Machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils
Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof: > Machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils
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]
Products classified under HTS 8479.20.00.00
Screw Press Oil Expeller
A continuous screw press machine that extracts oil from oilseeds like soybeans or sunflower seeds by applying mechanical pressure to crush and squeeze out fixed vegetable oils. It falls under HTS 8479.20.00.00 as machinery specifically designed for the preparation and extraction of fixed vegetable fats or oils from plant materials.
Hydraulic Oil Seed Press
A batch hydraulic press that compresses oil-bearing seeds such as sesame or peanuts to extract fixed vegetable oils through high-pressure plate squeezing. Classified under HTS 8479.20.00.00 for its dedicated function in preparing and extracting vegetable fats from seeds.
Vegetable Oil Solvent Extractor
Industrial extractor using hexane solvent to dissolve and recover fixed vegetable oils from prepared oilseed flakes like soybean meal. It is specifically for the extraction of fixed vegetable oils, fitting HTS 8479.20.00.00.
Animal Fat Rendering Kettle
A steam-jacketed kettle that cooks and separates animal fats like tallow from beef tissues through heating and straining. Falls under HTS 8479.20.00.00 as machinery for extraction/preparation of animal fats.
Fish Oil Continuous Centrifuge Extractor
A disc-stack centrifuge that separates fish oil from cod liver or menhaden emulsions in continuous marine oil processing lines. Classified in HTS 8479.20.00.00 for animal oil (fish-derived) extraction machinery.
Palm Kernel Oil Press Machine
Specialized screw press for extracting palm kernel oil, a fixed vegetable fat, from crushed palm nut kernels. It matches HTS 8479.20.00.00 for vegetable oil preparation machinery.
Soybean Oil Flaking Mill
Roller mill that flakes soybeans to thin sheets for optimal solvent extraction of soybean oil in preparation stages. Essential preparation machinery under HTS 8479.20.00.00 for fixed vegetable oils.