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Other machine tools for working metal or cermets, without removing material

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Heading 8463 covers machine tools that work metal or cermets without cutting or removing material. It is divided by machine type: drawbenches (8463.10), thread rolling machines (8463.20), machines for working wire (8463.30), and a residual other group (8463.90). Each of those four subheadings splits three ways: used or rebuilt, other valued under $3,025 each, and other.

Products in this heading

Drawbenches for pulling bars, tubes, profiles or wire
Thread rolling machines for forming threads by pressure
Wire working machines such as wire forming and bending machines
Used or rebuilt drawbenches
Rebuilt thread rolling machines
Small thread rolling machines valued under $3,025 each
Wire straightening and cutting machines that form rather than cut metal

How to choose the right subheading

Machine type: drawbench, thread rolling machine, wire working machine, or other non-cutting metalworking machine tool
Condition: whether the machine is used or rebuilt
Value: for new machines, whether the unit value is under $3,025 each or not
Confirm the machine forms metal without removing material, since cutting machine tools go to other headings

Often confused with

Lathes and turning centers
These remove metal, so they fall in the cutting machine tool headings.
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Machining centers and transfer machines
Metal-cutting machine tools are excluded from 8463.
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Presses for forging, bending, punching or shearing
Heading 8462 covers presses and forming machines; drawbenches are expressly excluded from it and go to 8463.
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Metal-rolling mills and rolls
Rolling mills are their own heading, separate from thread rolling machines.
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Parts and accessories for these machine tools
Parts of machines of headings 8456 to 8465 are classified in 8466, not with the machines.
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Frequently asked questions

What is the HTS code for a thread rolling machine?

New thread rolling machines not valued under $3,025 each are classified under 8463.20.00.80. Used or rebuilt thread rolling machines go under 8463.20.00.40.

What is the duty on a drawbench?

Drawbenches carry a general (MFN) rate of 4.4%, whether entered as used or rebuilt under 8463.10.00.40 or as other under 8463.10.00.80.

How do I classify a wire working machine valued under $3,025?

Use 8463.30.00.60 for machines for working wire, other than used or rebuilt, valued under $3,025 each. The general (MFN) rate is 4.4%.

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.