HTS tariff line · chapter 84
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
Analysis
HTS 8449.00.50 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… under heading 8449 (machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 2.6% to 2.6%. The costliest confusion would be with 8449.00.10 (finishing machinery and parts thereof) at 2.6%, a difference of 2.6 points on the customs value.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 40% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 40% duty.
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.
The other line in the same group is 8449.00.10 (finishing machinery and parts thereof, 2.6%).
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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8449.00.10 | Finishing machinery and parts thereof | 2.6% |