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Bearings: statutory & effective tariff rates

Statutory HTS duty rates for 14 bearings tariff lines (MFN 2.4%–9.9%), from USITC. Effective rate May 2026: 13.95%; monthly history since 2014.

Statutory rates from the schedule

  • Ball and roller bearings and their parts. This family covers HTS heading 8482: 14 eight-digit rate lines with MFN (column 1, general) rates of 2.4%–9.9% in the 2026 schedule.
  • Chapter 99 flags on individual lines mark Section 301/232 overlay provisions (e.g. 9903.88.03) that apply on top of the MFN column.

What importers actually paid

  • Latest month on record (2026-05): 13.95% effective on $400.8M of imports, versus 22.27% in the same month a year earlier. The monthly archive holds 149 observations from 2014-01 through 2026-05.
  • In 2025, U.S. imports for consumption in this family totaled $3.1B in customs value and paid $672.0M in calculated duties: an effective tariff rate of 21.61%. The effective rate captures Section 301/232 overlays, exclusions, and special-program use that the statutory column cannot.
  • A year earlier the effective rate was 9.34%, so the duty burden rose 12.3 points.
  • Top source countries in 2025: Japan ($669.0M at 19.45%), China ($365.2M at 58.68%), Germany ($305.7M at 16.62%), Mexico ($246.0M at 14.04%), Canada ($245.1M at 8.22%).

Representative rate lines

  • 8482.10.10: Ball bearings with integral shafts — MFN 2.4%
  • 8482.10.50: Other — MFN 9%
  • 8482.20.00: Tapered roller bearings, including cone and tapered roller assemblies — MFN 5.8%
  • 8482.30.00: Spherical roller bearings — MFN 5.8%
  • 8482.40.00.00: Needle roller bearings, including cage and needle roller assemblies — MFN 5.8%
  • 8482.50.00.00: Other cylindrical roller bearings, including cage and roller assemblies — MFN 5.8%
  • 8482.80.00: Other, including combined ball/roller bearings — MFN 5.8%
  • 8482.91.00: Balls, needles and rollers — MFN 4.4%

About this data

  • Reference statistics derived from USITC published data. Not a customs ruling; verify rates with a licensed customs broker before relying on them.

Last reviewed 2026-05-12.