HTS heading 8454
Converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundries, and parts thereof — 14 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8454 | Converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundries, and parts thereof + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8454.10.00.00 | Converters + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8454.20.00 | Ingot molds and ladles + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8454.20.00.10 | For steel ingots + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8454.20.00) | No., kg |
| 8454.20.00.60 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8454.20.00) | No., kg |
| 8454.20.00.80 | Ladles + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8454.20.00) | kg |
| 8454.30.00 | Casting machines + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8454.30.00.10 | Die casting machines + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8454.30.00) | No. |
| 8454.30.00.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8454.30.00) | No. |
| 8454.90.00 | Parts + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8454.90.00.30 | Of die casting machines + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8454.90.00) | No. |
| 8454.90.00.60 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8454.90.00) | No. |
| 8454.90.00.70 | Of ingot molds + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8454.90.00) | No. |
| 8454.90.00.80 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8454.90.00) | No. |
9 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
14 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.