Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 8474.20
8474.20.00: Crushing or grinding machines
Crushing and grinding machines
Not declarable on its own: use one of its 3 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8474 Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, mixing or kneading earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances, in solid (including powder or paste) form; machinery for agglomerating, shaping or molding solid mineral fuels, ceramic paste, unhardened cements, plastering materials or other mineral products in powder or paste form; machines for forming foundry molds of sand; parts thereof:
- 8474.20.00 Crushing or grinding machines
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.
Subdivisions
- 8474.20.00 Crushing or grinding machines Free
- 8474.20.00.10 Portable No.
- 8474.20.00.50 Crushing No.
- 8474.20.00.70 Other No.
Same subheading in other tariffs
8474.20 Crushing or grinding machines
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 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 3.1% 
Brazil 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 13 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
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 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Legal notes
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 8474.20.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 8474.20, crushing or grinding machines.
The general duty is free.
3 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.
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 0%–5%, the Brazil duty is 20%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, 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 8474.20 worth US$570m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United Kingdom, and the United Kingdom ranked 1st with US$226m.
Questions and answers
What is the USA import duty for HTS code 8474.20.00?
The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is free. 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 8474.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United Kingdom (US$226m), followed by Germany.
Typical products
- ball or rod mills for minerals and ores
- drop hammer crushers for minerals and ores
- drum crushers for minerals and ores
- hammer type crushers for minerals and ores
- jaw crushers for minerals and ores
- millstone type grinders for minerals and ores
- percussion grinders for minerals and ores
- pulverising machinery for minerals and ores
- roller crushers or grinders for minerals and ores
- vertical rotary crushers for minerals and ores
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.