HTS tariff line · chapter 84
8440.90.00
Bookbinding machinery, including book-sewing machines, and parts thereof: parts
Analysis
HTS 8440.90.00 covers bookbinding machinery, including book-sewing machines, and parts thereof: parts under heading 8440 (bookbinding machinery, including book-sewing machines, and parts thereof).
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 25% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 25% duty.
The other line in the same group is 8440.10.00 (bookbinding machinery, including book-sewing machines, and…, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 33324 (Industrial Machinery Manufacturing), an industry of 2,836 US establishments employing 111,497 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8440.10.00 | Bookbinding machinery, including book-sewing machines, and parts thereof: machinery | Free |