8449.00—Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats; parts thereof
General duty rate
Free – 2.6%
Across 2 10-digit lines; pick a line below for the exact rate
Coverage on this page
Plain-English explanation
HTS 8449.00 is a 6-digit subheading of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule covering Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats; parts thereof. It sits in Chapter 84: Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof, Section XVI: Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Electrical Equipment; Parts Thereof; Sound Recorders and Reproducers, Television Image and Sound Recorders and Reproducers, and Parts and Accessories of Such Articles and rolls up 2 10-digit statistical lines, with general duty rates ranging from Free to 2.6%. No Chapter 99 tariff modifications or AD/CVD orders currently flag any line under this subheading in Tandom's catalog.
10-digit lines under 8449.00(2)
Pick a line to view full rate detail and compute landed duty
Frequently asked questions
What does HTS 8449.00 cover?
HTS 8449.00 is a 6-digit subheading of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule covering Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats; parts thereof. It belongs to Chapter 84 and rolls up 2 10-digit statistical lines that brokers actually file at entry.
What is the duty rate for HTS 8449.00?
General (Column 1) duty rates for the 10-digit lines under HTS 8449.00 range from Free to 2.6%. The exact rate depends on the specific 10-digit statistical line — pick a line below to see its full rate detail.
How do I find the right 10-digit line under HTS 8449.00?
U.S. Customs requires entries to be filed at the 10-digit statistical level — the broader subheading HTS 8449.00 is not directly fileable. Match your product description to the most specific 10-digit line in the list on this page; if multiple lines could apply, the General Rules of Interpretation (GRIs) and chapter notes determine which one governs.
Are there AD/CVD orders affecting HTS 8449.00?
Learn more
Tandom guides relevant to this code
Trade compliance APIs in broker workflows
Where trade compliance APIs fit in a broker's filing pipeline: HTS classification, duty calculation, AD/CVD scope match, and post-summary corrections.
Open resource
Bulk-classify SKU descriptions with the Tandom HTS Classifier API
Run thousands of product descriptions through HTS classification, score the confidence, and triage borderline rows. Public search endpoint plus the closed-beta three-layer Classifier.
Open resource