Chapter 8438 — Customs Tariff Headings
Subheadings
Products classified under Tariff item 84.38
Automated Bagel Former and Boiler
An automated machine that shapes and pre-boils bagels before baking, handling forming, boiling, and drainage in one integrated process. This equipment is classified under tariff item 8438.10.00 as bakery machinery for commercial food preparation, distinct from pasta-making equipment.
8438.10.00Automated Dough Divider and Rounder
A pneumatic machine that divides dough into precise portions and rounds them into balls for bread production. This equipment is classified under tariff item 8438.10.00 as bakery machinery for industrial food manufacture, excluding pasta equipment.
8438.10.00Automatic Bread Slicer Machine
An automated bread slicer that cuts baked loaves into uniform slices for commercial bakeries. This machine is essential for post-baking processing in industrial food manufacture, falling under tariff item 8438.10.00 as bakery machinery.
8438.10.00Bakomatic Industrial Bread Plant
A complete automated line for bread production from mixing to cooling in large bakeries. It is classified under tariff item 8438.10.00 as comprehensive bakery machinery despite its multi-functionality.
8438.10.00Baxter Tunnel Oven
A continuous flow tunnel oven for high-volume baking of bread, rolls, and pastries in industrial settings. It qualifies for tariff item 8438.10.00 due to its dedicated use in bakery manufacturing processes.
8438.10.00Bread Cooling Tunnel Conveyor
An enclosed conveyor tunnel that cools baked bread loaves post-oven to set crusts and prevent condensation in packaging. This equipment is classified under tariff item 8438.10.00 as bakery machinery for industrial food processes.
8438.10.00Bun Divider Rounder
An automatic machine that divides and rounds dough into buns for bakery production lines. It is classified under tariff item 8438.10.00 as bakery machinery used in the industrial preparation of food.
8438.10.00Commercial Pasta Sheeter Roller
An industrial roller machine that sheets dough into thin pasta sheets for spaghetti or macaroni production. It falls under tariff item 8438.10.00 as machinery used in the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti, or similar products.
8438.10.00Commercial Pastry Sheeter and Laminator
A roller-based machine that sheets and laminates dough for croissants and puff pastries in industrial bakeries. This equipment qualifies under tariff item 8438.10.00 as other bakery machinery for food preparation, distinct from pasta-making equipment.
8438.10.00Convection Bakery Oven
A fan-assisted convection oven designed for rapid, even baking in commercial bakeries. It falls under tariff item 8438.10.00 as bakery machinery for the industrial preparation of baked goods.
8438.10.00Croissant Makeup Line
An integrated line that rolls, folds, and cuts croissant dough sheets for industrial bakeries, producing makeup dough ready for proofing. This equipment is classified under tariff item 8438.10.00 as other bakery machinery in food manufacture.
8438.10.00Dalmec Bakery Dough Rounder
A conical rounder that gently shapes dough pieces into balls for bread production in industrial bakeries. It falls under 8438.10.00 as specialized bakery forming equipment.
8438.10.00Deck Oven for Artisan Bread
A multi-deck stone hearth oven used in industrial settings for baking artisan breads and pizzas. It is classified under 8438.10.00 as bakery machinery for the manufacture of baked goods.
8438.10.00DoughMaster Retarder Proofer
A temperature-controlled retarder/proofer that holds dough overnight for consistent bakery quality. It is classified under 8438.10.00 as bakery machinery for dough preparation.
8438.10.00Fritsch Bagel Former
An automated machine that shapes dough into bagels for industrial production lines. It is classified under 8438.10.00 as bakery machinery for manufacturing specific baked products.
8438.10.00Gemini Bakery Depositor
A piston depositor for precise placement of cookie dough onto baking sheets in high-volume bakeries. It is classified under 8438.10.00 as industrial bakery food preparation machinery.
8438.10.00Industrial Bread Proofer
A climate-controlled cabinet that proofs dough for optimal rise in bakery production. It is classified under tariff item 8438.10.00 as essential bakery machinery for the industrial preparation of food.
8438.10.00Industrial Bread Slicing Machine
A high-capacity machine that slices freshly baked bread loaves into uniform thickness for commercial packaging. It falls under tariff item 8438.10.00 as bakery machinery designed for the industrial preparation of food.
8438.10.00Industrial Bun Proofing Cabinet
A temperature and humidity-controlled cabinet for proofing dough buns before baking in large bakeries. This equipment falls under tariff item 8438.10.00 as bakery machinery for the industrial manufacture of food products.
8438.10.00Industrial Cookie Depositor
A piston-driven depositor that portions cookie dough onto baking sheets for mass production. This equipment is classified under tariff item 8438.10.00 for bakery machinery in food preparation, supporting wirecut and rotary cookie varieties.
8438.10.00Industrial Pan Greaser for Bakery Trays
An automated sprayer that applies release oil to bread pans before dough loading in bakeries. This equipment classifies under tariff item 8438.10.00 as auxiliary bakery machinery for food preparation, ensuring clean pan release.
8438.10.00Industrial Spiral Dough Mixer
A heavy-duty spiral mixer designed for bakery production lines to knead large batches of dough for bread and pastries. It falls under tariff item 8438.10.00 as bakery machinery used in the industrial preparation of food.
8438.10.00J4 Industrial Bun Divider
A precision divider that portions dough into equal weights for hamburger buns and rolls in bakeries. It is classified under 8438.10.00 as bakery dough preparation machinery.
8438.10.00Koenig Sandwich Bun Molder
An automatic molder that forms and tensions dough for perfect sandwich buns in production bakeries. It is classified under 8438.10.00 as specialized bakery shaping machinery.
8438.10.00LBC Bakery Cooling Tunnel
A conveyorized cooling tunnel that rapidly cools baked goods to prevent sogginess in industrial bakeries. It is classified as bakery machinery under 8438.10.00 for post-bake processing.
8438.10.00Macaroni Cutting Machine
A precision cutter that shapes extruded pasta into macaroni pieces. It is classified under tariff item 8438.10.00 as machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti, or similar products.
8438.10.00Macaroni Extruder Die Head Assembly
Precision die heads for shaping macaroni pasta during extrusion in industrial production lines. These components fall under tariff item 8438.10.00 as other machinery for similar pasta products manufacture, ensuring consistent pasta shapes at scale.
8438.10.00Molineux Spiral Dough Mixer
A heavy-duty spiral mixer for large batches of bread dough in commercial bakeries, featuring variable speed and bowl tipping. It falls under 8438.10.00 as bakery machinery for food preparation.
8438.10.00Pasta Extruder Machine
An industrial extruder that forces dough through dies to form macaroni, spaghetti, or similar pasta shapes. It is directly covered under tariff item 8438.10.00 for machinery manufacturing pasta products.
8438.10.00Pasta Press Machine
A hydraulic press for forming fresh pasta dough sheets industrially. It is classified under tariff item 8438.10.00 as machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti, or similar products.
8438.10.00Peerless Industrial Bread Proofer
A large-capacity proofing cabinet that controls temperature and humidity for dough rising in commercial bakeries. It is classified under 8438.10.00 as essential bakery machinery for the industrial preparation of yeast-leavened products.
8438.10.00Planetary Dough Mixer
A high-capacity planetary mixer for bakery dough preparation with rotating beater and bowl. It is classified under tariff item 8438.10.00 as bakery machinery for industrial food manufacture.
8438.10.00Rack Oven for Industrial Baking
A large-capacity rack oven for baking multiple trays of bread, rolls, or pastries in commercial bakeries. It falls under tariff item 8438.10.00 as specialized bakery machinery for food manufacture.
8438.10.00Revent Convection Oven
A rack-style convection oven with fan-forced air circulation for even baking of artisan breads. It is classified under 8438.10.00 as bakery machinery for industrial food manufacture.
8438.10.00Revolving Tray Oven
A rotating tray oven that ensures even baking of cookies and pastries in bakeries. It is classified under 8438.10.00 as bakery machinery for the industrial preparation of food.
8438.10.00Roll Divider Machine
A precision divider for bakery rolls and bread dough portions. It is classified under tariff item 8438.10.00 as industrial bakery machinery for food preparation.
8438.10.00Rondo Automatic Bread Slicer
An industrial machine designed to slice freshly baked bread loaves into uniform thicknesses for commercial bakeries. It falls under 8438.10.00 as bakery machinery used in the industrial preparation of food.
8438.10.00Spaghetti Drying Cabinet
A controlled drying unit for fresh spaghetti strands in pasta production. It is covered by tariff item 8438.10.00 as machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti, or similar products.
8438.10.00Ultratab Industrial Cookie Sheeter
A multi-roller sheeter that reduces cookie dough to precise thickness for wirecut cookies. It is classified under 8438.10.00 as bakery machinery for industrial food preparation.
8438.10.00WP Bakery Rack Oven
A multi-deck rack oven designed for industrial bakeries, allowing simultaneous baking of multiple bread trays. This equipment is essential for large-scale bakery production and falls under tariff item 8438.10.00 as bakery machinery for the industrial preparation of food.
8438.20.00Caramel Cooking Vat
A vacuum cooking kettle with scraped surface agitator designed for controlled caramelization of sugar and dairy without scorching. This equipment is specifically engineered for confectionery production, making it classifiable under machinery for the manufacture of confectionery.
8438.20.00Chocolate Conche Refiner
A large-capacity conche with granite rollers that refines chocolate liquor through friction and aeration for smooth mouthfeel. This machine is core equipment in cocoa and chocolate processing, directly falling under the tariff item for chocolate manufacture machinery.
8438.20.00Chocolate Enrobing Machine
A conveyor-based system that coats centers like nuts or caramels with tempered chocolate, followed by cooling. This machine is specialized for chocolate coating in confectionery production, fitting the tariff item for chocolate manufacture machinery.
8438.20.00Chocolate Tempering Machine
An industrial machine that heats and cools melted chocolate to achieve stable crystal formation for smooth texture and gloss. This tempering machine is specifically designed for chocolate manufacture, making it classifiable under the tariff item for chocolate machinery.
8438.20.00Cocoa Bean Roasting Machine
A rotary drum roaster designed to evenly roast cocoa beans, developing flavor precursors critical for chocolate production. This machine plays a specific role in cocoa processing within confectionery manufacturing, fitting the tariff item for cocoa or chocolate machinery.
8438.20.00Gum Base Mixing Kettle
A high-torque mixer with steam-jacketed kettle for blending gum base polymers, sweeteners, and flavors into chewing gum mass. This equipment is specific to confectionery manufacturing, making it classifiable under the tariff item for confectionery machinery.
8438.20.00Hard Candy Depositing Machine
An automated depositor that precisely pours molten sugar syrup into molds for uniform hard candy formation and cooling. This machine is dedicated to confectionery manufacturing, fitting the tariff item for confectionery machinery.
8438.20.00Jelly Candy Forming Machine
A depositor and starch mogul system that forms pectin or gelatin-based jelly candies in powdered starch molds. This equipment is specifically designed for confectionery gelling and shaping, making it classifiable under the tariff item for confectionery machinery.
8438.20.00Licorice Extrusion Line
A continuous extruder that forms licorice paste through dies into ropes, followed by cooling and coiling. This machine is dedicated to licorice production, fitting the tariff item for confectionery machinery.
8438.20.00Nougat Aerator Mixer
A high-speed beater with controlled temperature jacket that whips sugar syrup with egg whites for aerated nougat texture. This machine is specialized for confectionery aeration, making it classifiable under the tariff item for confectionery machinery.
8438.30.00Cane Sugar Juice Diffuser
A large-scale industrial diffuser designed to extract juice from crushed sugarcane by countercurrent diffusion using hot water. It is specialized machinery integral to the sugar manufacturing process, falling under tariff item 8438.30.00.
8438.30.00Multiple Effect Sugar Evaporator
A multi-stage vacuum evaporator that concentrates sugarcane juice by removing water vapor through successive effects. It is core sugar manufacturing equipment for syrup production, classified under tariff item 8438.30.00.
8438.30.00Sugar Beet Juice Extractor
An industrial pulper and pressure screw system for extracting juice from sliced sugar beets through diffusion batteries. It is machinery dedicated to beet sugar manufacture, falling under tariff item 8438.30.00.
8438.30.00Sugar Cane Juice Clarifier
An industrial clarifier using lime and heat to remove impurities from sugarcane juice through the defecation process. It has a dedicated role in the sugar manufacture purification stage, classified under tariff item 8438.30.00.
8438.30.00Sugar Cane Shredder
A heavy-duty rotary shredder that prepares cane stalks by shredding them into fibers for efficient juice extraction. It is preparatory machinery specific to sugar manufacture, falling under tariff item 8438.30.00.
8438.30.00Sugar Centrifugal Machine
A high-speed batch or continuous centrifugal for separating sugar crystals from mother liquor in massecuite. It is classified under tariff item 8438.30.00 for its role in the sugar manufacturing separation process.
8438.30.00Sugar Cooling Conveyor
A vibratory or troughed belt conveyor system with integrated cooling for conditioning raw sugar prior to storage. It is classified under tariff item 8438.30.00 for specialized sugar handling post-crystallization.
8438.30.00Sugar Dryer Machine
A rotary drum or fluidized bed dryer for final moisture reduction of raw sugar crystals to less than 0.5% moisture. It is finishing machinery in sugar manufacture, falling under tariff item 8438.30.00.
8438.30.00Sugar Mill Juice Extraction Train
A complete 4-6 roller tandem mill system with hydraulic pressure control for maximum juice extraction from cane fiber. It is classified under tariff item 8438.30.00 for its integrated role in sugar manufacturing.
8438.30.00Sugar Vacuum Pan Crystallizer
A batch or continuous vacuum pan for massecuite formation where sugar crystals grow in concentrated syrup under vacuum. It is classified under tariff item 8438.30.00 for its specialized role in sugar crystallization.