Automated Honey Filling and Capping Line

Conveyor system with piston fillers and crimp cappers for commercial honey jar packaging post-extraction. Classified under HTS 8436.80.00.70 when dedicated to bee products.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳ChinaFree+35.0%35%
🇲🇽MexicoFree+10.0%10%
🇨🇦CanadaFree+10.0%10%
🇩🇪GermanyFree+10.0%10%
🇯🇵JapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

8422.30Lower: 10% vs 35%

If for general food packaging machinery handling multiple liquids

Dispensing/bottling machines shift from bee-specific under Chapter 84.

8438.40.00Lower: 19.8% vs 35%

If brewery-specific filling equipment

Brewing machinery has dedicated heading excluding honey processing.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Calibrate fill volume accuracy to ±1% for net weight declaration compliance

Provide sanitary design validation (3-A standards) for food contact surfaces