HS code 846242: Numerically Controlled
- Covers:
- Machine tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging…
- Listed US duty:
- 4.4% (US general rate, HTS 2026)
Official description
Machine tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills); machine tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to-length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding draw-benches); presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above : Punching, notching or nibbling machines (excluding presses) for flat products including combined punching and shearing machines : Numerically controlled
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What 846242 covers and what it doesn’t
Official text: Machine tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills); machine tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to-length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding draw-benches); presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above › Punching, notching or nibbling machines (excluding presses) for flat products including combined punching and shearing machines › Numerically controlled.
Nearby codes to check
- Heading 8462 Machine tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills); machine tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to-length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding draw-benches); presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above: every subheading side by side.
- 846211 Hot forming machines for forging, die forging (including presses) and hot hammers — Closed die forging machines
- 846219 Hot forming machines for forging, die forging (including presses) and hot hammers — Other
- 846222 Bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products — Profile forming machines
- 846223 Bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products — Numerically controlled press brakes
- 846224 Bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products — Numerically controlled panel benders
- 846225 Bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products — Numerically controlled roll forming machines
- 846226 Bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products — Other numerically controlled bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines
- 846229 Bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products — Other
- 846232 Slitting lines, cut-to-length lines and other shearing machines (excluding presses) for flat products, other than combined punching and shearing machines — Slitting lines and cut-to-length lines
- 846233 Slitting lines, cut-to-length lines and other shearing machines (excluding presses) for flat products, other than combined punching and shearing machines — Numerically controlled shearing machines
- 846239 Slitting lines, cut-to-length lines and other shearing machines (excluding presses) for flat products, other than combined punching and shearing machines — Other
- 846249 Punching, notching or nibbling machines (excluding presses) for flat products including combined punching and shearing machines — Other
- 846251 Machines for working tube, pipe, hollow section and bar (excluding presses) — Numerically controlled
- 846259 Machines for working tube, pipe, hollow section and bar (excluding presses) — Other
- 846261 Cold metal working presses — Hydraulic presses
- 846262 Cold metal working presses — Mechanical presses
- 846263 Cold metal working presses — Servo-presses
- 846269 Cold metal working presses — Other
- 846290 Other
US duty rate
4.4%
General (MFN) rate in the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 2026 edition. A range means the rate depends on the 8-digit US line your product falls under. Extra duties such as Section 301, Section 232 or anti-dumping orders can apply on top, depending on origin. Check the lines on hts.usitc.gov. Not legal advice.
Who imports under 846242
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Common questions
- What is HS code 846242?
- Machine tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills); machine tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to-length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling…
- What duty rates apply to 846242?
- Listed duty rates range from 4.4% across 1 country rate.
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