HTS 8438
Machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, other than machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils; parts thereof
| Code | Description | Unit | General | Special | Column 2 | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8438.10.00 | Bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products | Free | 35% | USITC | ||
| 8438.10.00.10 | Bakery machinery | No. | Free | 35% | USITC | |
| 8438.10.00.90 | Other | No. | Free | 35% | USITC | |
| 8438.20.00.00 | Machinery for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolate | No. | Free | 35% | USITC | |
| 8438.30.00.00 | Machinery for sugar manufacture | No. | Free | Free | USITC | |
| 8438.40.00.00 | Brewery machinery | No. | 2.3% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | USITC |
| 8438.50.00 | Machinery for the preparation of meat or poultry | 2.8% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | USITC | |
| 8438.50.00.10 | Meat- and poultry-packing plant machinery | No. | 2.8% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | USITC |
| 8438.50.00.90 | Other | No. | 2.8% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | USITC |
| 8438.60.00.00 | Machinery for the preparation of fruits, nuts or vegetables | No. | Free | 35% | USITC | |
| 8438.80.00.00 | Other machinery | No. | Free | 40% | USITC | |
| 8438.90 | Parts | USITC | ||||
| 8438.90.10.00 | Of machinery for sugar manufacture | No. | Free | Free | USITC | |
| 8438.90.90 | Other | 2.8% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | USITC | |
| 8438.90.90.15 | Of bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products | No. | 2.8% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | USITC |
| 8438.90.90.30 | Of machinery for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolate | No. | 2.8% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | USITC |
| 8438.90.90.60 | Of machinery for the preparation of meat or poultry | No. | 2.8% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | USITC |
| 8438.90.90.90 | Other | No. | 2.8% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | USITC |
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Source: USITC, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States – 2026 HTS Revision 20, effective 28 September 2026. Heading 8438 at USITC
Not shown: the additional duties of Chapter 99 (such as Section 301 and Section 232), anti-dumping and countervailing duties, quotas and the legal notes.
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