HTS heading · chapter 84
8401
Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors; machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation; parts thereof
Analysis
Heading 8401 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors; machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation; parts thereof. It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 4 eight-digit tariff lines, with 4 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
None of its 4 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 2.6% to 3.3% with a median of 3.3%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
Its median rate of 3.3% sits at the 79th percentile of the headings in chapter 84.
The largest subheadings are 8401.10 (unnamed, 1 line), 8401.20 (unnamed, 1 line), 8401.30 (unnamed, 1 line) and 8401.40 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Power Boiler and Heat Exchanger Manufacturing (332410) and All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (33399). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8401.10.00 | Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors; machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation; parts thereof: nuclear reactors | 3.3% |
| 8401.20.00 | Machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation, and parts thereof | 2.6% |
| 8401.30.00 | Fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, and parts thereof | 3.3% |
| 8401.40.00 | Parts of nuclear reactors | 3.3% |