Chapter 84: Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
HTS heading 8479: Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof
48 numbered lines under heading 8479, including 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8479 | Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof: | ||||
| 8479.10.00 | Machinery for public works, building or the like | Free | 35% | ||
| Concrete and bituminous pavers, finishers and spreaders: | |||||
| 8479.10.00.40 | For concrete | No. | |||
| 8479.10.00.60 | For bituminous material | No. | |||
| 8479.10.00.80 | Other | No. | |||
| 8479.20.00.00 | Machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8479.30.00.00 | Presses for the manufacture of particle board or fiber building board of wood or other ligneous materials and other machinery for treating wood or cork | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8479.40.00.00 | Rope or cable-making machines | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8479.50.00.00 | Industrial robots, not elsewhere specified or included | No. | 2.5% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8479.60.00.00 | Evaporative air coolers | No. | 2.8% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% |
| Passenger boarding bridges: | |||||
| 8479.71.00.00 | Of a kind used in airports | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8479.79.00.00 | Other | No. | Free | 35% | |
| Other machines and mechanical appliances: | |||||
| 8479.81.00.00 | For treating metal, including electric wire coil-winders | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8479.82.00 | Mixing, kneading, crushing, grinding, screening, sifting, homogenizing, emulsifying or stirring machines | Free | 35% | ||
| 8479.82.00.40 | Mixing, kneading or stirring machines | No. | |||
| 8479.82.00.80 | Other | No. | |||
| 8479.83.00.00 | Cold isostatic pressesNote: See 9817.84.01. | No. | 2.5% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8479.89 | Other: | ||||
| Electromechanical appliances with self-contained electric motor: | |||||
| 8479.89.10.00 | Air humidifiers or dehumidifiers | No. | Free | 40% | |
| 8479.89.20.00 | Floor polishers | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8479.89.55.00 | Trash compactors | No. | 2.8% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% |
| 8479.89.65.00 | OtherNote: See additional U.S. note 1 to this chapter. | No. | 2.8% | Free (A,AU,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% |
| 8479.89.70.00 | Carpet sweepers | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8479.89.83.00 | Machines for the manufacturing of optical media | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8479.89.92.00 | Automated electronic component placement machines of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuit assemblies | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8479.89.95 | OtherNote: See 9817.84.01. | 2.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| 8479.89.95.10 | Machines for preparing biological samples for the subsequent diagnosis, testing, or analysis, as described in statistical note 7 to this chapter | No. | |||
| 8479.89.95.50 | Oil and gas field wireline and downhole equipment | No. | |||
| 8479.89.95.60 | Automotive maintenance machines | No. | |||
| 8479.89.95.65 | Hydraulic accumulators | No. | |||
| 8479.89.95.85 | Ultrasonic cleaning devices | No. | |||
| 8479.89.95.95 | Industrial vibrators | No. | |||
| 8479.89.95.96 | Tow behind sweepers | No. | |||
| 8479.89.95.97 | Other | No. | |||
| 8479.90 | Parts: | ||||
| 8479.90.41.00 | Of articles of subheading 8479.89.10 or 8479.89.70 | No. | Free | 35% | |
| Of trash compactors: | |||||
| 8479.90.45.00 | Frame assemblies incorporating more than one of the following: baseplate; side frames; power screws; front plates | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8479.90.55.00 | Ram assemblies incorporating a ram wrapper and/or ram cover | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8479.90.65.00 | Container assemblies incorporating more than one of the following: container bottom; container wrapper; slide track; container front | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8479.90.75.00 | Cabinets or cases | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8479.90.85.00 | Other | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8479.90.95 | Other | Free | 35% | ||
| 8479.90.95.10 | Of machines for preparing biological samples for the subsequent diagnosis, testing, or analysis, as described in statistical note 7 to this chapter | No. | |||
| 8479.90.95.30 | Of industrial robots | No. | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 8479.90.95.50 | Of machinery for public works, building or the like | No. | |||
| 8479.90.95.60 | Of presses for the manufacture of particle board or fiber building board of wood or other ligneous materials and other machinery for treating wood or cork | No. | |||
| 8479.90.95.65 | Of machines or mechanical appliances for treating metal | No. | |||
| 8479.90.95.91 | Other | No. |
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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