Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 8466.93
8466.93.53: Parts of metal-working machine tools: Bed, base, table, head, tail, saddle, cradle, cross slide: other, other
Parts of metal-working machine tools
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 2 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8466 Parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of headings 8456 to 8465, including work or tool holders, self-opening dieheads, dividing heads and other special attachments for the machines; tool holders for any type of tool for working in the hand:
- Other:
- 8466.93 For machines of headings 8456 to 8461:
- Other:
- Bed, base, table, head, tail, saddle, cradle, cross slide, column, arm, saw arm, wheelhead, tailstock, headstock, ram, frame, work-arbor support, and C-frame castings, weldments or fabrications:
- Other:
- 8466.93.53 Other
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.
No additional measures recorded for this origin.
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| General (MFN) | — | 4.7% |
| 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 | 35% |
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
- 8466.93.53 Other 4.7%
- 8466.93.53.40 Of metalworking machine tools for grinding or finishing gears No.
- 8466.93.53.85 Other No.
Same subheading in other tariffs
8466.93 For machines of headings 8456 to 8461
USA lines: 8466.93
- 8466.93.11For water-jet cutting machines
- 8466.93.15Cast-iron parts not advanced beyond cleaning, and machined only for the removal of fins, gates, sprues and risers or to permit location in finishing machinery
- 8466.93.30Of metalworking machine tools for cutting gears
- 8466.93.53Bed, base, table, head, tail, saddle, cradle, cross slide: other, other
- 8466.93.60Cast-iron parts not advanced beyond cleaning, and machined only for the removal of fins, gates, sprues and risers or to permit location in finishing machinery
- 8466.93.75Of metalworking machine tools for cutting gears
- 8466.93.96Parts and accessories of machine tools of subheadings 8456.11, 8456.12, 8456.30, 8457.10, 8458.91, 8459.21, 8459.61 and 8461.50, of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits, printed circuit assemblies, parts of heading 8517 or parts of automatic data processing machines
- 8466.93.98For machines of headings 8456 to 8461: other, other, other, other, other
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.
- N272876 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a Foundation Kit from Taiwan
Legal notes
HTS code 8466.93.53 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 8466.93 (for machines of headings 8456 to 8461).
The general duty is 4.7%.
2 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 0%–1.7%, the Türkiye duty is 1.2%–1.7%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–15%, 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 0%–2.5%, the GCC duty is free, 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 8466.93 worth US$908m in 2024; the largest supplier was Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 8466.93.53?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 4.7%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Is there a lower rate for 8466.93.53 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 8466.93 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Germany (US$167m), followed by Japan.