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HTS 8438.50.00 — Machinery for the preparation of meat or poultry

The current US import duty for Machinery for the preparation of meat or poultry (HTS 8438.50.00) — the base rate, any Section 301/232/122 surcharge that applies, and what's changed recently.

Machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, other than machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils; parts thereof: › Machinery for the preparation of meat or poultry

Current US duty rate

Column 1 (General / MFN)2.8%
Special (FTA programs)Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Column 2 (other)35%

Additional duties may apply, depending on country of origin: Section 301 (China) — List 1 — 9903.88.01 (+25%).

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Programmatic access: the full duty stack (base + surcharges + MPF/HMF for a given origin & value) is at /duty?code=8438.50.00&origin=&value=. Current as of USITC 2026HTSRev10 (synced 2026-06-12).