HTS tariff line · chapter 84
8466.94.20
Bed, base, table, column, cradle, frame, bolster, crown, slide, rod, tailstock and headstock castings, weldments or fabrications
Analysis
HTS 8466.94.20 covers bed, base, table, column, cradle, frame, bolster, crown, slide, rod, tailstock and headstock castings, weldments or fabrications under heading 8466 (parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 4.7%. Compared with 8466.94.85 (other: other), which pays 4.7%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.7 percentage points.
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.
The other lines in the same group are 8466.94.40 (cast-iron parts not advanced beyond cleaning, and machined…, duty-free), 8466.94.65 (bed, base, table, column, cradle, frame, bolster, crown…, 4.7%) and 8466.94.85 (other: other, 4.7%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 333517 (Machine Tool Manufacturing), an industry of 1,195 US establishments employing 28,524 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8466.94.40 | Cast-iron parts not advanced beyond cleaning, and machined only for the removal of fins, gates, sprues and risers or to permit location in finishing machinery: other | Free |
| 8466.94.65 | Bed, base, table, column, cradle, frame, bolster, crown, slide, rod, tailstock and headstock castings, weldments or fabrications | 4.7% |
| 8466.94.85 | Other: other | 4.7% |