HTS heading 8430 · Chapter 84
HTS 8430: Other moving, grading, leveling, scraping, excavating,…
HTS heading 8430 covers other moving, grading, leveling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracting or boring machinery, for earth, minerals or ores; pile-drivers and pile-extractors; snowplows and snowblowers. It has 11 tariff lines with a duty rate; the general (MFN) rates are Free (11 lines).
Imports may also owe Chapter 99 tariffs (Section 232, 301 or 201) depending on origin and date, plus the Merchandise Processing Fee and, by sea, the Harbor Maintenance Fee.
Rates from the 2026 HTS Revision 22, effective October 30, 2026. Source: U.S. International Trade Commission.
Tariff lines and duty rates
| HTS code | Description | General | Special | Column 2 | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8430.10.00.00 | Pile-drivers and pile-extractors[No.] | Free | 35% | Estimate → | |
| 8430.20.00 | Snowplows and snowblowers | Free | 35% | ||
| Snowblowers: | |||||
| 8430.20.00.30 | Attachment type[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8430.20.00.60 | Other[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8430.20.00.90 | Other[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| Coal or rock cutters and tunneling machinery: | |||||
| 8430.31.00 | Self-propelled | Free | 35% | ||
| 8430.31.00.40 | Rock breaking machines[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8430.31.00.80 | Other[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8430.39.00 | Other | Free | 35% | ||
| 8430.39.00.40 | Rock breaking machines[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8430.39.00.80 | Other[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| Other boring or sinking machinery: | |||||
| 8430.41.00.00 | Self-propelled[No.] | Free | 35% | Estimate → | |
| 8430.49 | Other: | ||||
| 8430.49.40.00 | Offshore oil and natural gas drilling and production platforms[kg] | Free | 45% | Estimate → | |
| 8430.49.80 | Other | Free | 35% | ||
| For oil well and gas field drilling: | |||||
| 8430.49.80.10 | Rotary[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8430.49.80.20 | Other[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| For water well drilling: | |||||
| 8430.49.80.30 | Rotary[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8430.49.80.40 | Other[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8430.49.80.50 | Other[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8430.50 | Other machinery, self-propelled: | ||||
| 8430.50.10.00 | Peat excavators[No.] | Free | 35% | Estimate → | |
| 8430.50.50.00 | Other[No.] | Free | 35% | Estimate → | |
| Other machinery, not self-propelled: | |||||
| 8430.61.00.00 | Tamping or compacting machinery[No.] | Free | 35% | Estimate → | |
| 8430.69.01.00 | Other[No.] | Free | 35% | Estimate → |
23 lines shown. Statistical suffixes (the last two digits) inherit the rate of the 8-digit subheading above them.
Example: base duty and fees on $10000
For HTS 8430.10.00.00 at the general rate of Free, shipped by ocean, before any Chapter 99 tariffs:
| Base duty (Free) | $0.00 |
| Merchandise Processing Fee (0.3464%, min $34.58) | $34.64 |
| Harbor Maintenance Fee (0.125%) | $12.50 |
| Duty and fees | $47.14 |
Origin-specific tariffs can multiply this. Run this example from China or from Mexico to see every line.
