Chapter 8434 — Customs Tariff Headings
Products classified under Tariff item 84.34
Bauer Dairy Chief Milking Unit
The Bauer Dairy Chief is a single-point pipeline milking unit designed for efficient cow milking in free-stall barns. It includes a high-capacity vacuum system, electronic pulsators, milk meters, and wash controls, all integral to the milking process. This equipment is dedicated to the extraction of milk from dairy cows, classifying it under tariff item 8434.10.00.
8434.10.00BouMatic ProFlex Milking System
The BouMatic ProFlex Milking System is a complete milking machine designed for parallel parlors, featuring flexible vacuum lines and auto-indexing clusters. It integrates milk quality sensors to monitor the milking process in real-time. As a dedicated milking machine, it falls under tariff item 8434.10.00.
8434.10.00DairyMaster Auto Milking Unit
The DairyMaster Auto Milking Unit combines vacuum milking with robotic cluster alignment and forestrip cups for automated teat preparation. It is designed for swing-to milking systems and comes complete for farm installation. This unit is specifically a milking machine, classified under tariff item 8434.10.00.
8434.10.00DeLaval VMS Vacuum Milking System
The DeLaval VMS is an automated robotic milking machine that uses vacuum technology to extract milk from dairy cows without human intervention. It includes teat cups, vacuum pumps, and control units specifically designed for milking. This system is a milking machine, classified under tariff item 8434.10.00.
8434.10.00Fullwood Gemini Portable Milking Machine
The Fullwood Gemini is a portable bucket-type milking machine with a vacuum pump, pulsation system, and stainless steel buckets, ideal for small-scale dairy operations. It is designed for mobility and ease of use in tie-stall barns. This portable unit is a milking machine, classified under tariff item 8434.10.00.
8434.10.00GEA Farm Technologies Swingover Milking Parlor
The GEA Farm Technologies Swingover Milking Parlor uses a central swing arm with vacuum clusters to serve two stalls simultaneously, optimizing labor in mid-sized dairies. It includes rapid milk transport and auto-washing features. This parlor system is a milking machine, classified under tariff item 8434.10.00.
8434.10.00IDB Technology Robot Milker
The IDB Technology Robot Milker uses AI vision for teat detection, vacuum extraction, and somatic cell counting in voluntary cow traffic systems. It is an advanced automated milking machine designed for modern dairy operations. This robot milker is classified under tariff item 8434.10.00.
8434.10.00Lely Astronaut Robotic Milker
The Lely Astronaut is a fully automated milking robot featuring a laser-guided arm, vacuum milking clusters, and milk metering for individual cow management. It allows voluntary cow milking, streamlining dairy operations. This robotic system is a milking machine, classified under tariff item 8434.10.00.
8434.10.00Melastyler Herringbone Milking Parlor
The Melastyler Herringbone Milking Parlor arranges cows at an angle with underbelly vacuum pits and rapid pit exit for high efficiency. It is designed for large-scale dairy operations. This parlor is a milking machine, classified under tariff item 8434.10.00.
8434.10.00Midwestern Portable Milking Machine
The Midwestern Portable Milking Machine is a 2-point portable milker with a gasoline vacuum engine, designed for remote pastures. It includes milk cans and straps for traditional small dairies. This portable unit is a milking machine, classified under tariff item 8434.10.00.
8434.10.00SAC Automatic Milking Rotary
The SAC Automatic Milking Rotary is a rotary milking platform that rotates cows past vacuum milking stations with automated attachment, cleaning, and dipping. It is designed for high-volume dairies with over 1000 cows. This rotary system is a milking machine, classified under tariff item 8434.10.00.
8434.10.00System Klein Parallel Milking Stall
The System Klein Parallel Milking Stall positions cows head-to-head with rear vacuum access, auto-drop clusters, and batch milking for 50-cow herds. It is a complete parlor milking system. This stall system is a milking machine, classified under tariff item 8434.10.00.
8434.10.00Universal Walk-Through Milking Box
The Universal Walk-Through Milking Box is designed for rapid cow entry and exit with side vacuum clusters, suitable for robotic or manual integration. It is a milking machine for dairy operations. This walk-through box is classified under tariff item 8434.10.00.
8434.10.00Van der Pol Portable Cow Milker
The Van der Pol Portable Cow Milker serves 12-16 cows with a wheeled vacuum cart, pulsators, and transparent buckets for smallholder farmers. It is a compact dairy milking solution. This portable milker is classified under tariff item 8434.10.00.
8434.10.00WestfaliaSurge Meridian Milking Parlor System
The WestfaliaSurge Meridian is a high-throughput milking parlor system with rapid-exit stalls, vacuum pipeline milking, and automated cluster removal for large dairy herds. It is designed exclusively for efficient cow milking. This parlor system is classified under tariff item 8434.10.00.
8434.20.00Butter Churn Machine
A motorized vat with paddles that agitates cream to separate butterfat from buttermilk through mechanical churning. It is used in traditional and industrial butter production, making it dairy machinery under tariff item 8434.20.00.
8434.20.00Cheese Curd Cutting Table
A vibrating or manual table with wire grids designed to cut coagulated milk into uniform curds for cheese making. It is essential for cheese production and qualifies as dairy machinery under tariff item 8434.20.00.
8434.20.00Cheese Whey Drainer
A perforated table or vat that allows whey to drain from cheese curds while retaining the curd mass for further processing. It is specialized equipment for cheese making and falls under tariff item 8434.20.00 as dairy machinery.
8434.20.00Condensed Milk Evaporator
A multi-effect vacuum evaporator that removes water from milk under reduced pressure to produce sweetened condensed milk. It is used for dairy concentration and qualifies as dairy machinery under tariff item 8434.20.00.
8434.20.00Cream Separator Centrifuge
A rotating drum machine that separates cream from whole milk based on density differences using centrifugal force. It is specifically for milk fractionation in cheese and butter production, making it dairy machinery under tariff item 8434.20.00.
8434.20.00Dairy CIP Cleaning System
An automated clean-in-place system with pumps, tanks, and return lines to chemically clean dairy processing equipment without disassembly. It is integral to dairy sanitation and qualifies as dairy machinery under tariff item 8434.20.00.
8434.20.00Ice Cream Freezer Machine
A continuous or batch freezer that incorporates air into sweetened cream mix while rapidly freezing to create ice cream texture. It is used for frozen dairy dessert production and falls under tariff item 8434.20.00 as dairy machinery.
8434.20.00Milk Bottle Washing Machine
An automated conveyor system with jets and brushes to clean and sanitize returnable glass milk bottles before refilling. It is used for bottle preparation in dairy packaging lines and qualifies as dairy machinery under tariff item 8434.20.00.
8434.20.00Milk Cooling Tank
An insulated bulk tank with refrigeration coils to rapidly cool raw milk post-milking to prevent spoilage. It is critical for milk storage and preservation on farms, making it dairy machinery under tariff item 8434.20.00.
8434.20.00Milk Fat Standardization Blender
An inline blending system that precisely mixes whole and skim milk to achieve target fat percentages for uniform dairy products. It is used for fat standardization and falls under tariff item 8434.20.00 as dairy machinery.
8434.20.00Milk Homogenizer Machine
A high-pressure pump system that forces milk through small nozzles to break down fat globules for uniform texture. It is essential for producing homogenized milk and qualifies as dairy machinery under tariff item 8434.20.00.
8434.20.00Milk Powder Spray Dryer
An atomizing nozzle tower that sprays liquid milk into a hot air chamber to instantly evaporate water, producing milk powder. It is specialized dairy drying machinery and falls under tariff item 8434.20.00.
8434.20.00Pasteurization Unit for Milk
A heat exchanger system designed to heat milk to a specific temperature to kill harmful bacteria while preserving quality. It is specialized dairy machinery for pasteurizing milk and qualifies under tariff item 8434.20.00.
8434.20.00Whey Processing Separator
A disk-stack centrifuge optimized for clarifying and concentrating whey byproduct from cheese production. It is used for whey valorization in dairy plants and falls under tariff item 8434.20.00 as dairy machinery.
8434.20.00Yogurt Incubator Fermentation Tank
A temperature-controlled stainless steel tank that maintains precise conditions for bacterial cultures to ferment milk into yogurt. It is used for cultured dairy product manufacturing and qualifies as dairy machinery under tariff item 8434.20.00.
8434.90.00Dairy Bulk Tank Agitator Paddle
A paddle designed to circulate milk within bulk cooling tanks, preventing cream separation before the milk is collected. It is a dedicated component of dairy storage and cooling machinery, making it a part of milking machines and dairy machinery.
8434.90.00Dairy Compressor Unloader Valve
An unloader valve used in dairy compressors to release pressure during idle periods, reducing energy consumption. It is a specialized component of dairy machinery's refrigeration or vacuum systems, qualifying as a part under this tariff item.
8434.90.00Dairy Milk Hose Repair Kit
A repair kit containing clamps, couplers, and inserts designed to fix milk transfer hoses in dairy parlor systems. These components are sold together as parts for maintaining dairy machinery, falling under this tariff item.
8434.90.00Dairy Milk Meter Housing
A protective housing for electronic milk meters used in rotary or parlor milking systems to measure yield per cow. It is a dedicated part of dairy milking machinery, classified under this tariff item.
8434.90.00Dairy Vacuum Pump Regulator
A regulator that maintains consistent vacuum pressure in milking systems, ensuring efficient milk flow and cow comfort. It is an integral part of dairy milking machinery, falling under this tariff item.
8434.90.00Dairy Vacuum Tank Relief Valve
A safety relief valve that prevents over-vacuum in central dairy vacuum tanks, protecting system integrity. It is a specialized part of dairy machinery, classified under this tariff item.
8434.90.00Milking Cluster Gate Valve
A gate valve used in milking clusters to prevent milk backflow and enable quick teat cup detachment. It is a dedicated part of dairy milking machinery, falling under this tariff item.
8434.90.00Milking Machine Digital Control Board
An electronic circuit board that manages wash cycles, vacuum levels, and alerts in modern milking machines. It is an advanced part of dairy machinery, classified under this tariff item.
8434.90.00Milking Machine Index Gate Arm
A robotic index gate arm that positions cows optimally in automated rotary milkers. It is a mechanical part of dairy machinery, falling under this tariff item.
8434.90.00Milking Machine Stainless Steel Shell
A stainless steel shell that houses teat cup liners and withstands daily milking rigors in parlor systems. It is a part of milking machines, classified under this tariff item.
8434.90.00Milking Parlor Cooling Tank Probe
A temperature probe that monitors and regulates bulk milk cooling tanks post-milking to preserve quality. It is a part of dairy machinery, falling under this tariff item.
8434.90.00Milking Parlor Stall Gate Latch
A heavy-duty latch that secures cow stalls during individual milking in herringbone parlors. It is a part of dairy machinery, classified under this tariff item.
8434.90.00Milking Teat Cup Liner
A rubber or silicone teat cup liner that fits inside stainless steel shells to gently massage and extract milk from cow udders during automated milking. It is an essential replaceable part of dairy machinery, falling under this tariff item.
8434.90.00Milk Pipeline Pulsation Valve
A pulsation valve that controls the rhythmic vacuum application in milk pipelines, simulating hand milking for better yield. It is a part of milking machines, classified under this tariff item.
8434.90.00Stainless Steel Milking Machine Claw
A key component that connects multiple teat cups to the vacuum system in a milking parlor, distributing milk flow evenly. It is a part of milking machines, classified under this tariff item.