Chapter 85, Electrical machinery and electronics / Heading 8515

HTS 8515.80.00.40: Ultrasonic welding machines

Schedule text: Ultrasonic welding machines. Classification: Electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or cermets; parts thereof › Other machines and apparatus › Ultrasonic welding machines

General rate of duty

Free

Column 1, USITC schedule

From China, all in

37.5%

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: Free
8515.80.00.40
0%$0.00
Section 301 China (List 1)
25%$2,500.00
Section 301 forced labor
9903.05.31
12.5%$1,250.00
Effective duty rate
37.5%$3,750.00

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.

  • 8515.80.00Other machines and apparatus (rate line, Free)
  • 8515.80.00.80Other

Questions about this example

What is HTS code 8515.80.00.40?
HTS 8515.80.00.40 covers ultrasonic welding machines; the schedule's own line text is "Ultrasonic welding machines". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: Electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or cermets; parts thereof › Other machines and apparatus › Ultrasonic welding machines. It sits in chapter 85 (Electrical machinery and electronics) under heading 8515.
What is the general duty rate for HTS 8515.80.00.40?
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 8515.80.00.40 from China?
Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 37.5%: 0% 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 8515.80.00.40?
It is a statistical line under the 8-digit rate line 8515.80.00 (Other machines and apparatus), which has 1 other statistical line. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.