Other
Machine tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills); machine tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to-length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding drawbenches); presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above: > Machines for working tube, pipe, hollow section and bar (excluding presses): > Other
Duty Rate (from China)
Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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]
Subheadings
Products classified under HTS 8462.59.00
Rectangular Hollow Section Puncher
Hydraulic puncher for holes in RHS sections for construction brackets. Excluding presses, classified HTS 8462.59.00 for punching hollow sections.
Tube Facing Machine
Precision facer squares tube ends for welding preparation. Shearing/flattening tube ends HTS 8462.59.00.
Tube End Forming Machine
A machine tool designed to form ends of metal tubes by bending, flaring, or reducing diameters without forging or pressing. It falls under HTS 8462.59.00 as it works metal tubes by bending and shaping, classified in the 'other' subcategory for tube and bar working machines excluding presses.
Mandrel Tube Bender
Internal mandrel-assisted bender prevents tube collapse during tight radius bends for aerospace tubing. Classified in HTS 8462.59.00 for specialized tube bending machines.
Bar Chamfering Machine
Automated chamferer for deburring and edge-breaking metal bars post-cutting. Fits HTS 8462.59.00 as other bar working by straightening/flattening/light shearing.
Tube Orbital Cutting Machine
Orbital saw machine for burr-free cutting of tubes while maintaining roundness. HTS 8462.59.00 covers tube shearing/cutting excluding standard saws.
Rod Straightening and Cutting Machine
Combo machine straightens coiled rods then cuts to length for fasteners. HTS 8462.59.00 for straightening/shearing bar working.
Square Tube Flattener
Machine flattens one side of square tubes for mounting brackets. Other tube working by flattening under HTS 8462.59.00.
Pipe Expanding Machine
Die-based expander increases pipe ID for slip joints in HVAC ducting. HTS 8462.59.00 other tube working by expanding/folding.
Bar Slotting Machine
Machine cuts slots in flat bars for shelving clips and brackets. Punching/notching subcategory HTS 8462.59.00.
Metal Pipe Bending Machine
CNC-controlled machine for precision bending of metal pipes and tubes used in automotive exhausts and furniture frames. Classified under HTS 8462.59.00 for non-press machines working metal tubes by bending, excluding forging or rolling operations.
Tube Notching Machine
Pneumatic or electric machine that notches metal tubes for saddle joints in roll cage fabrication. It qualifies for HTS 8462.59.00 as a non-press tool for notching metal tubes and hollow sections.
Bar Shearing Machine
Guillotine-style shear for cutting metal bars and rods to length, used in structural steel fabrication. Falls under HTS 8462.59.00 for shearing machines working metal bars excluding presses.
Hollow Section Flattening Machine
Machine for flattening ends of square/rectangular metal hollow sections for welding joints. HTS 8462.59.00 covers such flattening operations on hollow sections excluding presses.
Pipe Swaging Machine
Rotary swaging machine reduces pipe diameter for fittings and adapters in plumbing systems. HTS 8462.59.00 includes swaging as other tube working by folding/reducing.