HTSUS, United States

8451.50.00.00

Machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics

Classification path

  1. Machinery (other than machines of heading 8450) for washing, cleaning, wringing, drying, ironing, pressing (including fusing presses), bleaching, dyeing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile yarns, fabrics or made up textile articles and machines for applying the paste to the base fabric or other support used in the manufacture of floor coverings such as linoleum; machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics; parts thereof
  2. Machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics

Rates of duty

General (MFN)
Free
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus
40%
Unit of quantity
No.

Related lines in heading 8451

About heading 8451

Machinery (other than machines of heading 8450) for washing, cleaning, wringing, drying, ironing, pressing (including fusing presses), bleaching, dyeing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile yarns, fabrics or made up textile articles and machines for applying the paste to the base fabric or other support used in the manufacture of floor coverings such as linoleum; machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics; parts thereof

Heading 8451 covers industrial laundry and textile finishing machinery, other than the household and laundry-type machines of heading 8450. It is split by machine function: dry-cleaning machines, drying machines, ironing machines and presses, washing and bleaching and dyeing machines, and machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking fabric, plus a residual other machinery line. A separate subheading covers parts, including drying chambers and furniture designed to receive drying machines.

Full guide to heading 8451

Products in this heading

  • Industrial dry-cleaning machine
  • Coin-operated tumble dryer with dry linen capacity of 10 kg or less
  • Industrial drying machine with dry linen capacity over 10 kg
  • Ironing press or fusing press
  • Textile dyeing machine
  • Machine for cutting or pinking textile fabric
  • Drying chamber for a 8451 drying machine
  • Furniture designed to receive a drying machine of 8451.21 or 8451.29

Frequently asked questions

What is the HTS code for a dry-cleaning machine?

Dry-cleaning machines are classified under 8451.10.00.00. The general (MFN) rate for this line is Free.

What is the duty on an industrial textile dyeing machine?

Washing, bleaching or dyeing machines are classified under 8451.40.00.00. The general (MFN) rate for this line is 3.5%.

How do I classify a tumble dryer with a dry linen capacity of 8 kg?

It falls in the 10 kg or less drying machine group. A coin-operated machine goes under 8451.21.00.10 and other machines go under 8451.21.00.90, both at a general (MFN) rate of 3.4%.

Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, retrieved October 22, 2026.

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