confirm the spec sheet coverage: the XCMG GR180 lists an engine-power range of 147-515 kW across the wider model family, while the GR165 is locked at 125 kW / 2,200 rpm [S6][S10]. The 190 HP class (GR180) is the most-cited export SKU, followed by 170 HP (GR165) and 220 HP (PY220C) [S3][S6][S8]. Production capacity is split between a 30 sets/month single-model run (GR165) [S6] and a 1,500 pcs/month aggregate figure quoted for the XCMG stable on Okorder [S10].
Manufacturer Tiers and Cross-Equipment Bundling
Three supply tiers appear in the 2026 sourcing data. Tier 1: state-owned OEM brands with their own export arms — XCMG (Jiangsu), Sinomach (Shanghai), Shantui, Liugong [S1][S6][S10]. Tier 2: Shandong province private OEMs — Ant Heavy Industry, SEM-styled resellers — competing on price with US$25k entry units [S9]. Tier 3: trading companies bundling motor graders with wheel loaders, excavators, cranes and forklifts under one contract — Henglida is a typical Tianjin-based example founded in 2005 [S2].
Alibaba's "Motor Grader Manufacturers" showroom aggregates the same factory pool under a single industrial-machinery category, with construction and building machinery as the parent vertical [S5]. The cross-equipment bundling is the most common procurement pattern for Africa and Middle East road-building EPCs: one Tianjin or Shanghai trading house supplies the grader fleet, the loader fleet and the excavator fleet under a single LC. Related construction-equipment directories such as this China-hub petrochemical supplier directory use the same Diamond-Member storefront gate, so the audit signal translates across categories.
Selection Criteria: Engine, Transmission, Working Weight, Brand
Four decision gates separate a 140 HP entry grader from a 230 HP heavy unit. First, engine brand and emissions: domestic-only engine at the US$25-27k tier vs imported Cummins or Caterpillar at US$58-62k [S9][S10]. Second, transmission: hydraulic-mechanical value option on the PY220C vs full power-shift on the GR180 [S8][S10]. Third, working weight: 15 t for the GR165, 16 t for the GR230, 19-22 t for the 220 HP class [S6][S7][S8]. Fourth, brand and after-sales: XCMG and Sinomach carry global parts networks; private Shandong OEMs rely on the trading-house channel [S1][S2][S10].
Buyers specifying graders for asphalt-concrete pavement work should filter on the GR230's "Automatic Asphalt Distributor" integration; for road maintenance and snow grading, the 140-165 HP class is the volume pick; for mining-haul-road maintenance, the 220-230 HP heavy class with rear ripper is the working envelope [S7][S8][S9]. A motor grader at the 230 HP class typically pairs a 14-16 ft moldboard with a 16 t operating weight, which matches the GR230's published spec.
Limitations: Spec Sheets, After-Sales, Emissions Tier
None of the surveyed China-origin listings publish EPA Tier 4 Final or EU Stage V emissions documentation, which limits direct sale into North American and Western European fleets without a separate compliance pass [S3][S4][S6][S7][S8][S10]. After-sales coverage outside the trading-house umbrella is uneven: XCMG and Sinomach maintain dealer networks, but Shandong-tier private OEMs typically ship through a Tianjin or Shanghai trading agent [S1][S2][S9].
The "Ref Price: Loading" format on Okorder for the GR180, GR215, GR230 and PY220C means the published US$62,000 GR180 figure is the only fully-quoted price in the heavy class; the 215 HP and 230 HP heavy units are price-on-application [S4][S7][S10]. Production capacity figures (30 sets/month for GR165 vs 1,500 pcs/month aggregate) suggest that single-model run-rates are far lower than the headline OEM capability, which is an important lead-time signal for buyers placing orders above 30 units [S6][S10]. Lead times, financing terms beyond TT/LC, and warranty durations are not disclosed in the listing data and must be negotiated post-RFQ.
Trackable signals for the next sourcing cycle: XCMG and Sinomach new-tier grader announcements at bauma China 2026 (typically November, Shanghai), any EU Stage V certification filings from the Jiangsu OEM cluster, and price revisions on the 1,500 pcs/month aggregate supply capability figure. Cross-equipment sourcing patterns in adjacent categories, like the rotary hammer OEM map, show the same Diamond-Member gate and FOB-Shanghai default, which is the baseline procurement pattern for 2026 China industrial exports.
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