Heading 8456: Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electro-discharge, electro-chemical, electron-beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes; water-jet cutting machines
In chapter 84, Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof. 15 rate lines, laid out as HTS Revision 20 (2026) prints them.
| HTS number | Description | Units | General | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8456 | Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electro-discharge, electro-chemical, electron-beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes; water-jet cutting machines: | ||||
| Operated by laser or other light or photon beam processes | |||||
| 8456.11 | Operated by laser: | ||||
| 8456.11.10 | For working metal | 3.5% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | |
| 8456.11.10.10 | Numerically controlled | No. | |||
| 8456.11.10.50 | Other | No. | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 8456.11.70.00 | Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits, printed circuit assemblies, parts of heading 8517 or parts of automatic data processing units | No. | Free | 30% | |
| 8456.11.90.00 | Other | No. | 2.4% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8456.12 | Operated by other light or photon beam processes: | ||||
| 8456.12.10 | For working metal | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | |
| 8456.12.10.10 | Numerically controlled | No. | |||
| 8456.12.10.50 | Other | No. | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 8456.12.70.00 | Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits, printed circuit assemblies, parts of heading 8517 or parts of automatic data processing | No. | Free | 30% | |
| 8456.12.90.00 | Other | No. | 2.4% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% |
| 8456.20 | Operated by ultrasonic processes: | ||||
| 8456.20.10 | For working metal | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | |
| 8456.20.10.10 | Numerically controlled | No. | |||
| 8456.20.10.50 | Other | No. | |||
| 8456.20.50.00 | Other | No. | 2.4% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8456.30 | Operated by electro-discharge processes: | ||||
| 8456.30.10 | For working metal | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | |
| 8456.30.10.20 | Traveling wire (wire-cut) type | No. | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 8456.30.10.50 | Numerically controlled | No. | |||
| 8456.30.10.70 | Other | No. | |||
| 8456.30.50.00 | Other | No. | 2.4% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8456.40 | Operated by plasma arc process: | ||||
| 8456.40.10 | For working metal | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% | |
| 8456.40.10.10 | Numerically controlled | No. | |||
| 8456.40.10.90 | Other | No. | |||
| 8456.40.90.00 | Other | No. | 2.2% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8456.50.00.00 | Water-jet cutting machines | No. | 2.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8456.90 | Other: | ||||
| 8456.90.31.00 | For working metal | No. | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% |
| 8456.90.71.00 | Other | No. | 2.2% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
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Built September 29, 2026 from HTS Revision 20 (2026) (USITC release 2026HTSRev20, published September 23, 2026, current since September 28, 2026). The schedule changes often; USITC's own site always has the current text.