Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 8406.90
8406.90.40: Steam turbine parts: Blades, rotating or stationary
Steam turbine parts
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8406 Steam turbines and other vapor turbines, and parts thereof:
- 8406.90 Parts:
- Of steam turbines:
- 8406.90.40 Blades, rotating or stationary
What you pay
Importing into USA
US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 4
- Additional dutySection 232 — Steel, aluminium, copper and derivatives 15%
- Applies to goods from
- United Kingdom
- In force
- from 6 April 2026
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.82.05
- Additional dutySection 232 — Steel, aluminium, copper and derivatives 25%
- Applies to goods from
- all countries except United Kingdom, Russia
- In force
- from 6 April 2026
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.82.09
- Additional dutySection 232 — Steel, aluminium, copper and derivatives 25%
- Applies to goods from
- Russia
- In force
- from 6 April 2026
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.82.16
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 24 September 2018
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.88.03
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| General (MFN) | — | 5% |
| US–Australia FTA AU | Australia | Free |
| US–Bahrain FTA BH | Bahrain | Free |
| US–Chile FTA CL | Chile | Free |
| US–Colombia TPA CO | Colombia | Free |
| US–Israel FTA IL | Israel | Free |
| US–Jordan FTA JO | Jordan | Free |
| US–Japan Trade Agreement JP | Japan | Free |
| US–Korea FTA KR | South Korea | Free |
| US–Morocco FTA MA | Morocco | Free |
| US–Oman FTA OM | Oman | Free |
| CAFTA-DR P | Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua | Free |
| US–Panama TPA PA | Panama | Free |
| US–Peru TPA PE | Peru | Free |
| USMCA S | Canada, Mexico | Free |
| US–Singapore FTA SG | Singapore | Free |
| Column 2 | Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus | 20% |
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
Same subheading in other tariffs
8406.90 Steam turbines and other vapour turbines: parts
USA lines: 8406.90
- 8406.90.20Rotors, finished for final assembly
- 8406.90.30Rotors, not further advanced than cleaned or machined for removal of fins, gates, sprues, and risers, or to permit location in finishing machinery
- 8406.90.40Blades, rotating or stationary
- 8406.90.45Steam turbines and other vapor turbines, and parts thereof: parts, of steam turbines, other
- 8406.90.50Rotors, finished for final assembly
- 8406.90.60Rotors, not further advanced than cleaned or machined for removal of fins, gates, sprues, and risers, or to permit location in finishing machinery
- 8406.90.70Blades, rotating or stationary
- 8406.90.75Steam turbines and other vapor turbines, and parts thereof: parts, other
Legal notes
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 8406.90.40 is one of 8 lines under subheading 8406.90, steam turbines and other vapour turbines: parts.
The general duty is 5%, and quantities are declared in p/st.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 2.7%, the Türkiye duty is 2.7%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 7.2%–20%, the Argentina duty is 0%–12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 3%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 7% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 8406.90 worth US$263m in 2024; the largest supplier was Japan, and the United Kingdom ranked 8th with US$8m.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 8406.90.40?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 5%; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Is there a lower rate for 8406.90.40 under US trade agreements?
Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, JP, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 8406.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Japan (US$64m), followed by Germany.
Typical products
- governors, for steam / vapour turbines
- rotor blades, for steam turbines
- rotors, for steam turbines
- stators, for steam / vapour turbines
- stators, for steam turbines
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.