HTS Index

HTS heading 8452

Sewing machines, other than book-sewing machines of heading 8440; furniture, bases and covers specially designed for sewing machines; sewing machine needles; parts thereof — 16 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
8452Sewing machines, other than book-sewing machines of heading 8440; furniture, bases and covers specially designed for sewing machines; sewing machine needles; parts thereof + Ch. 99not stated
8452.10.00Sewing machines of the household type + Ch. 99Free
8452.10.00.10Valued not over $20 each + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8452.10.00)No.
8452.10.00.90Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8452.10.00)No.
8452.21Automatic units + Ch. 99not stated
8452.21.10.00Specially designed to join footwear soles to uppers + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8452.21.90.00Other + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8452.29Other + Ch. 99not stated
8452.29.10.00Specially designed to join footwear soles to uppers + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8452.29.90.00Other + Ch. 99FreeNo.
8452.30.00.00Sewing machine needles + Ch. 99Freethousands
8452.90Furniture, bases and covers for sewing machines, and parts thereof; other parts of sewing machines + Ch. 99not stated
8452.90.10.00Furniture, bases and covers for sewing machines, and parts thereof + Ch. 992.5%No.
8452.90.20Other parts of sewing machines + Ch. 99Free
8452.90.20.10Of household machines + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8452.90.20)No.
8452.90.20.90Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8452.90.20)No.

4 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

16 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.