Makino SP43 Wire EDM Machine from China
The Makino SP43 is a high-precision traveling wire electro-discharge machine designed specifically for cutting complex shapes in metal workpieces using a continuously moving thin wire electrode. It falls under HTS 8456.30.1020 as it employs electro-discharge processes with a traveling wire type for metalworking, enabling intricate cuts in hardened steels and alloys without mechanical stress.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.88.0125%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]
Import Tips
• Verify machine specifications confirm electro-discharge traveling wire mechanism for metal; provide manufacturer technical datasheets
• Ensure EPA compliance for dielectric fluid systems
• Watch for misclassification as general EDM if not wire-fed