Chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
HTS heading 8515: Electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc…
16 numbered lines under heading 8515, including 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8515 | Electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or cermets; parts thereof: | ||||
| Brazing or soldering machines and apparatus: | |||||
| 8515.11.00.00 | Soldering irons and guns | No. | 2.5% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8515.19.00.00 | Other | No. | Free | 35% | |
| Machines and apparatus for resistance welding of metal: | |||||
| 8515.21.00.00 | Fully or partly automatic | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8515.29.00.00 | Other | No. | Free | 35% | |
| Machines and apparatus for arc (including plasma arc) welding of metals: | |||||
| 8515.31.00.00 | Fully or partly automatic | No. | 1.6% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8515.39.00 | Other | 1.6% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| Non-rotating type: | |||||
| 8515.39.00.20 | AC transformer type | No. | |||
| 8515.39.00.40 | Other | No. | |||
| 8515.39.00.60 | Rotating type | No. | |||
| 8515.80.00 | Other machines and apparatus | Free | 35% | ||
| 8515.80.00.40 | Ultrasonic welding machines | No. | |||
| 8515.80.00.80 | Other | No. | |||
| 8515.90 | Parts: | ||||
| 8515.90.20.00 | Of welding machines and apparatus | No. | 1.6% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8515.90.40.00 | Other parts | No. | Free | 35% |
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.