Analysis
HTS 8459.29.00 covers other drilling machines: other under heading 8459 (machine tools (including way-type unit head machines) for drilling, boring, milling…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 6 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
The general duty rate is 4.2% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 84 (86th percentile of 823 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $420 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Rates on the nearby lines range from 3.3% to 4.2%. The costliest confusion would be with 8459.10.00 (way-type unit head machines) at 3.3%, a difference of 0.9 points on the customs value.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 4.2%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 30%, 7.1 times the general rate.
The ten-digit suffixes separate used or rebuilt, other, valued under $3,025 each, multiple spindle, radial and upright, excluding sensitive. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8459.29.00.10 | Used or rebuilt | No. | 333517 |
| 8459.29.00.20 | Other, valued under $3,025 each | No. | 333517 |
| 8459.29.00.40 | Multiple spindle | No. | 333517 |
| 8459.29.00.50 | Radial | No. | 333517 |
| 8459.29.00.70 | Upright, excluding sensitive (hand- directed), turret and deep-hole machines | No. | 333517 |
| 8459.29.00.90 | Other | No. | 333517 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8459.10.00 | Way-type unit head machines | 3.3% |
| 8459.21.00 | Numerically controlled | 4.2% |
| 8459.31.00 | Numerically controlled | 4.2% |
| 8459.39.00 | Other boring-milling machines: other | 4.2% |
| 8459.41.00 | Numerically controlled | 4.2% |
| 8459.49.00 | Other boring machines: other | 4.2% |
| 8459.51.00 | Numerically controlled | 4.2% |
| 8459.59.00 | Milling machines, knee type: other | 4.2% |
| 8459.61.00 | Numerically controlled | 4.2% |
| 8459.69.00 | Other milling machines: other | 4.2% |
| 8459.70.40 | Numerically controlled | 4.2% |
| 8459.70.80 | Other threading or tapping machines: other | 4.2% |