9024.10.00.00
Machines and appliances for testing metals
Classification path
- Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials (for example, metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics), and parts and accessories thereof
- Machines and appliances for testing metals
Rates of duty
- General (MFN)
- Free
- Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus
- 40%
- Unit of quantity
- No.
Related lines in heading 9024
About heading 9024
Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity or other mechanical properties of materials (for example, metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics), and parts and accessories thereof
Heading 9024 covers machines and appliances that test the mechanical properties of materials, such as hardness, tensile strength, compressibility and elasticity. It is split into machines for testing metals (9024.10), other testing machines and appliances (9024.80), and parts and accessories (9024.90), which is further split between parts for metal-testing machines and other parts.
Full guide to heading 9024Products in this heading
- Universal tensile testing machine for metal specimens
- Rockwell or Brinell hardness tester
- Concrete compression testing machine
- Textile tensile strength tester
- Paper and board burst strength tester
- Rubber and plastic elasticity or elongation tester
- Test grips, fixtures and loading frames sold as parts of these machines
- Extensometers and specimen holders made for testing machines
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for a machine that tests the tensile strength of metal?
Metal-testing machines and appliances are classified under 9024.10.00.00, which carries a general (MFN) rate of Free.
What is the duty on a hardness tester for plastics or rubber?
Testing machines for materials other than metals fall under 9024.80.00.00, and the general (MFN) rate is Free.
How do I classify a replacement grip or fixture for my testing machine?
Parts and accessories for metal-testing machines go under 9024.90.00.40, while other parts and accessories go under 9024.90.00.80; both have a general (MFN) rate of Free.
Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, retrieved October 22, 2026.