Heading 8438: Machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, for the industrial…
Every line of heading 8438 in the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule, with its general (column 1) duty rate. Open a code for the landed cost calculator, trade agreement rates and email alerts if the rate changes.
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
Chapter 84: Machinery, mechanical appliances, boilers and nuclear reactors. Schedule checked on November 8, 2026.
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Tariff lines
| HTS code | Official description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8438.10.00 | Bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products | Free |
| 8438.10.00.10 | Bakery machinery | |
| 8438.10.00.90 | Other | |
| 8438.20.00.00 | Machinery for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolate | Free |
| 8438.30.00.00 | Machinery for sugar manufacture | Free |
| 8438.40.00.00 | Brewery machinery | 2.3% |
| 8438.50.00 | Machinery for the preparation of meat or poultry | 2.8% |
| 8438.50.00.10 | Meat- and poultry-packing plant machinery | |
| 8438.50.00.90 | Other | |
| 8438.60.00.00 | Machinery for the preparation of fruits, nuts or vegetables | Free |
| 8438.80.00.00 | Other machinery | Free |
| 8438.90 | Parts: | |
| 8438.90.10.00 | Of machinery for sugar manufacture | Free |
| 8438.90.90 | Other | 2.8% |
| 8438.90.90.15 | Of bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products | |
| 8438.90.90.30 | Of machinery for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolate | |
| 8438.90.90.60 | Of machinery for the preparation of meat or poultry | |
| 8438.90.90.90 | Other |
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- ARDENT, INC.
- BAUSCH + STROEBEL MACHINE COMPANY, INC.
- ENTOLETER, LLC
- JARVIS PRODUCTS CORPORATION
- STANDARD KNAPP, INC.
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- 8438.10.0000BAKERY MACHINERY AND MACHINERY FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF MACARONI, SPAGHETTI OR SIMILAR PRODUCTS
- 8438.20.0000MACHINERY FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF CONFECTIONERY, COCOA OR CHOCOLATE
- 8438.30.0000MACHINERY FOR SUGAR MANUFACTURE
- 8438.40.0000BREWERY MACHINERY
- 8438.50.0010MEAT-AND POULTRY-PACKING PLANT MACHINERY
- 8438.50.0090MACHINERY FOR THE PREPARATION OF MEAT OR POULTRY, NESOI
- 8438.60.0000MACHINERY FOR THE PREPARATION OF FRUITS, NUTS OR VEGETABLES
- 8438.80.0000MACH FOR INDUST PREPARATION OR MANUF OF FOOD OR DRINK, OTHER THAN MACH FOR THE EXTRACT OR PREPARAT OF ANIMAL OR FIXED VEG FATS OR OILS, NESOI
- 8438.90.0000PARTS OF MACHINERY OF CHAPTER 84, NESOI, FOR THE INDUSTRIAL PREPARATION OR MANUFACTURE OF FOOD OR DRINK
Source: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule; Schedule B: U.S. Census Bureau. Information only, not legal or customs advice; U.S. Customs and Border Protection decides the classification and the duty. Confirm with a licensed customs broker before you ship.
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