Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 8430.49
8430.49.40: Other boring and sinking machinery: Offshore oil and natural gas drilling and production platforms
Other boring and sinking machinery
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8430 Other moving, grading, leveling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracting or boring machinery, for earth, minerals or ores; pile-drivers and pile-extractors; snowplows and snowblowers:
- Other boring or sinking machinery:
- 8430.49 Other:
- 8430.49.40 Offshore oil and natural gas drilling and production platforms
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 1
- 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
Same subheading in other tariffs
8430.49 Other boring or sinking machinery: other
UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 7.5% 
Argentina Free – 9% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 6% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA lines: 8430.49
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N287689 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Horizontal Drills and a Power Pack from Finland
Legal notes
HTS code 8430.49.40 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 8430.49 (other boring or sinking machinery: other).
The general duty is free, and quantities are declared in kg.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 0%–12.6%, the Argentina duty is 0%–9%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 8430.49 worth US$89m in 2024; the largest supplier was Canada, and the United Kingdom ranked 2nd with US$15m.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 8430.49.40?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free; the supplementary unit is kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the United States import these goods from?
For subheading 8430.49 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Canada (US$26m), followed by the United Kingdom.