Other machinery
Machinery (other than machines of heading 8450) for washing, cleaning, wringing, drying, ironing, pressing (including fusing presses), bleaching, dyeing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile yarns, fabrics or made up textile articles and machines for applying the paste to the base fabric or other support used in the manufacture of floor coverings such as linoleum; machines for reeling, unreeling, folding, cutting or pinking textile fabrics; parts thereof: > Other machinery
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 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 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(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Products classified under HTS 8451.80.00.00
Fabric Finishing Calender
Heavy-duty calender machine for finishing textile fabrics through heat and pressure to achieve smooth, glossy surface under HTS 8451.80.00.00 finishing provisions.
Textile Drying Oven
Conveyorized oven for drying dyed or finished textile fabrics and yarns after wet processing, under HTS 8451.80.00.00 other machinery provision.
Fabric Impregnating Line
Complete line for impregnating textile fabrics with resins or chemicals for waterproofing/coating under HTS 8451.80.00.00 impregnating provision.
Textile Pressing and Ironing Machine
Flatwork ironer and press for made-up textile articles like sheets and garments, under HTS 8451.80.00.00 for ironing, pressing textile articles.
Float Zone Crystal Grower
Specialized grower using float zone method to produce extremely pure monocrystalline semiconductor boules, explicitly noted in statistical notes under HTS 8451.80.00.00 for wafer manufacturing equipment.
Linoleum Paste Applying Machine
Specialized applicator for paste to base fabric in linoleum floor covering production, directly provided for in HTS 8451.80.00.00 heading description.
Fabric Reeling and Unreeling Machine
Automated machinery for reeling, unreeling, and tension control of textile fabrics during processing, explicitly covered under HTS 8451.80.00.00 for reeling, unreeling textile fabrics.
Textile Yarn Coating Machine
Precision coater applying polymers or chemicals to textile yarns for protection or functionality, classified under HTS 8451.80.00.00 for coating textile yarns.
Yarn Bleaching Machine
Continuous bleaching system for textile yarns using chemical baths and washing, classified in HTS 8451.80.00.00 for bleaching textile yarns.
Crystal Grinder for Semiconductor Wafers
A precision grinding machine used to grind semiconductor crystal boules to exact diameters and create flats indicating conductivity type and resistivity, as defined in statistical notes for wafer preparation equipment under HTS 8451.80.00.00. This falls under 'other machinery' for processing materials akin to textile finishing due to surface preparation similarities, though primarily for semiconductor boule processing.
Wafer Slicing Saw for Monocrystalline Boules
High-precision saw designed to slice thin wafers from monocrystalline semiconductor boules like silicon, as specified in statistical notes for wafer preparation equipment under HTS 8451.80.00.00. Classified here as 'other machinery' analogous to textile cutting or pinking machines due to precise slicing function.
Wafer Surface Lapper Machine
Machine that laps semiconductor wafers to achieve precise flatness and dimensional tolerances prior to fabrication, per statistical notes under HTS 8451.80.00.00 for wafer preparation. Treated as 'other machinery' similar to textile finishing equipment for surface preparation.
Semiconductor Wafer Polisher
Automated polisher for final surface finishing of semiconductor wafers to mirror-like flatness required for device fabrication, covered in statistical notes for wafer grinders, lappers, and polishers under HTS 8451.80.00.00.
Czochralski Crystal Puller
Equipment employing Czochralski method to grow pure monocrystalline silicon boules from which wafers are derived, as listed in statistical notes (a)(i) for crystal growers & pullers under HTS 8451.80.00.00.
Textile Fabric Pinking Machine
Machine for pinking (zigzag cutting) edges of textile fabrics to prevent fraying, directly enumerated in HTS 8451.80.00.00 heading for cutting or pinking textile fabrics.