HTS heading · chapter 84
8454
Converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundries, and parts thereof
Analysis
Heading 8454 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundries, and parts thereof. It divides into 4 six-digit subheadings and 4 eight-digit tariff lines, with 10 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
Every one of its 4 tariff lines is duty-free at the general rate, so classification within the heading affects statistics and Chapter 99 measures rather than the base duty.
The largest subheadings are 8454.10 (unnamed, 1 line), 8454.20 (unnamed, 1 line), 8454.30 (unnamed, 1 line) and 8454.90 (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), Machine Tool Manufacturing (333517) and Iron Foundries (331511). 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8454.10.00 | Converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundries, and parts thereof: converters | Free |
| 8454.20.00 | Ingot molds and ladles | Free |
| 8454.30.00 | Converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundries, and parts thereof: casting machines | Free |
| 8454.90.00 | Converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundries, and parts thereof: parts | Free |