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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- 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
- Chapter 84Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
- 8480Molding boxes for metal foundry; mold bases; molding patterns; molds for metal (other than ingot molds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics:
HTS Codes Under 8480
- 8480.10.00.00Molding boxes for metal foundry
- 8480.20.00.00Mold bases
- 8480.30.00.00Molding patterns
- —Molds for metal or metal carbides:
- 8480.50.00Molds for glass
- 8480.60.00Molds for mineral materials
- —Molds for rubber or plastics:
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Notes
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