HTS Heading 8454

Converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundries, and parts thereof

All 10 HTS codes under heading 8454 (converters, ladles), with their duty rates from the 2026 HTS Revision 23. General duty Free.

Every line of heading 8454

  • 8454 Converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundries, and parts thereof.
  • 8454.10.00.00 Converters (under: Converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundries, and parts thereof) (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 35%.
  • 8454.20.00 Ingot molds and ladles (under: Converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundries, and parts thereof): General Free; Special none; Column 2 35%.
  • 8454.20.00.10 For steel ingots (under: Ingot molds) (No., kg).
  • 8454.20.00.60 Other (under: Ingot molds) (No., kg).
  • 8454.20.00.80 Ladles (under: Ingot molds and ladles) (kg).
  • 8454.30.00 Casting machines (under: Converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundries, and parts thereof): General Free; Special none; Column 2 35%.
  • 8454.30.00.10 Die casting machines (under: Casting machines) (No.).
  • 8454.30.00.90 Other (under: Casting machines) (No.).
  • 8454.90.00 Parts (under: Converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundries, and parts thereof): General Free; Special none; Column 2 35%.
  • 8454.90.00.30 Of die casting machines (under: Of casting machines) (No.).
  • 8454.90.00.60 Other (under: Of casting machines) (No.).
  • 8454.90.00.70 Of ingot molds (under: Parts) (No.).
  • 8454.90.00.80 Other (under: Parts) (No.).

From MFG Calcs data: Foundry and rolling equipment

U.S. imports of foundry and rolling equipment (headings 8454, 8455) came to $1.42B in 2025, with $129M in calculated duty: an effective duty of 9.0%, every duty included.

Effective duty in Sep 2026: 11.5%, against 18.9% in Sep 2025.

Largest sources in 2025: Italy $238M at 6.0% effective duty; Germany $188M at 7.7% effective duty; Japan $148M at 7.7% effective duty; Canada $138M at 2.2% effective duty; China $127M at 34.9% effective duty.

These are family totals from U.S. import statistics published through USITC DataWeb, not this heading's rate alone; effective duty is calculated duty as a share of customs value, an estimate, not a ruling.

About these rates

The rates are those printed in the 2026 HTS Revision 23, published by the U.S. International Trade Commission. A 10-digit statistical line takes the rates printed on the 8-digit line above it. Chapter 99 duties (Section 232, Section 301, IEEPA) depend on the product, the origin and the date, are charged on top, and are not included. A code here is a strong lead, not a ruling: confirm it with a customs broker or a CBP binding ruling.

Last reviewed 2026-11-12.