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Footwear Heel Building Machine from China

Machine stacking and compressing leather or wood lifts to form shoe heels. Fits under HTS 8453.80.00.00 for other footwear production equipment.

Duty Rate — China → United States

20%

Rate breakdown

9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China

Import Tips

Document heel materials (leather/wood) to tie to Chapter 84 leather provisions

Ensure compression specs match footwear scale, not industrial pressing

Footwear Heel Building Machine from China — Import Duty Rate | HTS 8453.80.00.00