HTS tariff line · chapter 84
8419.90.85
Of electromechanical tools for working in the hand with self-contained electric motor
Analysis
HTS 8419.90.85 covers of electromechanical tools for working in the hand with self-contained electric motor under heading 8419 (machinery, plant or laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated (excluding…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 4%. The costliest confusion would be with 8419.90.95 (other: other) at 4%, a difference of 4 points on the customs value.
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.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 61% of the 823 tariff lines in chapter 84 that are also free. 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 333991 (Power-Driven Handtool Manufacturing), an industry of 118 US establishments employing 7,217 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8419.90.10 | Of instantaneous or storage water heaters | Free |
| 8419.90.20 | Of machinery and plant for making paper pulp, paper or paperboard | Free |
| 8419.90.30 | Of heat exchange units | Free |
| 8419.90.50 | Of molten-salt-cooled acrylic acid reactors; of medical, surgical or laboratory sterilizers | Free |
| 8419.90.95 | Other: other | 4% |