Numerically controlled shearing machines
Classified under heading 8462 — 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 8462.33.00.
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Where this rate sits
Heading 8462 contains 26 tariff lines. The general rate on this line is 4.4%, against an average of 4.4% across the heading (range 4.4%–4.4%).
| Metric | This line | Heading 8462 |
|---|---|---|
| General rate | 4.4% | avg 4.4% |
| Duty-free lines | no | 0 of 26 |
| Specific-rate lines | no | 0 |
Classification path
- 8462Machine tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills); machine tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to-length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding drawbenches); presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above
- 8462.33.00Numerically controlled shearing machines
All 26 tariff lines under heading 8462
Heading overview →| HTS code | Description | General | Col. 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8462.11.00 | Closed die forging machines | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.19.00 | Other | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.22.00 | Profile forming machines | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.23.00 | Numerically controlled press brakes | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.24.00 | Numerically controlled panel benders | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.25.00 | Numerically controlled roll forming machines | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.26.00 | Other numerically controlled bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.29.00 | Other | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.32.10 | Numerically controlled | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.32.50 | Other | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.33.00 | Numerically controlled shearing machinesthis page | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.39.00 | Other | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.42.00 | Numerically controlled | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.49.00 | Other | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.51.00 | Numerically controlled | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.59.00 | Other | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.61.40 | Numerically controlled | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.61.80 | Other | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.62.40 | Numerically controlled | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.62.50 | Other | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.63.40 | Numerically controlled | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.63.80 | Other | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.69.40 | Numerically controlled | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.69.80 | Other | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.90.40 | Numerically controlled | 4.4% | 30% |
| 8462.90.80 | Other | 4.4% | 30% |
Using HTS 8462.33.00 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. 8462.33.00 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.