HTS tariff line · chapter 84
8437.10.00
Machines for cleaning, sorting or grading seed, grain or dried leguminous vegetables
Analysis
HTS 8437.10.00 covers machines for cleaning, sorting or grading seed, grain or dried leguminous vegetables under heading 8437 (machines for cleaning, sorting or grading seed, grain or dried leguminous vegetables, and…).
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.
The other lines in the same group are 8437.80.00 (machines for cleaning, sorting or grading seed, grain or…, duty-free) and 8437.90.00 (machines for cleaning, sorting or grading seed, grain or…, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 333241 (Food Product Machinery Manufacturing), an industry of 525 US establishments employing 19,033 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
All 2 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8437.80.00 | Machines for cleaning, sorting or grading seed, grain or dried leguminous vegetables, and parts thereof; machinery used in the milling industry or for the working of cereals or dried leguminous vegetables, other than farm type machinery; parts thereof: other machinery | Free |
| 8437.90.00 | Machines for cleaning, sorting or grading seed, grain or dried leguminous vegetables, and parts thereof; machinery used in the milling industry or for the working of cereals or dried leguminous vegetables, other than farm type machinery; parts thereof: parts | Free |