HTS heading 8472 · Chapter 84
HTS 8472: Other office machines
HTS heading 8472 covers other office machines (for example, hectograph or stencil duplicating machines, addressing machines, automatic banknote dispensers, coin-sorting machines, coin-counting or wrapping machines, pencil-sharpening machines, perforating or stapling machines). It has 8 tariff lines with a duty rate; the general (MFN) rates are Free (7 lines), 1.8% (1 line).
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8472.10.00.00 | Duplicating machines[No.] | Free | 25% | Estimate → | |
| 8472.30.00.00 | Machines for sorting or folding mail or for inserting mail in envelopes or bands, machines for opening, closing or sealing mail and machines for affixing or canceling postage stamps[No.] | 1.8% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | Estimate → |
| 8472.90 | Other: | ||||
| 8472.90.05.00 | Addressing machines and address plate embossing machines[No.] | Free | 25% | Estimate → | |
| 8472.90.10.00 | Automatic teller machines[No.] | Free | 35% | Estimate → | |
| 8472.90.40.00 | Pencil sharpeners[No.] | Free | 40% | Estimate → | |
| 8472.90.50.00 | Typewriters other than printers of heading 8443; word processing machines[No.] | Free | 35% | Estimate → | |
| 8472.90.60.00 | Numbering, dating and check-writing machines[No.] | Free | 25% | Estimate → | |
| 8472.90.90 | Other | Free | 35% | ||
| 8472.90.90.40 | Desktop note counters and note scanners[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8472.90.90.60 | Other currency and coin handling machines[No.] | Estimate → | |||
| 8472.90.90.80 | Other[No.] | Estimate → |
11 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 8472.30.00.00 at the general rate of 1.8%, shipped by ocean, before any Chapter 99 tariffs:
| Base duty (1.8%) | $180.00 |
| Merchandise Processing Fee (0.3464%, min $34.58) | $34.64 |
| Harbor Maintenance Fee (0.125%) | $12.50 |
| Duty and fees | $227.14 |
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.