Analysis
Heading 8485 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers machines for additive manufacturing. It divides into 5 six-digit subheadings and 6 eight-digit tariff lines, with 6 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
1 of its 6 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (17%) and 5 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 3.1%. The median line pays 2.5%.
The largest subheadings are 8485.90 (parts, 2 lines), 8485.10 (unnamed, 1 line), 8485.20 (unnamed, 1 line) and 8485.30 (unnamed, 1 line).
Its median rate of 2.5% sits at the 68th percentile of the headings in chapter 84.
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by All Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (33399), Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324) and Oil and Gas Field Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing (333132). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8485.10.01 | Machines for additive manufacturing: by metal deposit | 2.5% |
| 8485.20.00 | By plastics or rubber deposit | 3.1% |
| 8485.30.00 | By plaster, cement, ceramics or glass deposit | 2.5% |
| 8485.80.00 | Machines for additive manufacturing: other | 2.5% |
| 8485.90.10 | By plastics or rubber deposit | 3.1% |
| 8485.90.90 | Parts: other | Free |