HTS subheading · chapter 84
8449.00
Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats; parts thereof
Analysis
Subheading 8449.00 covers machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats…, within heading 8449. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
1 of its 2 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (50%) and 1 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 2.6%. The median line pays 1.3%.
The US splits it as follows: 8449.00.10 for finishing machinery and parts thereof (2.6%) and 8449.00.50 for machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in… (duty-free).
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.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8449.00.10 | Finishing machinery and parts thereof | 2.6% |
| 8449.00.50 | Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats; parts thereof: other | Free |