HTS tariff line · chapter 84
8451.50.00
Machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics
Analysis
HTS 8451.50.00 covers machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics under heading 8451 (machinery (other than machines of heading 8450) for washing, cleaning, wringing, drying…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 3.5%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 8451.90.90 (parts: other), at 3.5%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 3.5 percentage points.
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.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 61% of the 823 tariff lines in chapter 84. 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 33324 (Industrial Machinery Manufacturing), an industry of 2,836 US establishments employing 111,497 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8451.10.00 | Dry-cleaning machines | Free |
| 8451.21.00 | Each of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10 kg | 3.4% |
| 8451.29.00 | Drying machines: other | 2.6% |
| 8451.30.00 | Ironing machines and presses (including fusing presses) | Free |
| 8451.40.00 | Washing, bleaching or dyeing machines | 3.5% |
| 8451.80.00 | Machinery (other than machines of heading 8450) for washing, cleaning, wringing, drying, ironing, pressing (including fusing presses), bleaching, dyeing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile yarns, fabrics or made up textile articles and machines for applying the paste to the base fabric or other support used in the manufacture of floor coverings such as linoleum; machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics; parts thereof: other machinery | 3.5% |
| 8451.90.30 | Drying chambers for the drying machines of subheading 8451.21 or 8451.29, and other parts of drying machines incorporating drying chambers | 3.5% |
| 8451.90.60 | Furniture designed to receive the drying machines of subheading 8451.21 or 8451.29 | 3.5% |
| 8451.90.90 | Parts: other | 3.5% |