Haas VF-2SS Horizontal Machining Center from Canada
The Haas VF-2SS is a compact horizontal-spindle machining center with automatic tool changer and Y-axis travel not over 685 mm, designed for high-speed metalworking in aerospace and automotive parts production. It falls under HTS 8457.10.00.55 due to its unit construction, horizontal spindle, automatic tool changing capability, and specified Y-axis limitation for precise milling operations on metal workpieces.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
19.2%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.1015%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.12, 9903.82.17 and 9903.85.68, derivative aluminum and steel articles with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 15 percent, as provided for in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify Y-axis travel measurement in machine specs does not exceed 685 mm to confirm HTS 8457.10.00.55 classification; provide OEM documentation
• Include CE marking and ISO 9001 certification for quality compliance; declare spindle orientation as horizontal to avoid misclassification