Of molten-salt-cooled acrylic acid reactors; of medical, surgical or laboratory sterilizers — Machinery, plant or laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated (excluding furnaces, ovens and other equipment of heading 8514), for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature such as heating, cooking, roasting, distilling, rectifying, sterilizing, pasteurizing, steaming, drying, evaporating, vaporizing, condensing or cooling, other than machinery or plant of a kind used for domestic purposes; instantaneous or storage water heaters, nonelectric; parts thereof
Classified under heading 8419 / subheading 8419.90 — chapter 84 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
General rate applies to goods from countries with normal trade relations. Special rates require a program code (USMCA, GSP, AGOA…). Column 2 applies where normal trade relations do not.
Duty calculator
Estimate the duty owed on an import under HTS 8419.90.50.
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Where this rate sits
Heading 8419 contains 9 tariff lines. The general rate on this line is duty-free, against an average of 4.1% across the heading (range 4%–4.2%).
| Metric | This line | Heading 8419 |
|---|---|---|
| General rate | Free | avg 4.1% |
| Duty-free lines | yes | 7 of 9 |
| Specific-rate lines | no | 0 |
Classification path
- 8419Machinery, plant or laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated (excluding furnaces, ovens and other equipment of heading 8514), for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature such as heating, cooking, roasting, distilling, rectifying, sterilizing, pasteurizing, steaming, drying, evaporating, vaporizing, condensing or cooling, other than machinery or plant of a kind used for domestic purposes; instantaneous or storage water heaters, nonelectric; parts thereof
- 8419.90Parts
- 8419.90.50Of molten-salt-cooled acrylic acid reactors; of medical, surgical or laboratory sterilizers
All 9 tariff lines under heading 8419
Heading overview →| HTS code | Description | General | Col. 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8419.19.01 | Other | Free | 45% |
| 8419.20.00 | Medical, surgical or laboratory sterilizers | Free | 35% |
| 8419.39.02 | Other | Free | 35% |
| 8419.40.00 | Distilling or rectifying plant | Free | 35% |
| 8419.81.50 | Cooking stoves, ranges and ovens | Free | 35% |
| 8419.81.90 | Other | Free | 35% |
| 8419.89.95 | Other | 4.2% | 35% |
| 8419.90.50 | Of molten-salt-cooled acrylic acid reactors; of medical, surgical or laboratory sterilizersthis page | Free | 35% |
| 8419.90.95 | Other | 4% | 35% |
Using HTS 8419.90.50 correctly
A ten-digit HTS number has three parts: the four-digit heading, the six-digit international subheading shared by every WTO member, and the two-digit US statistical suffix. 8419.90.50 is a US national line — the same product may carry a different suffix in the EU TARIC or in another country's tariff.
Classification is determined by the General Rules of Interpretation, not by what the product is called on the invoice. If your goods could fall in two headings, GRI 1 sends you to the heading with the most specific description; GRI 3 breaks ties by essential character. A GRI 3(b) mistake is the single most common reason an entry gets reclassified and billed for unpaid duty plus interest.