Distilling or rectifying plant
Machinery, plant or laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated (excluding furnaces, ovens and other equipment of heading 8514), for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature such as heating, cooking, roasting, distilling, rectifying, sterilizing, pasteurizing, steaming, drying, evaporating, vaporizing, condensing or cooling, other than machinery or plant of a kind used for domestic purposes; instantaneous or storage water heaters, nonelectric; parts thereof: > Distilling or rectifying plant
Duty Rate (from China)
Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Except as provided in headings 9903.88.05, 9903.88.06, 9903.88.07, 9903.88.08, 9903.88.10, 9903.88.11, 9903.88.14, 9903.88.19, 9903.88.50, 9903.88.52, 9903.88.58, 9903.88.60, 9903.88.62, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(b) [to this subchapter]
Products classified under HTS 8419.40.00
Industrial Ethanol Distillation Column
A large-scale vertical column used in ethanol production plants to separate ethanol from fermentation broth through fractional distillation. It falls under HTS 8419.40.00 as it is specialized machinery for industrial rectification and purification of alcohol via temperature-based vapor-liquid separation processes.
Fractional Distillation Tower for Petrochemicals
Tall cylindrical tower with multiple trays used in refineries to separate crude oil into fractions like gasoline and diesel via rectification. Classified under HTS 8419.40.00 for its core function of vapor condensing and liquid redistillation in large-scale industrial plants.
Multi-Effect Evaporator Distillery Plant
Integrated system of evaporator bodies and condensers for concentrating sugar cane juice into syrup in rum distilleries, involving sequential distillation effects. HTS 8419.40.00 covers this as rectifying plant for temperature-controlled material separation in beverage production.
Vacuum Distillation Unit for Essential Oils
Short-path vacuum distiller for extracting high-value essential oils from plant materials at low temperatures to preserve volatiles. Falls under HTS 8419.40.00 as specialized rectifying equipment involving controlled distillation and condensation.
Batch Rectifier Still for Whiskey Production
Copper pot still with rectifier arm and condensers for double distillation of whiskey wash to higher proofs. Classified in HTS 8419.40.00 for its rectifying function in alcoholic beverage manufacturing plants.
Industrial Solvent Recovery Distillation System
Closed-loop distillation plant recovering solvents like toluene from paint manufacturing waste streams via fractional rectification. HTS 8419.40.00 applies to this temperature-process machinery for material purification.
Biodiesel Glycerol Rectification Column
Packed distillation column purifying crude glycerol byproduct from biodiesel transesterification to USP grade. HTS 8419.40.00 for this rectifying plant in biofuel processing facilities.
Perfume Alcohol Rectification Tower
High-purity ethanol rectifier for perfumery-grade alcohol, removing fusel oils through multi-plate rectification. Classified HTS 8419.40.00 as distilling plant for fine fragrance production.
Asphalt Distillation Plant for Roofing Materials
Vacuum distillation unit fractionating heavy oil residues into asphalt fluxes and roofing-grade bitumen. HTS 8419.40.00 covers this high-temperature rectifying plant for petroleum derivatives.
Herbal Extract Steam Distillery
Industrial steam distillation plant for herbal extracts used in nutraceuticals, with condenser and rectifier for essential oil separation. Under HTS 8419.40.00 for temperature-based plant extraction processes.
Toluene Recovery Rectification Column
Azeotropic distillation column recovering toluene solvent from polymer coating operations with high rectification efficiency. HTS 8419.40.00 for industrial aromatic hydrocarbon purification.
Rum Continuous Distillation Column
Multi-column continuous rectifier system for light rum production from molasses wash at high throughput. Classified HTS 8419.40.00 as specialized distilling plant for spirits.
Deodorizing Distillation Tower for Edible Oils
Vacuum steam stripping tower removing odors and free fatty acids from soybean oil via molecular distillation. HTS 8419.40.00 for edible oil refining rectifying plant.
High-Purity Silicon Tetrachloride Distiller
Rectifying column producing semiconductor-grade SiCl4 for polysilicon deposition via fractional distillation of metallurgical silicon. Borderline HTS 8419.40.00 vs statistical notes, but qualifies as general distillation plant.
Pharmaceutical Water Distillation Plant
Multi-stage distillation system producing pyrogen-free water for injection (WFI) through vaporization and rectification. Under HTS 8419.40.00 as sterile processing plant involving precise temperature-controlled distillation.