HTS Heading 8456

Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electro-discharge, electro-chemical, electron-beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes; water-jet cutting machines

All 21 HTS codes under heading 8456 (machine tools), with their duty rates from the 2026 HTS Revision 23. General duty Free to 3.5%.

Every line of heading 8456

  • 8456 Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electro-discharge, electro-chemical, electron-beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes; water-jet cutting machines.
  • 8456.11 Operated by laser (under: Operated by laser or other light or photon beam processes).
  • 8456.11.10 For working metal (under: Operated by laser): General 3.5%; Special Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 30%.
  • 8456.11.10.10 Numerically controlled (under: For working metal) (No.).
  • 8456.11.10.50 Other (under: For working metal) (No.).
  • 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 (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 30%.
  • 8456.11.90.00 Other (under: Other) (No.): General 2.4%; Special Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 35%.
  • 8456.12 Operated by other light or photon beam processes.
  • 8456.12.10 For working metal (under: Operated by other light or photon beam processes): General 3.5%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 30%.
  • 8456.12.10.10 Numerically controlled (under: For working metal) (No.).
  • 8456.12.10.50 Other (under: For working metal) (No.).
  • 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 (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 30%.
  • 8456.12.90.00 Other (under: Other) (No.): General 2.4%; Special Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 30%.
  • 8456.20 Operated by ultrasonic processes.
  • 8456.20.10 For working metal (under: Operated by ultrasonic processes): General 3.5%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 30%.
  • 8456.20.10.10 Numerically controlled (under: For working metal) (No.).
  • 8456.20.10.50 Other (under: For working metal) (No.).
  • 8456.20.50.00 Other (under: Operated by ultrasonic processes) (No.): General 2.4%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 35%.
  • 8456.30 Operated by electro-discharge processes.
  • 8456.30.10 For working metal (under: Operated by electro-discharge processes): General 3.5%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 30%.
  • 8456.30.10.20 Traveling wire (wire-cut) type (No.).
  • 8456.30.10.50 Numerically controlled (under: Other) (No.).
  • 8456.30.10.70 Other (under: Other) (No.).
  • 8456.30.50.00 Other (under: Operated by electro-discharge processes) (No.): General 2.4%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 35%.
  • 8456.40 Operated by plasma arc process.
  • 8456.40.10 For working metal (under: Operated by plasma arc process): General 3.5%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 30%.
  • 8456.40.10.10 Numerically controlled (under: For working metal) (No.).
  • 8456.40.10.90 Other (under: For working metal) (No.).
  • 8456.40.90.00 Other (under: Operated by plasma arc process) (No.): General 2.2%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 35%.
  • 8456.50.00.00 Water-jet cutting machines (under: Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electro-discharge, electro-chemical, electron-beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes; water-jet cutting machines) (No.): General 2.5%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 35%.
  • 8456.90 Other (under: Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electro-discharge, electro-chemical, electron-beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes; water-jet cutting machines).
  • 8456.90.31.00 For working metal (under: Other) (No.): General 3.5%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 30%.
  • 8456.90.71.00 Other (under: Other) (No.): General 2.2%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 35%.

From MFG Calcs data: Metal-cutting machine tools

U.S. imports of metal-cutting machine tools (headings 8456, 8457, 8458, 8459, 8460, 8461) came to $4.34B in 2025, with $410M in calculated duty: an effective duty of 9.4%, every duty included.

Effective duty in Sep 2026: 11.7%, against 15.9% in Sep 2025.

Largest sources in 2025: Japan $1.16B at 5.0% effective duty; Germany $954M at 8.3% effective duty; South Korea $472M at 8.0% effective duty; Italy $326M at 9.6% effective duty; Taiwan $259M at 13.1% 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.