Machinery, plant or laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated (excluding furnaces, ovens and other equipment of heading 8514), for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature such as heating, cooking, roasting, distilling, rectifying, sterilizing, pasteurizing, steaming, drying, evaporating, vaporizing, condensing or cooling, other than machinery or plant of a kind used for domestic purposes; instantaneous or storage water heaters, nonelectric; parts thereof
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Heading 8419 covers machinery and plant that treat materials by a temperature change process, such as heating, cooking, distilling, sterilizing, drying, evaporating or cooling, plus nonelectric water heaters and parts. It is split first by product family: water heaters, sterilizers, dryers, distilling plant, heat exchange units, air liquefying machinery, other machinery for hot drinks or food, and residual machinery. Parts get their own subheading group at 8419.90, and rates run from free to 4.2% general (MFN).
Products in this heading
- Instantaneous gas water heaters
- Solar water heaters
- Laboratory sterilizers
- Freeze drying units and spray dryers for agricultural products
- Rotary evaporators for distilling or rectifying
- Brazed aluminum plate-fin heat exchangers
- Cooking stoves and ranges used in restaurants or hotels
- Heating mantles and drum heaters for heating containers
How to choose the right subheading
- Identify the function: heating, cooking, distilling, sterilizing, drying, evaporating, condensing or cooling of materials.
- Check whether the machine is domestic type, since domestic appliances are excluded from this heading.
- Pick the product family subheading first: water heaters, sterilizers, dryers, distilling plant, heat exchangers, air liquefying machinery, or other machinery.
- For dryers and other machinery, note the material handled, such as agricultural products, wood, paper pulp, food and beverages, rubber and plastics, or other materials.
- For parts, decide which machine the part belongs to, because parts subheadings follow the parent equipment and carry free or 4% general (MFN) rates.
Often confused with
- Heading 8418Refrigerators, freezers and heat pumps
Refrigerating and freezing equipment has its own heading, even when the unit also heats.
- Heading 8415Air conditioning machines with a motor-driven fan
Comfort cooling and humidity control units are classified in 8415, not as heat exchange units.
- Heading 8417Industrial or laboratory furnaces and ovens, nonelectric
Heading 8419 expressly excludes furnaces and ovens, which are named in 8417.
- Heading 8421Centrifugal dryers and other centrifuges
Drying done by centrifugal force belongs to 8421 rather than the dryer subheadings of 8419.
- Heading 8422Dishwashing machines
Cleaning equipment for dishes and containers is provided for in 8422, not in 8419.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for a tankless gas water heater?
Instantaneous gas water heaters are classified under 8419.11.00.00 at a general (MFN) rate of Free. Storage and other nonelectric water heaters fall in the 8419.19 group, also Free.
What is the duty on a brazed aluminum plate-fin heat exchanger?
Brazed aluminum plate-fin heat exchangers are classified under 8419.50.10.00 at a general (MFN) rate of 4.2%. Other heat exchange units go under 8419.50.50.00 at a general (MFN) rate of Free.
How do I classify a laboratory sterilizer and its parts?
Laboratory sterilizers are classified under 8419.20.00.20 at a general (MFN) rate of Free, and medical or surgical sterilizers under 8419.20.00.10, also Free. Parts of these sterilizers are classified under 8419.90.50.40 at a general (MFN) rate of Free.
Guide written from the official schedule text. Rates quoted are general (MFN) rates; check the line page for trade agreement rates and the classification of your exact product.
All lines in heading 8419
- 8419.11.00.00Instantaneous gas water heatersFree
- 8419.12.00.00Instantaneous or storage water heaters, nonelectric / Solar water heatersFree
- 8419.19.01.20Instantaneous or storage water heaters, nonelectric / Instantaneous water heatersFree
- 8419.19.01.60Instantaneous or storage water heaters, nonelectric / OtherFree
- 8419.20.00.10Medical or surgical sterilizersFree
- 8419.20.00.20Medical, surgical or laboratory sterilizers / Laboratory sterilizersFree
- 8419.33.10.00Lyophilisation apparatus, freeze drying units and spray dryers / For agricultural productsFree
- 8419.33.50.00Lyophilisation apparatus, freeze drying units and spray dryers / OtherFree
- 8419.34.00.00Dryers / Other, for agricultural productsFree
- 8419.35.10.00Dryers / For woodFree
- 8419.35.50.00Dryers / OtherFree
- 8419.39.02.70Dryers / For foods and beveragesFree
- 8419.39.02.80Dryers / OtherFree
- 8419.40.00.10Distilling or rectifying plant / Rotary evaporatorsFree
- 8419.40.00.90Distilling or rectifying plant / OtherFree
- 8419.50.10.00Brazed aluminum plate-fin heat exchangers4.2%
- 8419.50.50.00Heat exchange units / OtherFree
- 8419.60.10.00Machinery containing brazed aluminum plate-fin heat exchangers4.2%
- 8419.60.50.00Machinery for liquefying air or other gases / OtherFree
- 8419.81.50.40Cooking stoves, ranges and ovens / For use in civil aircraftFree
- 8419.81.50.80Cooking stoves, ranges and ovens / OtherFree
- 8419.81.90.40Of a type used in restaurants, hotels or similar locationsFree
- 8419.81.90.80For making hot drinks or for cooking or heating food / OtherFree
- 8419.89.10.00For making paper pulp, paper or paperboardFree
- 8419.89.60.00Molten-salt-cooled acrylic acid reactorsFree
- 8419.89.95.10Heating mantles; drum heaters and heating belts for heating containers4.2%
- 8419.89.95.20Designed for cooling / For food and beverages4.2%
- 8419.89.95.40Designed for cooling / Other4.2%
- 8419.89.95.50For food and beverages4.2%
- 8419.89.95.70For rubber and plastics4.2%
- 8419.89.95.90For other materials4.2%
- 8419.90.10.00Of instantaneous or storage water heatersFree
- 8419.90.20.00Of machinery and plant for making paper pulp, paper or paperboardFree
- 8419.90.30.00Parts / Of heat exchange unitsFree
- 8419.90.50.40Of medical, surgical or laboratory sterilizersFree
- 8419.90.50.80Parts / OtherFree
- 8419.90.85.00Of electromechanical tools for working in the hand with self-contained electric motorFree
- 8419.90.95.20Of an apparatus of a type used in restaurants, hotels or similar locations4%
- 8419.90.95.80Parts / Other4%