HTS heading 8423
Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight-operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds; parts of weighing machinery — 24 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8423 | Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight-operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds; parts of weighing machinery + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8423.10.00 | Personal weighing machines, including baby scales; household scales + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8423.10.00.10 | Digital electronic type + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8423.10.00) | No. |
| 8423.10.00.30 | Of a kind suitable for carrying on the person + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8423.10.00) | No. |
| 8423.10.00.60 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8423.10.00) | No. |
| 8423.20 | Scales for continuous weighing of goods on conveyors + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8423.20.10.00 | Using electronic means for gauging weights + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8423.20.90.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.9% | No. |
| 8423.30.00.00 | Constant-weight scales and scales for discharging a predetermined weight of material into a bag or container, including hopper scales + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8423.81.00 | Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8423.81.00.10 | Counting scales + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8423.81.00) | No. |
| 8423.81.00.20 | Retail scales, non-computing + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8423.81.00) | No. |
| 8423.81.00.30 | Retail scales, computing + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8423.81.00) | No. |
| 8423.81.00.40 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8423.81.00) | No. |
| 8423.81.00.50 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8423.81.00) | No. |
| 8423.82.00 | Having a maximum weighing capacity exceeding 30 kg but not exceeding 5,000 kg + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8423.82.00.10 | Digital electronic type + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8423.82.00) | No. |
| 8423.82.00.50 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8423.82.00) | No. |
| 8423.89 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8423.89.10.00 | Using electronic means for gauging + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8423.89.90.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.9% | No. |
| 8423.90 | Weighing machine weights of all kinds; parts of weighing machinery + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8423.90.10.00 | Parts of weighing machinery using electronic means for gauging weight, excluding parts of machines for weighing motor vehicles + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 8423.90.90.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.8% | kg |
10 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.
Additional duties may apply
24 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.