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Fives Group Maestro Portal Boring Mill from Germany

A heavy-duty portal-style boring mill designed for large-scale metal components in shipbuilding and energy sectors, featuring ram-type boring heads for deep-hole precision boring. Falls under HTS 8459.49.0080 as an 'other' boring machine that removes metal through milling and boring operations. Its rigid floor-type construction enables high-torque metal removal.

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

• Provide engineering drawings showing boring spindle configuration to distinguish from milling machines under 8459.61

• Declare accurate weight and dimensions early; oversized boring mills often trigger additional transport compliance requirements

• Avoid pitfalls by certifying no semiconductor-specific adaptations, as those may shift to Chapter 84 statistical notes for wafer processing