Chapter 84, Machinery and mechanical appliances / Heading 8418
HTS 8418.21.00.20: Household compression refrigerators
Schedule text: Having a refrigerated volume of 184 liters and over but under 269 liters. Classification: Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps, other than the air conditioning machines of heading 8415; parts thereof › Refrigerators, household type › Compression type › Having a refrigerated volume of 184 liters and over but under 269 liters
General rate of duty
Free
Column 1, USITC schedule
From China, all in
50%
Priced live by the Gateway engine
Section 301 China
25%
List 3
Forced labor 301
exempt
9903.05.90
How the rate is built
Each line is a separate legal authority. They stack on the $10,000 customs value unless a carve-out says otherwise.
| Program | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|
General rate of duty (Column 1) Official rate: Free 8418.21.00.20 | 0% | $0.00 |
Section 301 China (List 3) | 25% | $2,500.00 |
Section 232 Steel (Derivative) As of April 6, 2026, CBP may assess Section 232 metals duties based on US sales price rather than declared customs value. | 25% | $2,500.00 |
Effective duty rate | 50% | $5,000.00 |
Checked and not applied
- Section 301 forced labor: Exempt: article is already subject to Section 232 duties (9903.05.90, U.S. note 52)
Stack priced from China on a $10,000 customs value, ocean entry. Other origins carry different programs; the calculator prices any of them.
Related lines
Statistical lines under the same 8-digit heading share one legal rate; the last two digits report statistics.
- 8418.21.00Compression type (rate line, Free)
- 8418.21.00.10Having a refrigerated volume of under 184 liters
- 8418.21.00.30Having a refrigerated volume of 269 liters and over but under 382 liters
- 8418.21.00.90Having a refrigerated volume of 382 liters and over
- 8418.21.00.60Household refrigerators, compression type
Questions about this example
- What is HTS code 8418.21.00.20?
- HTS 8418.21.00.20 covers household compression refrigerators; the schedule's own line text is "Having a refrigerated volume of 184 liters and over but under 269 liters". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: Refrigerators, freezers and other refrigerating or freezing equipment, electric or other; heat pumps, other than the air conditioning machines of heading 8415; parts thereof › Refrigerators, household type › Compression type › Having a refrigerated volume of 184 liters and over but under 269 liters. It sits in chapter 84 (Machinery and mechanical appliances) under heading 8418.
- What is the general duty rate for HTS 8418.21.00.20?
- The Column 1 general rate of duty is Free. That is the most-favored-nation rate before any Section 301, Section 232, Section 338, Section 201 or antidumping and countervailing action, and before CBP's Merchandise Processing and Harbor Maintenance fees.
- What is the tariff on HTS 8418.21.00.20 from China?
- Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 50%: 0% general rate + 25% Section 301 + 25% Section 232 Steel (Derivative). Section 301 applies (List 3). Forced-labor duty: Exempt: article is already subject to Section 232 duties (9903.05.90, U.S. note 52).
- Which lines are related to HTS 8418.21.00.20?
- It is a statistical line under the 8-digit rate line 8418.21.00 (Compression type), which has 4 other statistical lines. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.