Chapter 84, Machinery and mechanical appliances / Heading 8480

HTS 8480.71.80.45: Plastic injection molds

Schedule text: Injection type. Classification: 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 rubber or plastics › Injection or compression types › Other › Other › Injection type

General rate of duty

3.1%

Column 1, USITC schedule

From China, all in

40.6%

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: 3.1%
8480.71.80.45
3.1%$310.00
Section 301 China (List 1)
25%$2,500.00
Section 301 forced labor
9903.05.31
12.5%$1,250.00
Effective duty rate
40.6%$4,060.00

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.

  • 8480.71.80Other (rate line, 3.1%)
  • 8480.71.80.20Temporarily imported for testing, calibration, examination, repair or alteration; returned after being exported for testing, calibration, examination, repair or alteration
  • 8480.71.80.60Compression type

Questions about this example

What is HTS code 8480.71.80.45?
HTS 8480.71.80.45 covers plastic injection molds; the schedule's own line text is "Injection type". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: 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 rubber or plastics › Injection or compression types › Other › Other › Injection type. It sits in chapter 84 (Machinery and mechanical appliances) under heading 8480.
What is the general duty rate for HTS 8480.71.80.45?
The Column 1 general rate of duty is 3.1%. 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 8480.71.80.45 from China?
Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 40.6%: 3.1% 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 8480.71.80.45?
It is a statistical line under the 8-digit rate line 8480.71.80 (Other), which has 2 other statistical lines. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.