8455.10.00

Analysis

HTS 8455.10.00 covers metal-rolling mills and rolls therefor; parts thereof: tube mills under heading 8455 (metal-rolling mills and rolls therefor; parts thereof).

The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 61% of the 823 tariff lines in chapter 84, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.

Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 30% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 30% duty.

Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 333519 (Rolling Mill and Other Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing), an industry of 289 US establishments employing 10,371 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.

All 5 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.

The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.