Analysis
HTS 8477.10.30 covers for manufacturing shoes under heading 8477 (machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 3.1%. Compared with 8477.10.90 (injection-molding machines: other), which pays 3.1%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 3.1 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 8477.10.40 (for use in the manufacture of optical media, duty-free) and 8477.10.90 (injection-molding machines: other, 3.1%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 33324 (Industrial Machinery Manufacturing), an industry of 2,836 US establishments employing 111,497 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8477.10.40 | For use in the manufacture of optical media | Free |
| 8477.10.90 | Injection-molding machines: other | 3.1% |