Analysis
HTS 8447.90.50 covers embroidery machines under heading 8447 (knitting machines, stitch-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle…).
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 30% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 30% duty.
The other lines in the same group are 8447.90.10 (braiding and lace-braiding machines, duty-free) and 8447.90.90 (other: other, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8447.90.10 | Braiding and lace-braiding machines | Free |
| 8447.90.90 | Other: other | Free |