Chapter 84: Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
HTS heading 8448: Auxiliary machinery for use with machines of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447 (for example, dobbies, Jacquards, automatic stop motions and…
29 numbered lines under heading 8448, including 21 10-digit statistical lines. The first six digits are the international HS subheading; the general column is the normal US duty rate.
| HTS code | Description | Unit | General | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8448 | Auxiliary machinery for use with machines of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447 (for example, dobbies, Jacquards, automatic stop motions and shuttle changing mechanisms); parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of this heading or of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447 (for example, spindles and spindle flyers, card clothing, combs, extruding nipples, shuttles, healds and heald-frames, hosiery needles): | ||||
| Auxiliary machinery for machines of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447: | |||||
| 8448.11.00.00 | Dobbies and Jacquards; card reducing, copying, punching or assembling machines for use therewith | No. | Free | 40% | |
| 8448.19.00.00 | Other | No. | Free | 40% | |
| 8448.20 | Parts and accessories of machines of heading 8444 or of their auxiliary machinery: | ||||
| 8448.20.10.00 | Of machines for extruding or drawing man-made textile filaments | No. | 3.7% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% |
| 8448.20.50 | Other | 3.3% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% | |
| 8448.20.50.10 | Of texturing machines | No. | |||
| 8448.20.50.90 | Other | No. | |||
| Parts and accessories of machines of heading 8445 or of their auxiliary machinery: | |||||
| 8448.31.00.00 | Card clothing | m2 | 3.3% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 45% |
| 8448.32.00 | Of machines for preparing textile fibers, other than card clothing | Free | 40% | ||
| 8448.32.00.10 | Of cotton gins | No. | |||
| 8448.32.00.90 | Other | No. | |||
| 8448.33.00.00 | Spindles, spindle flyers, spinning rings and ring travellers | No. | 3.3% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% |
| 8448.39 | Other: | ||||
| 8448.39.10.00 | Parts of spinning, doubling or twisting machines | No. | Free | 40% | |
| 8448.39.50.00 | Parts of winding or reeling machines | No. | 3.7% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% |
| 8448.39.90.00 | Other | No. | Free | 40% | |
| Parts and accessories of weaving machines (looms) or of their auxiliary machinery: | |||||
| 8448.42.00.00 | Reeds for looms, healds and heald-frames | No. | 3.7% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% |
| 8448.49 | Other: | ||||
| 8448.49.10.00 | Shuttles | No. | 3.7% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% |
| 8448.49.20.00 | Other | No. | Free | 40% | |
| Parts and accessories of machines of heading 8447 or of their auxiliary machinery: | |||||
| 8448.51 | Sinkers, needles and other articles used in forming stitches: | ||||
| Needles for knitting machines: | |||||
| 8448.51.10.00 | Latch needles | thousands | Free | $2/1,000 + 60% | |
| 8448.51.20.00 | Spring-beard needles | thousands | Free | $1.50/1,000 + 50% | |
| 8448.51.30.00 | Other | thousands | Free | $1.15/1,000 + 40% | |
| 8448.51.50.00 | Other | No. | Free | 40% | |
| 8448.59 | Other: | ||||
| 8448.59.10.00 | Parts of knitting machines | No. | Free | 40% | |
| 8448.59.50.00 | Other | No. | Free | 40% |
Statistical (10-digit) lines without a rate use the rate of the 8-digit line above them. Additional duties such as Section 301 and Section 232 may apply; check them with the tariff checker.
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Request a free auditSource: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 2026 HTS Revision 20 (effective 2026-09-28), U.S. International Trade Commission (hts.usitc.gov), imported 2026-10-07. Reference only; not legal or customs advice or a binding classification. Additional duties under Chapter 99 may apply. ShipWave is not affiliated with the USITC or U.S. Customs and Border Protection.