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8480

Molding boxes for metal foundry; mold bases; molding patterns; molds for metal (other than ingot molds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics:

HTS Code 8480 covers any article best defined as Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Electrical Equipment; Parts Thereof; Sound Recorders and Reproducers, Television Image and Sound Recorders and Reproducers, and Parts and Accessories of Such ArticlesNuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereofMolding boxes for metal foundry; mold bases; molding patterns; molds for metal (other than ingot molds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics: in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule — covering 7 sub-classifications.

Where 8480 Appears in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule

7 sub-codes
  1. Section 16Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Electrical Equipment; Parts Thereof; Sound Recorders and Reproducers, Television Image and Sound Recorders and Reproducers, and Parts and Accessories of Such Articles
  2. Chapter 84Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
  3. 8480Molding boxes for metal foundry; mold bases; molding patterns; molds for metal (other than ingot molds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics:

  1. HTS Codes Under 8480

  2. 8480.10.00.00Molding boxes for metal foundry
  3. 8480.20.00.00Mold bases
  4. 8480.30.00.00Molding patterns
  5. —Molds for metal or metal carbides:
  6. 8480.50.00Molds for glass
  7. 8480.60.00Molds for mineral materials
  8. —Molds for rubber or plastics:

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Relevant HTS Notes

Official USITC notes that may affect classification under HTS 8480.
Chapter 84 Notes (includes Section 16 Notes)Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

Related CROSS Rulings

CBP classification rulings related to 8480.

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