Makino a51 Horizontal Machining Center from Germany
Makino a51 is a high-precision horizontal machining center with automatic tool changer and compact Y-axis not exceeding 685 mm, ideal for aluminum and titanium aerospace components. It qualifies for HTS 8457.10.00.55 as a unit construction single-station machine specifically for metalworking with horizontal spindle design.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
15%
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
9903.05.900%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; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide rigidity test reports for metalworking capability to distinguish from non-metal machines
• Label as 'for working metal' explicitly in commercial invoice to align with chapter heading