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HTS 8438Machinery, 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

Product or HTS code

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Code	Description	General	Special	Column 2	Units	Calculate
8438.10.00	8438.10.00Bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar productsGeneral Free · Column 2 35%	Free		35%
8438.10.00.10	8438.10.00.10Bakery machineryGeneral Free · Column 2 35% · No.	Free		35%	No.
8438.10.00.90	8438.10.00.90OtherGeneral Free · Column 2 35% · No.	Free		35%	No.
8438.20.00.00	8438.20.00.00Machinery for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolateGeneral Free · Column 2 35% · No.	Free		35%	No.
8438.30.00.00	8438.30.00.00Machinery for sugar manufactureGeneral Free · Column 2 Free · No.	Free		Free	No.
8438.40.00.00	8438.40.00.00Brewery machineryGeneral 2.3% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.3%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8438.50.00	8438.50.00Machinery for the preparation of meat or poultryGeneral 2.8% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35%	2.8%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%
8438.50.00.10	8438.50.00.10Meat- and poultry-packing plant machineryGeneral 2.8% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.8%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8438.50.00.90	8438.50.00.90OtherGeneral 2.8% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.8%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8438.60.00.00	8438.60.00.00Machinery for the preparation of fruits, nuts or vegetablesGeneral Free · Column 2 35% · No.	Free		35%	No.
8438.80.00.00	8438.80.00.00Other machineryGeneral Free · Column 2 40% · No.	Free		40%	No.
8438.90	8438.90Parts
8438.90.10.00	8438.90.10.00Of machinery for sugar manufactureGeneral Free · Column 2 Free · No.	Free		Free	No.
8438.90.90	8438.90.90OtherGeneral 2.8% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35%	2.8%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%
8438.90.90.15	8438.90.90.15Of bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar productsGeneral 2.8% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.8%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8438.90.90.30	8438.90.90.30Of machinery for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolateGeneral 2.8% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.8%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8438.90.90.60	8438.90.90.60Of machinery for the preparation of meat or poultryGeneral 2.8% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.8%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8438.90.90.90	8438.90.90.90OtherGeneral 2.8% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.8%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.

2026 HTS Revision 21 (October 9, 2026)

Duty by country of origin

Rate line	Germany21.42% of imports	Italy14.82% of imports	Netherlands14.5% of imports	Canada6.85% of imports	Denmark5.62% of imports	France5.23% of imports	China4.21% of imports	Mexico4.03% of imports	Japan3.54% of imports	Spain3.1% of imports
8438.10.00.10Bakery machinery	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	20%9903.05.319903.88.15	10%9903.05.55	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39
8438.10.00.90Other	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	20%9903.05.319903.88.15	10%9903.05.55	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39
8438.20.00.00Machinery for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolate	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	20%9903.05.319903.88.15	10%9903.05.55	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39
8438.30.00.00Machinery for sugar manufacture	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	20%9903.05.319903.88.15	10%9903.05.55	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39
8438.40.00.00Brewery machinery	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	62.3%9903.05.299903.03.14	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	22.3%9903.05.319903.88.15	12.3%9903.05.55	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39
8438.50.00.10Meat- and poultry-packing plant machinery	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	12.8%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	40.3%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.8%9903.05.55	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39
8438.50.00.90Other	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	12.8%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	40.3%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.8%9903.05.55	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39
8438.60.00.00Machinery for the preparation of fruits, nuts or vegetables	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	37.5%9903.05.319903.88.01	10%9903.05.55	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39
8438.80.00.00Other machinery	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	37.5%9903.05.319903.88.01	10%9903.05.55	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39
8438.90.10.00Of machinery for sugar manufacture	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	20%9903.05.319903.88.15	10%9903.05.55	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39
8438.90.90.15Of bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	12.8%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	40.3%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.8%9903.05.55	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39
8438.90.90.30Of machinery for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolate	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	12.8%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	40.3%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.8%9903.05.55	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39
8438.90.90.60Of machinery for the preparation of meat or poultry	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	12.8%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	40.3%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.8%9903.05.55	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39
8438.90.90.90Other	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	12.8%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	40.3%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.8%9903.05.55	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39

Total duty on a $10,000 ocean shipment entered 2026-10-13, before customs fees. Origins are the leading sources of US imports under this heading in 2025 (US Census Bureau).