HTS tariff line · chapter 84
8454.10.00
Converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundries, and parts thereof: converters
Analysis
HTS 8454.10.00 covers converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundries, and parts thereof: converters under heading 8454 (converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in…).
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% 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.
The other lines in the same group are 8454.20.00 (ingot molds and ladles, duty-free), 8454.30.00 (converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines, of a…, duty-free) and 8454.90.00 (converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines, of a…, duty-free).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |