Heading 8456: Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or…
Every line of heading 8456 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.
Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electro-discharge, electro-chemical, electron-beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes; water-jet cutting machines
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8456.11 | Operated by laser: | |
| 8456.11.10 | For working metal | 3.5% |
| 8456.11.10.10 | Numerically controlled | |
| 8456.11.10.50 | Other | |
| 8456.11.70.00 | Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits, printed circuit assemblies, parts of heading 8517 or parts of automatic data processing units | Free |
| 8456.11.90.00 | Other | 2.4% |
| 8456.12 | Operated by other light or photon beam processes: | |
| 8456.12.10 | For working metal | 3.5% |
| 8456.12.10.10 | Numerically controlled | |
| 8456.12.10.50 | Other | |
| 8456.12.70.00 | Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits, printed circuit assemblies, parts of heading 8517 or parts of automatic data processing | Free |
| 8456.12.90.00 | Other | 2.4% |
| 8456.20 | Operated by ultrasonic processes: | |
| 8456.20.10 | For working metal | 3.5% |
| 8456.20.10.10 | Numerically controlled | |
| 8456.20.10.50 | Other | |
| 8456.20.50.00 | Other | 2.4% |
| 8456.30 | Operated by electro-discharge processes: | |
| 8456.30.10 | For working metal | 3.5% |
| 8456.30.10.20 | Traveling wire (wire-cut) type | |
| 8456.30.10.50 | Numerically controlled | |
| 8456.30.10.70 | Other | |
| 8456.30.50.00 | Other | 2.4% |
| 8456.40 | Operated by plasma arc process: | |
| 8456.40.10 | For working metal | 3.5% |
| 8456.40.10.10 | Numerically controlled | |
| 8456.40.10.90 | Other | |
| 8456.40.90.00 | Other | 2.2% |
| 8456.50.00.00 | Water-jet cutting machines | 2.5% |
| 8456.90 | Other: | |
| 8456.90.31.00 | For working metal | 3.5% |
| 8456.90.71.00 | Other | 2.2% |
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- Alinabal, LLC
- FORSTER PRECISION TOOL, LLC
- HAYDEN MACHINERY, LLC
- MOON CUTTER CO., INC.
- MOORE TOOL COMPANY, INC.
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Exports are reported with Schedule B numbers. Heading 8456 has 9 of them. Schedule B lookup →
- 8456.11.0000MACHINE TOOLS FOR WORKING ANY MATERIAL BY REMOVAL OF MATERIAL BY LASER
- 8456.12.0000MACHINE TOOLS FOR WORKING ANY MATERIAL BY REMOVAL OF MATERIAL BY OTHER LIGHT OR PHOTON BEAM PROCESS
- 8456.20.0000MACHINE TOOLS FOR WORKING ANY MATERIAL BY REMOVAL OF MATERIAL BY ULTRASONIC PROCESSES
- 8456.30.0000MACHINE TOOLS FOR WORKING ANY MATERIAL BY REMOVAL OF MATERIAL BY ELECTRO-DISCHARGE PROCESSES
- 8456.40.1000MACHINE TOOLS FOR WORKING METAL BY PLASMA ARC PROCESSES, NESOI
- 8456.40.9000MACHINE TOOLS FOR WORKING ANY MATERIAL EXCEPT METAL, BY REMOVAL OF MATERIAL BY PLASMA ARC PROCESSES, NESOI
- 8456.50.0000MACHINE TOOLS FOR WORKING ANY MATERIAL EXCEPT METAL, BY REMOVAL OF MATERIAL BY WATER-JET CUTTING, NESOI
- 8456.90.3100MACHINE TOOLS FOR WORKING METAL BY ELECTRO-CHEMICAL, ELECTRON-BEAM, IONIC-BEAM, OR PLASMA ARC PROCESSES, NESOI
- 8456.90.7100MACHINE TOOLS FOR WORKING ANY MATERIAL EXCEPT METAL, BY REMOVAL OF MATERIAL BY ELECTRON-BEAM, IONIC-BEAM OR PLASMA ARC PROCESSES, NESOI
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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