Analysis
HTS 8422.90.11 covers of can-sealing machines under heading 8422 (dishwashing machines; machinery for cleaning or drying bottles or other containers…).
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.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 30% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 30% duty.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 333993 (Packaging Machinery Manufacturing), an industry of 523 US establishments employing 24,451 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
All 5 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8422.90.02 | Water containment chambers for the dishwashing machines of subheading 8422.11 and other parts of dishwashing machines of the household type incorporating water containment chambers | Free |
| 8422.90.04 | Door assemblies for the dishwashing machines of subheading 8422.11 | Free |
| 8422.90.06 | Of dishwashing machines: other | Free |
| 8422.90.21 | Of machines for packaging pipe tobacco, wrapping candy or wrapping cigarette packages, and of combination candy cutting and wrapping machines | Free |
| 8422.90.91 | Parts: other | Free |