Analysis
HTS 8412.80.10 covers spring-operated and weight-operated motors under heading 8412 (other engines and motors, and parts thereof).
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 61% of the 823 tariff lines in chapter 84, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 335312 (Motor and Generator Manufacturing), an industry of 398 US establishments employing 29,856 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
All 9 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8412.10.00 | Reaction engines other than turbojets | Free |
| 8412.21.00 | Linear acting (cylinders) | Free |
| 8412.29.40 | Hydrojet engines for marine propulsion | Free |
| 8412.29.80 | Other: other | Free |
| 8412.31.00 | Linear acting (cylinders) | Free |
| 8412.39.00 | Pneumatic power engines and motors: other | Free |
| 8412.80.90 | Other engines and motors: other | Free |
| 8412.90.10 | Of hydrojet engines for marine propulsion | Free |
| 8412.90.90 | Parts: other | Free |