Analysis
Heading 8446 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers weaving machines (looms). It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 6 eight-digit tariff lines, with 11 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
4 of its 6 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (67%) and 2 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 3.7%. The median line pays duty-free.
The largest subheadings are 8446.21 (power looms, 2 lines), 8446.30 (for weaving fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cm…, 2 lines), 8446.10 (unnamed, 1 line) and 8446.29 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of duty-free sits at the 30th percentile of the headings in chapter 84.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8446.10.00 | For weaving fabrics of a width not exceeding 30 cm | Free |
| 8446.21.10 | For weaving fabrics of a width exceeding 4.9 m | Free |
| 8446.21.50 | Power looms: other | 3.7% |
| 8446.29.00 | For weaving fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cm, shuttle type: other | Free |
| 8446.30.10 | Power looms for weaving fabrics of a width exceeding 4.9 m | Free |
| 8446.30.50 | For weaving fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cm, shuttleless type: other | 3.7% |