Analysis
HTS 8424.30.10 covers sand blasting machines under heading 8424 (mechanical appliances (whether or not hand operated) for projecting, dispersing or…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 2.9%. Compared with 8424.90.10 (of simple piston pump sprays and powder bellows), which pays 2.9%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 2.9 percentage points.
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 333991 (Power-Driven Handtool Manufacturing), an industry of 118 US establishments employing 7,217 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8424.10.00 | Fire extinguishers, whether or not charged | Free |
| 8424.20.10 | Simple piston pump sprays and powder bellows | 2.9% |
| 8424.20.90 | Spray guns and similar appliances: other | Free |
| 8424.30.90 | Steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines: other | Free |
| 8424.41.10 | Sprayers (except sprayers, self-contained, having a capacity not over 20 liters) | Free |
| 8424.41.90 | Portable sprayers: other | 2.4% |
| 8424.49.00 | Agricultural or horticultural sprayers: other | 2.4% |
| 8424.82.00 | Agricultural or horticultural | 2.4% |
| 8424.89.10 | Mechanical appliances for projecting, dispersing or spraying, of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits or printed circuit assemblies | Free |
| 8424.89.90 | Other appliances: other | 1.8% |
| 8424.90.05 | Of fire extinguishers | Free |
| 8424.90.10 | Of simple piston pump sprays and powder bellows | 2.9% |
| 8424.90.20 | Of sand blasting machines | Free |
| 8424.90.90 | Parts: other | Free |