Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery · 4 pending regulations · 10 court cases · $68.1M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
Free
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Monthly Imports
$68.1M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
HIGH
0 rulings — · 4 reg · 8 CIT, 2 CAFC
Global Rates
🇺🇸 Free
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: N/A · 🇧🇷 Brazil: N/A
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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, Federal Register, CourtListener · As of 2026-04-29 · Updates monthly
This code has elevated regulatory activity — 0 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 4 pending Federal Register actions, and 10 CIT/CAFC cases.
100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.
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 →
| Code | Description | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8456.11 | Operated by laser: | — |
| 8456.11.10 | For working metal | 3.5% |
| 8456.11.10.10 | Numerically controlled | — |
| 8456.11.10.50 | Other | — |
| 8456.11.70.00 | Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits, printed circuit assemblies, parts of heading 8517 or parts of automatic data processing units | Free |
| 8456.11.90.00 | Other | 2.4% |
| 8456.12 | Operated by other light or photon beam processes: | — |
| 8456.12.10 | For working metal | 3.5% |
| 8456.12.10.10 | Numerically controlled | — |
| 8456.12.10.50 | Other | — |
| 8456.12.70.00 | Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits, printed circuit assemblies, parts of heading 8517 or parts of automatic data processing | Free |
| 8456.12.90.00 | Other | 2.4% |
| 8456.20 | Operated by ultrasonic processes: | — |
| 8456.20.10 | For working metal | 3.5% |
| 8456.20.10.10 | Numerically controlled | — |
| 8456.20.10.50 | Other | — |
| 8456.20.50.00 | Other | 2.4% |
| 8456.30 | Operated by electro-discharge processes: | — |
| 8456.30.10 | For working metal | 3.5% |
| 8456.30.10.20 | Traveling wire (wire-cut) type | — |
| 8456.30.10.50 | Numerically controlled | — |
| 8456.30.10.70 | Other | — |
| 8456.30.50.00 | Other | 2.4% |
| 8456.40 | Operated by plasma arc process: | — |
| 8456.40.10 | For working metal | 3.5% |
| 8456.40.10.10 | Numerically controlled | — |
| 8456.40.10.90 | Other | — |
| 8456.40.90.00 | Other | 2.2% |
| 8456.50.00.00 | Water-jet cutting machines | 2.5% |
| 8456.90 | Other: | — |
| 8456.90.31.00 | For working metal | 3.5% |
| 8456.90.71.00 | Other | 2.2% |
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MACHINE TOOLS FOR WORKING ANY MATERIAL BY REMOVAL OF MATERIAL BY LASER
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