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HTS 8483.40Gears and gearing, other than toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements entered separately; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Nuclear Reactors, Boilers, Machinery · 1 court case · $296.8M 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

$296.8M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

LOW

4 rulings — · 0 reg · 1 CIT, 0 CAFC

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: Free · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 2 NCM codes

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, CourtListener, HMRC / DG TAXUD / CBSA / SISCOMEX · 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 — $297M 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 (12)

CodeDescriptionRate
8483.40Gears and gearing, other than toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements entered separately; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters:
8483.40.10.00Torque convertersFree
8483.40.30Imported for use with machines for making cellulosic pulp, paper or paperboardFree
8483.40.30.40Fixed ratio speed changers
8483.40.30.80Other
8483.40.50Other2.5%
8483.40.50.10Fixed ratio speed changers
8483.40.50.20Gear boxes and speed changers for wind turbines, as described in statistical note 6 to this chapter
8483.40.50.80Other
8483.40.70.00Other speed changers25¢ each + 3.9%
8483.40.80.00Ball or roller screws3.8%
8483.40.90.00Gears and gearing, other than toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements entered separately2.5%

CBP Rulings (4)

B82004ClassificationNAFTA

The tariff classification and status under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), of plastic injection molding machine castings; Article 509

H276957Classification

Request for Reconsideration of HQ H255852; Tariff classification of a Turbo-Compound Gearbox

H074955Classification

Tariff classification of transmission assemblies

H255852Classification

Internal Advice Request, Tariff Classification of a Turbo-Compound Gearbox

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (1)

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8483401000Schedule B

TORQUE CONVERTERS

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8483.30.80.908483.40.10.00