Analysis
HTS 8463.20.00 covers thread rolling machines under heading 8463 (other machine tools for working metal or cermets, without removing material). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
The general duty rate is 4.4% of the customs value, which is among the highest the rates in chapter 84 (91st percentile of 823 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $440 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
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 4.4%. 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%, 6.8 times the general rate.
The other lines in the same group are 8463.10.00 (drawbenches for bars, tubes, profiles, wire or the like, 4.4%), 8463.30.00 (machines for working wire, 4.4%) and 8463.90.00 (other machine tools for working metal or cermets, without…, 4.4%).
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8463.10.00 | Drawbenches for bars, tubes, profiles, wire or the like | 4.4% |
| 8463.30.00 | Machines for working wire | 4.4% |
| 8463.90.00 | Other machine tools for working metal or cermets, without removing material: other | 4.4% |