Machine tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills); machine tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to-length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding drawbenches); presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above
71 declarable lines
Heading 8462 covers machine tools that work metal without removing material: hot forging and die forging machines, bending, folding, straightening and flattening machines, shearing machines and slitting lines, punching and notching machines, tube and bar working machines, and cold metal presses. The heading splits first by machine type (forging, bending, shearing, punching, tube working, presses, other), then by whether the machine is numerically controlled, then by condition (used or rebuilt versus other) and by value. Almost every line in the heading carries a 4.4% general (MFN) rate.
Products in this heading
- Press brakes for bending sheet metal
- Mechanical or hydraulic cold metal working presses
- Slitting lines and cut-to-length lines
- Numerically controlled shearing machines
- Punching and notching machines for flat products
- Closed die forging machines and hot hammers
- Roll forming machines for flat products
- Tube and pipe bending machines
How to choose the right subheading
- The metal working process: forging, bending, shearing, punching, tube working, or pressing
- Whether the machine is numerically controlled or not numerically controlled
- Whether the machine is used or rebuilt, which has its own statistical line in most subheadings
- The unit value, since several lines apply to machines valued under $3,025 each
- Whether the goods are a machine or a part, since parts fall outside this heading
Often confused with
- Heading 8458Lathes and turning centers that cut metal
Heading 8462 covers forming without removing material, while lathes remove metal.
- Heading 8456Laser, plasma or water-jet cutting machines
Cutting by light, plasma or jet processes is classified in heading 8456, not with mechanical shearing.
- Heading 8455Metal-rolling mills and their rolls
Rolling mills are specifically excluded from 8462 and have their own heading.
- Heading 8466Parts and tool holders for these machines
Parts and accessories for the machine tools of 8456 to 8465 go to heading 8466.
- Heading 8480Molds for metal or metal carbides
Molds are classified in heading 8480 rather than as presses or forming machines.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for a numerically controlled press brake?
A numerically controlled press brake is classified under 8462.23.00.50 when it is not used or rebuilt and is valued at $3,025 or more. The general (MFN) duty rate for 8462.23.00.50 is 4.4%.
What is the duty on a used hydraulic metal working press?
A used or rebuilt numerically controlled hydraulic press is classified under 8462.61.40.30. The general (MFN) duty rate for 8462.61.40.30 is 4.4%.
How do I classify a numerically controlled shearing machine?
A numerically controlled shearing machine that is new or not rebuilt falls under 8462.33.00.80. The general (MFN) duty rate for 8462.33.00.80 is 4.4%, and a used or rebuilt unit goes to 8462.33.00.40 at the same rate.
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 8462
- 8462.11.00.10Hot forming machines for forging, die forging (including presses) and hot hammers / Closed die forging machines / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.11.00.30Hot forming machines for forging, die forging (including presses) and hot hammers / Closed die forging machines / Headers and upsetters4.4%
- 8462.11.00.35Hot forming machines for forging, die forging (including presses) and hot hammers / Closed die forging machines / Mechanical transfer presses4.4%
- 8462.11.00.55Hot forming machines for forging, die forging (including presses) and hot hammers / Closed die forging machines / Other4.4%
- 8462.19.00.10Hot forming machines for forging, die forging (including presses) and hot hammers / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.19.00.30Hot forming machines for forging, die forging (including presses) and hot hammers / Headers and upsetters4.4%
- 8462.19.00.35Hot forming machines for forging, die forging (including presses) and hot hammers / Mechanical transfer presses4.4%
- 8462.19.00.55Hot forming machines for forging, die forging (including presses) and hot hammers / Other4.4%
- 8462.22.00.10Profile forming machines / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.22.00.20Profile forming machines / Other, valued under $3,025 each4.4%
- 8462.22.00.50Profile forming machines / Other4.4%
- 8462.23.00.10Numerically controlled press brakes / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.23.00.20Numerically controlled press brakes / Other, valued under $3,025 each4.4%
- 8462.23.00.50Numerically controlled press brakes / Other4.4%
- 8462.24.00.10Numerically controlled panel benders / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.24.00.20Numerically controlled panel benders / Other, valued under $3,025 each4.4%
- 8462.24.00.50Numerically controlled panel benders / Other4.4%
- 8462.25.00.10Numerically controlled roll forming machines / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.25.00.20Numerically controlled roll forming machines / Other, valued under $3,025 each4.4%
- 8462.25.00.50Numerically controlled roll forming machines / Other4.4%
- 8462.26.00.10Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.26.00.20Other, valued under $3,025 each4.4%
- 8462.26.00.50Other4.4%
- 8462.29.00.10Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.29.00.20Other, valued under $3,025 each4.4%
- 8462.29.00.30Press brakes4.4%
- 8462.29.00.40Bending rolls4.4%
- 8462.29.00.50Other4.4%
- 8462.32.10.40Slitting lines and cut-to-length lines / Numerically controlled / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.32.10.80Slitting lines and cut-to-length lines / Numerically controlled / Other4.4%
- 8462.32.50.10Slitting lines and cut-to-length lines / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.32.50.20Slitting lines and cut-to-length lines / Other, valued under $3,025 each4.4%
- 8462.32.50.50Slitting lines and cut-to-length lines / Other4.4%
- 8462.33.00.40Numerically controlled shearing machines / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.33.00.80Numerically controlled shearing machines / Other4.4%
- 8462.39.00.10Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.39.00.20Other, valued under $3,025 each4.4%
- 8462.39.00.50Other4.4%
- 8462.42.00.40Numerically controlled / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.42.00.80Numerically controlled / Other4.4%
- 8462.49.00.10Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.49.00.20Other, valued under $3,025 each4.4%
- 8462.49.00.50Other4.4%
- 8462.51.00.40Machines for working tube, pipe, hollow section and bar (excluding presses) / Numerically controlled / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.51.00.80Machines for working tube, pipe, hollow section and bar (excluding presses) / Numerically controlled / Other4.4%
- 8462.59.00.10Machines for working tube, pipe, hollow section and bar (excluding presses) / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.59.00.20Machines for working tube, pipe, hollow section and bar (excluding presses) / Other, valued under $3,025 each4.4%
- 8462.59.00.50Machines for working tube, pipe, hollow section and bar (excluding presses) / Other4.4%
- 8462.61.40.30Hydraulic presses / Numerically controlled / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.61.40.60Hydraulic presses / Numerically controlled / Other4.4%
- 8462.61.80.30Cold metal working presses / Hydraulic presses / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.61.80.90Cold metal working presses / Hydraulic presses / Other4.4%
- 8462.62.40.10Mechanical presses / Numerically controlled / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.62.40.30Mechanical presses / Numerically controlled / Other4.4%
- 8462.62.50.30Cold metal working presses / Mechanical presses / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.62.50.90Cold metal working presses / Mechanical presses / Other4.4%
- 8462.63.40.10Servo-presses / Numerically controlled / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.63.40.30Servo-presses / Numerically controlled / Other4.4%
- 8462.63.80.10Cold metal working presses / Servo-presses / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.63.80.20Cold metal working presses / Servo-presses / Other, valued under $3,025 each4.4%
- 8462.63.80.60Cold metal working presses / Servo-presses / Other4.4%
- 8462.69.40.10Cold metal working presses / Numerically controlled / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.69.40.30Cold metal working presses / Numerically controlled / Other4.4%
- 8462.69.80.10Cold metal working presses / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.69.80.20Cold metal working presses / Other, valued under $3,025 each4.4%
- 8462.69.80.60Cold metal working presses / Other4.4%
- 8462.90.40.10Numerically controlled / Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.90.40.30Numerically controlled / Other4.4%
- 8462.90.80.10Used or rebuilt4.4%
- 8462.90.80.20Other, valued under $3,025 each4.4%
- 8462.90.80.60Other4.4%