Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 8440.10
8440.10.00: Bookbinding machinery, including book-sewing machines: 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
- 8440 Bookbinding machinery, including book-sewing machines, and parts thereof:
- 8440.10.00 Machinery
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 2
- Additional dutySection 338 — Canada — discrimination against US alcoholic beverages, dairy, motor vehicles (Proclamations 11046–11048, as modified) 50%
- Applies to goods from
- Canada
- In force
- from 22 August 2026
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.03.14
- Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 7.5%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- from 1 September 2019
- Legal act
- HTSUS 9903.88.15
Same subheading in other tariffs
8440.10 Bookbinding machinery, including book-sewing machines: machinery
UK Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
EU 1.7% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Türkiye 1.7% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 7.2% – 20% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 13.6% 
Argentina Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 12 tariff lines · average 10.5% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Legal notes
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 8440.10.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 8440.10, bookbinding machinery, including book-sewing machines: machinery.
The general duty is free, and quantities are declared in p/st.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 1.7%, the Türkiye duty is 1.7%, 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 free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
The United States imported goods of subheading 8440.10 worth US$180m in 2024; the largest supplier was Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 8440.10.00?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free; the supplementary unit is p/st. 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 8440.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Germany (US$36m), followed by Thailand.
Typical products
- book cover manufacturing machines
- book edge colouring or gilding machines
- book sewing machines
- grecquering machines
- leaf folding machines for book binding
- rolling or hammering machines for book binding
- stapling machines for book binding
- wire stitching machines for bookbinding
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.