Makino SP43 Wire EDM Machine from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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