HTS heading 8448 · Chapter 84
HTS 8448: Auxiliary machinery for use with machines of heading…
HTS heading 8448 covers auxiliary machinery for use with machines of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447 (for example, dobbies, Jacquards, automatic stop motions and shuttle changing mechanisms); parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of this heading or of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447 (for example, spindles and spindle flyers, card clothing, combs, extruding nipples, shuttles, healds and heald-frames, hosiery needles). It has 21 tariff lines with a duty rate; the general (MFN) rates are Free (13 lines), 3.7% (4 lines), 3.3% (3 lines) and others.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auxiliary machinery for machines of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447: | |||||
| 8448.11.00.00 | Dobbies and Jacquards; card reducing, copying, punching or assembling machines for use therewith[No.] | Free | 40% | Estimate → | |
| 8448.19.00.00 | Other[No.] | Free | 40% | Estimate → | |
| 8448.20 | Parts and accessories of machines of heading 8444 or of their auxiliary machinery: | ||||
| 8448.20.10.00 | Of machines for extruding or drawing man-made textile filaments[No.] | 3.7% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% | Estimate → |
| 8448.20.50 | Other | 3.3% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% | |
| 8448.20.50.10 | Of texturing machines[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8448.20.50.90 | Other[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| Parts and accessories of machines of heading 8445 or of their auxiliary machinery: | |||||
| 8448.31.00.00 | Card clothing[m2] | 3.3% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 45% | Estimate → |
| 8448.32.00 | Of machines for preparing textile fibers, other than card clothing | Free | 40% | ||
| 8448.32.00.10 | Of cotton gins[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8448.32.00.90 | Other[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8448.33.00.00 | Spindles, spindle flyers, spinning rings and ring travellers[No.] | 3.3% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% | Estimate → |
| 8448.39 | Other: | ||||
| 8448.39.10.00 | Parts of spinning, doubling or twisting machines[No.] | Free | 40% | Estimate → | |
| 8448.39.50.00 | Parts of winding or reeling machines[No.] | 3.7% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% | Estimate → |
| 8448.39.90.00 | Other[No.] | Free | 40% | Estimate → | |
| Parts and accessories of weaving machines (looms) or of their auxiliary machinery: | |||||
| 8448.42.00.00 | Reeds for looms, healds and heald-frames[No.] | 3.7% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% | Estimate → |
| 8448.49 | Other: | ||||
| 8448.49.10.00 | Shuttles[No.] | 3.7% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% | Estimate → |
| 8448.49.20.00 | Other[No.] | Free | 40% | Estimate → | |
| Parts and accessories of machines of heading 8447 or of their auxiliary machinery: | |||||
| 8448.51 | Sinkers, needles and other articles used in forming stitches: | ||||
| Needles for knitting machines: | |||||
| 8448.51.10.00 | Latch needles[thousands] | Free | $2/1,000 + 60% | Estimate → | |
| 8448.51.20.00 | Spring-beard needles[thousands] | Free | $1.50/1,000 + 50% | Estimate → | |
| 8448.51.30.00 | Other[thousands] | Free | $1.15/1,000 + 40% | Estimate → | |
| 8448.51.50.00 | Other[No.] | Free | 40% | Estimate → | |
| 8448.59 | Other: | ||||
| 8448.59.10.00 | Parts of knitting machines[No.] | Free | 40% | Estimate → | |
| 8448.59.50.00 | Other[No.] | Free | 40% | Estimate → | |
| 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: | ||||
| 8449.00.10.00 | Finishing machinery and parts thereof[No.] | 2.6% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% | Estimate → |
| 8449.00.50.00 | Other[No.] | Free | 40% | Estimate → |
25 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 8448.20.10.00 at the general rate of 3.7%, shipped by ocean, before any Chapter 99 tariffs:
| Base duty (3.7%) | $370.00 |
| Merchandise Processing Fee (0.3464%, min $34.58) | $34.64 |
| Harbor Maintenance Fee (0.125%) | $12.50 |
| Duty and fees | $417.14 |
Origin-specific tariffs can multiply this. Run this example from China or from Mexico to see every line.
Special program codes in this heading
- A, A*, A+
- Generalized System of Preferences (GSP)
- AU
- U.S.–Australia FTA
- BH
- U.S.–Bahrain FTA
- CL
- U.S.–Chile FTA
- CO
- U.S.–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement
- D
- African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA)
- E, E*
- Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act
- IL
- U.S.–Israel FTA
- JO
- U.S.–Jordan FTA
- KR
- U.S.–Korea FTA (KORUS)
- MA
- U.S.–Morocco FTA
- OM
- U.S.–Oman FTA
- P, P+
- CAFTA-DR
- PA
- U.S.–Panama Trade Promotion Agreement
- PE
- U.S.–Peru Trade Promotion Agreement
- S, S+
- USMCA (United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement)
- SG
- U.S.–Singapore FTA
A special rate applies only when the goods qualify under that program's rules of origin and the claim is made at entry.