Analysis
HTS 8480.79.10 covers molds for shoe machinery under heading 8480 (molding boxes for metal foundry; mold bases; molding patterns; molds for metal (other…).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 3.8%. Compared with 8480.10.00 (molding boxes for metal foundry), which pays 3.8%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 3.8 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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 333511 (Industrial Mold Manufacturing), an industry of 1,252 US establishments employing 30,855 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8480.10.00 | Molding boxes for metal foundry | 3.8% |
| 8480.20.00 | Molding boxes for metal foundry; mold bases; molding patterns; molds for metal (other than ingot molds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics: mold bases | 3.4% |
| 8480.30.00 | Molding boxes for metal foundry; mold bases; molding patterns; molds for metal (other than ingot molds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics: molding patterns | 2.8% |
| 8480.41.00 | Injection or compression types | 3.1% |
| 8480.49.00 | Molds for metal or metal carbides: other types | 3.1% |
| 8480.50.00 | Molding boxes for metal foundry; mold bases; molding patterns; molds for metal (other than ingot molds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics: molds for glass | Free |
| 8480.60.00 | Molds for mineral materials | Free |
| 8480.71.10 | For shoe machinery | Free |
| 8480.71.40 | For the manufacture of semiconductor devices | Free |
| 8480.71.80 | Injection or compression types: other | 3.1% |
| 8480.79.90 | Other types: other | 3.1% |