Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 8515.31

8515.31.00

8515.31.00: Fully or partly automatic

Automatic arc welding machines

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 8515 Electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or cermets; parts thereof:
  2. Machines and apparatus for arc (including plasma arc) welding of metals:
  3. 8515.31.00 Fully or partly automatic

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 1.6% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges —
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.

No additional measures recorded for this origin.

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—1.6%
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–Japan Trade Agreement JPJapanFree
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, Belarus35%

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

Same subheading in other tariffs

8515.31 Fully or partly automatic

UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Mexico Free – 35% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 16.7% Brazil 7.2% – 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 13.6% Argentina Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 10.1% Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 3.8% Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 3% 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 13% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

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.

  • N354122 U.S. CBP 8 October 2025 · 8515.31.00.00

    The tariff classification of an automated robotic welding cell from Canada

  • N350689 U.S. CBP 16 July 2025 · 8515.31.00.00

    The tariff classification of an automated welding system from Canada

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 85 →

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 8515.31.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 8515.31, fully or partly automatic.

The general duty is 1.6%, and quantities are declared in p/st.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 2.7%, the Türkiye duty is 2.7%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–35%, 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 3%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 13% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 8515.31 worth US$248m in 2024; the largest supplier was Canada.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 8515.31.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 1.6%; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 8515.31.00 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 8515.31 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Canada (US$55m), followed by Germany.

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