HTS tariff line · chapter 84
8438.40.00
Machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, other than machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils; parts thereof: brewery machinery
Analysis
HTS 8438.40.00 covers machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, other than machinery for the… under heading 8438 (machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, for the industrial…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 2.8%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 8438.90.10 (of machinery for sugar manufacture), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 2.3 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 2.3% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 84 (64th percentile of 823 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $230 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 15.2 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2.3%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8438.10.00 | Bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products | Free |
| 8438.20.00 | Machinery for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolate | Free |
| 8438.30.00 | Machinery for sugar manufacture | Free |
| 8438.50.00 | Machinery for the preparation of meat or poultry | 2.8% |
| 8438.60.00 | Machinery for the preparation of fruits, nuts or vegetables | Free |
| 8438.80.00 | Machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, other than machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils; parts thereof: other machinery | Free |
| 8438.90.10 | Of machinery for sugar manufacture | Free |
| 8438.90.90 | Parts: other | 2.8% |