8423.90.10.00
Parts of weighing machinery using electronic means for gauging weight, excluding parts of machines for weighing motor vehicles
Classification path
- Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight-operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds; parts of weighing machinery
- Weighing machine weights of all kinds; parts of weighing machinery
- Parts of weighing machinery using electronic means for gauging weight, excluding parts of machines for weighing motor vehicles
Rates of duty
- General (MFN)
- Free
- Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus
- 45%
- Unit of quantity
- kg
Related lines in heading 8423
- 8423.10.00.10Personal weighing machines, including baby scales; household scales / Digital electronic typeFree
- 8423.10.00.30Of a kind suitable for carrying on the personFree
- 8423.10.00.60Personal weighing machines, including baby scales; household scales / OtherFree
- 8423.20.10.00Using electronic means for gauging weightsFree
- 8423.20.90.00Scales for continuous weighing of goods on conveyors / Other2.9%
- 8423.30.00.00Constant-weight scales and scales for discharging a predetermined weight of material into a bag or container, including hopper scalesFree
- 8423.81.00.10Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg / Digital electronic type / Counting scalesFree
- 8423.81.00.20Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg / Digital electronic type / Retail scales, non-computingFree
- 8423.81.00.30Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg / Digital electronic type / Retail scales, computingFree
- 8423.81.00.40Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg / Digital electronic type / OtherFree
- 8423.81.00.50Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg / OtherFree
- 8423.82.00.10Having a maximum weighing capacity exceeding 30 kg but not exceeding 5,000 kg / Digital electronic typeFree
About heading 8423
Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight-operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds; parts of weighing machinery
Heading 8423 covers weighing machinery other than balances sensitive to 5 cg or better, including personal and household scales, conveyor scales, constant-weight and hopper scales, and general industrial scales. It also covers weighing machine weights and parts of weighing machinery. The heading is split first by machine type (personal, conveyor, constant-weight, other) and then, within other weighing machinery, by maximum weighing capacity and by whether the machine gauges weight electronically.
Full guide to heading 8423Products in this heading
- Digital bathroom scale
- Baby scale
- Kitchen or household portion scale
- Postal or parcel shipping scale
- Checkweigher on a conveyor line
- Retail deli scale that prints a label
- Counting scale for small parts
- Electronic load cell used as a scale part
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for a digital bathroom scale?
Digital personal and household scales, including baby scales, are classified under 8423.10.00.10. The general (MFN) rate for that code is Free.
What is the duty on a digital platform scale with a capacity over 30 kg but not over 5,000 kg?
Such digital electronic scales fall under 8423.82.00.10. The general (MFN) rate is Free.
How do I classify a load cell sold as a spare part for an electronic scale?
Parts of weighing machinery that use electronic means for gauging weight are classified under 8423.90.10.00, with a general (MFN) rate of Free. Other parts of weighing machinery go under 8423.90.90.00 at a general (MFN) rate of 2.8%.
Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, retrieved October 21, 2026.