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HTS 8468Machinery and apparatus for soldering, brazing or welding, whether or not capable of cutting, other than those of heading 8515; gas-operated surface tempering machines and appliances; parts thereof: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery · 10 court cases · $10.7M 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

$10.7M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

HIGH

0 rulings — · 0 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, CourtListener · As of 2026-04-28 · Updates monthly

Regulatory Pressure

This code has elevated regulatory activity — 0 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 0 pending Federal Register actions, and 10 CIT/CAFC cases.

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.

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 (10)

CodeDescriptionRate
8468.10.00.00Hand-held blow torches2.9%
8468.20Other gas-operated machinery and apparatus:
8468.20.10.00Hand-directed or -controlled3.9%
8468.20.50.00OtherFree
8468.80Other machinery and apparatus:
8468.80.10.00Hand-directed or -controlled2.9%
8468.80.50.00OtherFree
8468.90Parts:
8468.90.10.00Of hand-directed or -controlled machinery and apparatus2.9%
8468.90.50.00OtherFree

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (10)

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Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8468100000Schedule B

HAND-HELD BLOW TORCHES

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8431.49.90.848468.10.00.00