Base
HTS 8428Chapter 84

HTS 8428Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, elevators, escalators, conveyors, teleferics): Duty Rate & Import Guide

Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery · $519.3M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

Free

Special

Free

Column 2

Free

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Trade Intelligence

Monthly Imports

$519.3M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

LOW

0 rulings — · 0 reg · 0 cases

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: N/A · 🇧🇷 Brazil: N/A

Compare All →

Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau · As of 2026-04-28 · Updates monthly

Supply Chain Risk

100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.

High-Volume Code

This is a high-volume import code — $519M in monthly US imports. Duty rate changes or trade remedy actions on this code have significant economic impact.

Trade Remedy

Additional Tariffs Apply

Section 301 — China Tariffs+25%

List 1 — ~$34B of Chinese goods (machinery, electronics, industrial components)

Active — 7.5%–25% additional duties on Chinese-origin goods across four tranches (Lists 1–4A), with higher 2024/2025 increases on targeted product categories.

Effective 2018-07-06

These additional tariffs apply on top of the general duty rate. View full trade remedy tracker →

Subheadings (14)

CodeDescriptionRate
8428.10.00.00Passenger or freight elevators other than continuous action; skip hoistsFree
8428.20.00Pneumatic elevators and conveyorsFree
8428.20.00.10Conveyors
8428.20.00.50Elevators
8428.31.00.00Specially designed for underground useFree
8428.32.00.00Other, bucket typeFree
8428.33.00.00Other, belt typeFree
8428.39.00.00OtherFree
8428.40.00.00Escalators and moving walkwaysFree
8428.60.00.00Teleferics, chair lifts, ski draglines; traction mechanisms for funicularsFree
8428.70.00.00Industrial robotsFree
8428.90.03Other machineryFree
8428.90.03.10Woodland log handling equipment (other than skidders)
8428.90.03.90Other

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8428100000Schedule B

PASSENGER OR FREIGHT ELEVATORS OTHER THAN CONTINUOUS ACTION; SKIP HOISTS

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8420.99.90.008428.10.00.00