HTS Index

HTS heading 8446

Weaving machines (looms) — 17 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
8446Weaving machines (looms) + Ch. 99not stated
8446.10.00For weaving fabrics of a width not exceeding 30 cm + Ch. 99Free
8446.10.00.10Power looms + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8446.10.00)No.
8446.10.00.90Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8446.10.00)No.
8446.21Power looms + Ch. 99not stated
8446.21.10.00For weaving fabrics of a width exceeding 4.9 m + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8446.21.50.00Other + Ch. 993.7%No.
8446.29.00.00Other + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8446.30For weaving fabrics of a width exceeding 30 cm, shuttleless type + Ch. 99not stated
8446.30.10Power looms for weaving fabrics of a width exceeding 4.9 m + Ch. 99Free
8446.30.10.10Rapier type + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8446.30.10)No.
8446.30.10.20Jet type + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8446.30.10)No.
8446.30.10.30Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8446.30.10)No.
8446.30.50Other + Ch. 993.7%
8446.30.50.10Rapier type + Ch. 993.7% (inherited from 8446.30.50)No.
8446.30.50.20Jet type + Ch. 993.7% (inherited from 8446.30.50)No.
8446.30.50.30Other + Ch. 993.7% (inherited from 8446.30.50)No.

8 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

17 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.