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Harmonized Tariff Schedule: how to read it

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What each part of the tariff does, from sections to the digits of a line, with the current release and a search.

CodeLineGeneralColumn 2
8467.11.10Pneumatic > Rotary type (including combined rotary-percussion) > Suitable for metal working4.5%30%
8467.11.50Pneumatic > Rotary type (including combined rotary-percussion) > OtherFree27.5%
8467.19.10.00Pneumatic > Other > Suitable for metal working4.5%30%
8467.19.50Pneumatic > Other > OtherFree27.5%
8467.21.00Tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, hydraulic or with self-contained electric or nonelectric motor, and parts thereof > With1.7%35%
8467.22.00Tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, hydraulic or with self-contained electric or nonelectric motor, and parts thereof > WithFree35%
8467.29.00Tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, hydraulic or with self-contained electric or nonelectric motor, and parts thereof > WithFree35%
8467.81.00.00Tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, hydraulic or with self-contained electric or nonelectric motor, and parts thereof > OtheFree27.5%
8467.89.10.00Other tools > Other > Suitable for metal workingFree30%
8467.89.50Other tools > Other > OtherFree27.5%
8467.91.01.00Tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, hydraulic or with self-contained electric or nonelectric motor, and parts thereof > PartFree27.5%
8467.92.00Tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, hydraulic or with self-contained electric or nonelectric motor, and parts thereof > PartFree27.5%

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The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is the legal list of import duties, kept by the US International Trade Commission. It has general notes, general rules of interpretation, 22 sections, and chapters 1 to 97 for goods. Chapter 98 holds special provisions such as US goods returned, and chapter 99 holds temporary and additional duties. The current edition when we read it, on November 2, 2026, was 2026 HTS Revision 22, in effect from October 30, 2026: the schedule is revised many times each year, so check the number. A line has up to ten digits. The first six follow the international Harmonized System, the next two are the US rate line, and the final two serve statistics. Rates sit in three columns: General, Special and Column 2. None of those shows the additional duties, which are found in chapter 99 and in its notes. So a line’s printed rate may not be all it owes.

See what stacks on a line

Tools for working in the hand, pneumatic, hydraulic or with self-contained electric or nonelectric motor, and

Where the goods were made, not where they ship from.

Price paid for the goods, without international freight and insurance.

Listed for this code. Whether your article is in scope is your check.

Duties and customs fees

$666

8467.29.00: duties $625, 12.5% of value

Ordinary duty (Free)
Column 1 General
$0
Section 301, 60 economies (12.5%)
Heading 9903.05.84
$625
Merchandise processing fee
0.3464% of value, min $34.58, max $670.86
$35
Harbor maintenance fee
0.125% of value, ocean cargo at covered ports
$6

This code appears in a product program listed above. If your article is in scope, select it: the amount changes.

Rates of 2026 HTS Revision 22, read on 2026-11-02. Antidumping and countervailing duties, state taxes and USTR exclusions are not included. Estimate, not a customs ruling. Everything you enter stays in this browser: nothing is sent or stored.

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The three columns

General applies to most countries. Special lists lower rates under agreements and programs, by symbol: AU for Australia, KR for Korea, S and S+ for USMCA and others, as the agreements page sets out. Column 2 applies to goods of Belarus, Cuba, North Korea and Russia under general note 3(b), and its rates are often far higher. The calculator picks the right column from your origin and your claim.

Chapter 99, where the action is

Chapter 99 has its own headings, such as 9903.88.15 for List 4A, each with a rate that adds to the general one. The U.S. notes at the head of subchapter III define which goods fall under each. Our Section 301 and Section 232 pages summarize them. In 2026 HTS Revision 22, 4,315 of 11,415 rate lines print free as the general rate, yet chapter 99 can add duty to them.

Who can reuse it

The schedule is a work of the US government, and 17 U.S.C. 105 says copyright is not available for such works. The USITC warns that its site is general information and not legal advice, and gives no guarantee of accuracy.

Other reference points

The USITC’s tariff information page links to current and earlier editions. The list shown above is one heading, as an example of how lines read. Use the lookup to search all chapters.

Questions importers ask

What do the digits of an HTS code mean?

The first two digits are the chapter and the first four are the heading. Six digits give the international subheading, shared with other countries in the Harmonized System. Digits seven and eight set the US legal rate, and digits nine and ten are for statistics. In many cases, the rate appears at the eight-digit level, and your entry still needs all ten digits.

How often is the HTS updated?

It is revised whenever a change takes effect, which has meant many revisions a year lately: the edition we read in early November 2026 was already Revision 22 of the year. The USITC also plans a new online version in 2027, and it says the notes are being cleaned up. Always check the release date, because an old PDF can quote rates that no longer apply.

What are the general rules of interpretation?

They govern classification in the tariff. Rule 1, in the USITC’s text, says titles are for reference only, and that classification follows the terms of the headings and any relative section or chapter notes. Later rules cover incomplete or unassembled articles, mixtures and goods that could fall under several headings. Read them in order, because each applies only where the earlier ones do not settle it.

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