HTS heading 8447
Knitting machines, stitch-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tufting — 22 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8447 | Knitting machines, stitch-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tufting + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8447.11 | With cylinder diameter not exceeding 165 mm + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8447.11.10.00 | For knitting hosiery + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8447.11.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8447.11.90.10 | Open-top cylinder machines + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8447.11.90) | No. |
| 8447.11.90.20 | Cylinder and dial machines + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8447.11.90) | No. |
| 8447.11.90.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8447.11.90) | No. |
| 8447.12 | With cylinder diameter exceeding 165 mm + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8447.12.10.00 | For knitting hosiery + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8447.12.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8447.12.90.10 | Open-top cylinder machines + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8447.12.90) | No. |
| 8447.12.90.20 | Cylinder and dial machines + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8447.12.90) | No. |
| 8447.12.90.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8447.12.90) | No. |
| 8447.20 | Flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8447.20.20.00 | Power driven flat knitting machines over 50.8 cm in width + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8447.20.30.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.6% | No. |
| 8447.20.40.00 | Warp knitting machines + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8447.20.60.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8447.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8447.90.10.00 | Braiding and lace-braiding machines + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8447.90.50.00 | Embroidery machines + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8447.90.90.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
6 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
22 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.