Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 8445.19

8445.19.00

8445.19.00: Machines for preparing textile fibers: other

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 8445 Machines for preparing textile fibers; spinning, doubling or twisting machines and other machinery for producing textile yarns; textile reeling or winding (including weft winding) machines and machines for preparing textile yarns for use on the machines of heading 8446 or 8447:
  2. Machines for preparing textile fibers:
  3. 8445.19.00 Other

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 3.3% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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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) 7.5%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 1 September 2019
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.15

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—3.3%
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus40%

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Subdivisions

  1. 8445.19.00 Other 3.3%
  2. 8445.19.00.40 Cotton gins No.
  3. 8445.19.00.80 Other No.

Same subheading in other tariffs

8445.19 Machines for preparing textile fibres: other

UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 1.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 1.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Brazil 7.2% – 20% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 12.9% Argentina Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 5.6% Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 2% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 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

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 84 →

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 8445.19.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 8445.19, machines for preparing textile fibres: other.

The general duty is 3.3%.

2 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.

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 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 2%, 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 8445.19 worth US$17m in 2024; the largest supplier was Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 8445.19.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 3.3%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 8445.19.00 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, 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 8445.19 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Germany (US$6m), followed by India.

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