Chapter 84, Machinery and mechanical appliances / Heading 8456

HTS 8456.11.90.00: Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, operated by laser or other light or photon beam processes, operated by laser

Schedule text: Other. Classification: Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electro-discharge, electro-chemical, electron-beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes; water-jet cutting machines › Operated by laser or other light or photon beam processes › Operated by laser › Other › Other

General rate of duty

2.4%

Column 1, USITC schedule

From China, all in

39.9%

Priced live by the Gateway engine

Section 301 China

25%

List 1

Forced labor 301

12.5%

9903.05.31

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.

ProgramRateAmount
General rate of duty (Column 1)
Official rate: 2.4%
8456.11.90.00
2.4%$240.00
Section 301 China (List 1)
25%$2,500.00
Section 301 forced labor
9903.05.31
12.5%$1,250.00
Effective duty rate
39.9%$3,990.00

Stack priced from China on a $10,000 customs value, ocean entry. Other origins carry different programs; the calculator prices any of them.

Questions about this example

What is HTS code 8456.11.90.00?
HTS 8456.11.90.00 covers machine tools for working any material by removal of material, operated by laser or other light or photon beam processes, operated by laser; the schedule's own line text is "Other". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electro-discharge, electro-chemical, electron-beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes; water-jet cutting machines › Operated by laser or other light or photon beam processes › Operated by laser › Other › Other. It sits in chapter 84 (Machinery and mechanical appliances) under heading 8456.
What is the general duty rate for HTS 8456.11.90.00?
The Column 1 general rate of duty is 2.4%. 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 8456.11.90.00 from China?
Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 39.9%: 2.4% general rate + 25% Section 301 + 12.5% forced labor. Section 301 applies (List 1). The Section 301 forced-labor duty applies.
Which lines are related to HTS 8456.11.90.00?
Neighbouring statistical lines under the same 8-digit heading are listed on this page. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.