# HTS 8456: 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:

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## 8456: 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:

| Code | Description | General | Special | Column 2 | Units |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 8456 | 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: |  |  |  |  |
|  |   Operated by laser or other light or photon beam processes |  |  |  |  |
| 8456.11 |     Operated by laser: |  |  |  |  |
| 8456.11.10 |       For working metal | 3.5% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% |  |
| 8456.11.10.10 |         Numerically controlled | 3.5% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | No. |
| 8456.11.10.50 |         Other | 3.5% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | No. |
|  |       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 |  | 30% | No. |
| 8456.11.90.00 |         Other | 2.4% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | No. |
| 8456.12 |     Operated by other light or photon beam processes: |  |  |  |  |
| 8456.12.10 |       For working metal | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% |  |
| 8456.12.10.10 |         Numerically controlled | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | No. |
| 8456.12.10.50 |         Other | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | No. |
|  |       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 |  | 30% | No. |
| 8456.12.90.00 |         Other | 2.4% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | No. |
| 8456.20 |   Operated by ultrasonic processes: |  |  |  |  |
| 8456.20.10 |     For working metal | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% |  |
| 8456.20.10.10 |       Numerically controlled | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | No. |
| 8456.20.10.50 |       Other | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | No. |
| 8456.20.50.00 |     Other | 2.4% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | No. |
| 8456.30 |   Operated by electro-discharge processes: |  |  |  |  |
| 8456.30.10 |     For working metal | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% |  |
| 8456.30.10.20 |       Traveling wire (wire-cut) type | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | No. |
|  |       Other: | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% |  |
| 8456.30.10.50 |         Numerically controlled | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | No. |
| 8456.30.10.70 |         Other | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | No. |
| 8456.30.50.00 |     Other | 2.4% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | No. |
| 8456.40 |   Operated by plasma arc process: |  |  |  |  |
| 8456.40.10 |     For working metal | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% |  |
| 8456.40.10.10 |       Numerically controlled | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | No. |
| 8456.40.10.90 |       Other | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | No. |
| 8456.40.90.00 |     Other | 2.2% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | No. |
| 8456.50.00.00 |   Water-jet cutting machines | 2.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | No. |
| 8456.90 |   Other: |  |  |  |  |
| 8456.90.31.00 |     For working metal | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | No. |
| 8456.90.71.00 |     Other | 2.2% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | No. |