HTS tariff line · chapter 84
8441.10.00
Other machinery for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard, including cutting machines of all kinds, and parts thereof: cutting machines
Analysis
HTS 8441.10.00 covers other machinery for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard, including cutting machines of all kinds, and parts thereof: cutting machines under heading 8441 (other machinery for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard, including cutting machines…).
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.
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 333243 (Sawmill, Woodworking, and Paper Machinery Manufacturing), an industry of 391 US establishments employing 12,466 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
All 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8441.20.00 | Machines for making bags, sacks or envelopes | Free |
| 8441.30.00 | Machines for making cartons, boxes, cases, tubes, drums or similar containers, other than by molding | Free |
| 8441.40.00 | Machines for molding articles in paper pulp, paper or paperboard | Free |
| 8441.80.00 | Other machinery for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard, including cutting machines of all kinds, and parts thereof: other machinery | Free |
| 8441.90.00 | Other machinery for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard, including cutting machines of all kinds, and parts thereof: parts | Free |