8419.20.00.20
Medical, surgical or laboratory sterilizers / Laboratory sterilizers
Classification path
- 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
- Medical, surgical or laboratory sterilizers
- Laboratory sterilizers
Rates of duty
- General (MFN)
- Free
- Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus
- 35%
- Unit of quantity
- No.
Related 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
- 8419.33.10.00Lyophilisation 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
About heading 8419
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
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).
Full guide to heading 8419Products 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
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.
Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, retrieved October 21, 2026.