HTS Heading 8515

Electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or cermets; parts thereof

All 12 HTS codes under heading 8515 (electric), with their duty rates from the 2026 HTS Revision 23. General duty Free to 2.5%.

Every line of heading 8515

  • 8515 Electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or cermets; parts thereof.
  • 8515.11.00.00 Soldering irons and guns (under: Brazing or soldering machines and apparatus) (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%.
  • 8515.19.00.00 Other (under: Brazing or soldering machines and apparatus) (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 35%.
  • 8515.21.00.00 Fully or partly automatic (under: Machines and apparatus for resistance welding of metal) (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 35%.
  • 8515.29.00.00 Other (under: Machines and apparatus for resistance welding of metal) (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 35%.
  • 8515.31.00.00 Fully or partly automatic (under: Machines and apparatus for arc (including plasma arc) welding of metals) (No.): General 1.6%; Special Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 35%.
  • 8515.39.00 Other (under: Machines and apparatus for arc (including plasma arc) welding of metals): General 1.6%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 35%.
  • 8515.39.00.20 AC transformer type (under: Non-rotating type) (No.).
  • 8515.39.00.40 Other (under: Non-rotating type) (No.).
  • 8515.39.00.60 Rotating type (under: Other) (No.).
  • 8515.80.00 Other machines and apparatus (under: Electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or cermets; parts thereof): General Free; Special none; Column 2 35%.
  • 8515.80.00.40 Ultrasonic welding machines (under: Other machines and apparatus) (No.).
  • 8515.80.00.80 Other (under: Other machines and apparatus) (No.).
  • 8515.90 Parts (under: Electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or cermets; parts thereof).
  • 8515.90.20.00 Of welding machines and apparatus (No.): General 1.6%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 35%.
  • 8515.90.40.00 Other parts (under: Parts) (No.): General Free; Special none; Column 2 35%.

From MFG Calcs data: Welding equipment

U.S. imports of welding equipment (heading 8515) came to $1.75B in 2025, with $189M in calculated duty: an effective duty of 10.8%, every duty included.

Effective duty in Sep 2026: 12.0%, against 14.4% in Sep 2025.

Largest sources in 2025: Japan $316M at 8.1% effective duty; Germany $289M at 9.0% effective duty; Canada $238M at 1.0% effective duty; China $155M at 47.7% effective duty; South Korea $132M at 4.5% 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.