HTS heading 8483: Transmission shafts (including camshafts and crankshafts) and cranks; bearing housings, housed bearings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or rol
Heading 8483 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Transmission shafts (including camshafts and crankshafts) and cranks; bearing housings, housed bearings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks; clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints); parts thereof. Below: every rated tariff line in it with its general duty rate, Section 301 China status and exclusions, then a page per line with a free duty calculator.
Heading 8483 at a glance
- 24 rated tariff lines; 3 duty-free at the general (MFN) rate.
- Ad valorem general rates from 2.5% to 5.7%; 1 line(s) use a specific or compound rate (per kg, per unit…).
- Section 301 (products of China): 24 of 24 lines on a list in effect (List 1, List 2, List 3).
- 1 Section 301 product exclusion in effect for heading 8483; each is listed on its line page with its end date.
Goods named in this heading (official line texts): Designed for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines …, Flange, take-up, cartridge and hanger units, Flange, take-up, cartridge and hanger units, Torque conv…, Imported for use with machines for making cellulosic pulp, paper or paperboard, Ball or rol…, Gears and gearing, other than toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements …, Gray-iro.
Subheadings (6-digit)
- 8483.10: Camshafts and crankshafts (3 lines)
- 8483.20: Housed bearings, incorporating ball or roller bearings (2 lines)
- 8483.30: Bearing housings; plain shaft bearings (2 lines)
- 8483.40: Gears and gearing, other than toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements entered separately; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters (6 lines)
- 8483.50: Flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks (3 lines)
- 8483.60: Clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints) (2 lines)
- 8483.90: Toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately; parts (6 lines)
All tariff lines in heading 8483
| Line | Description | General | Section 301 (China) | Exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8483.10.10 | Designed for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines … | 2.5% | List 3 +25% | |
| 8483.10.30 | Camshafts and crankshafts: Other | 2.5% | List 3 +25% | |
| 8483.10.50 | Transmission shafts (including camshafts and crankshafts) and cranks: Other transmission shaft… | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 8483.20.40 | Flange, take-up, cartridge and hanger units | 4.5% | List 3 +25% | |
| 8483.20.80 | Housed bearings, incorporating ball or roller bearings: Other | 4.5% | List 3 +25% | |
| 8483.30.40 | Flange, take-up, cartridge and hanger units | 4.5% | List 1 +25% | |
| 8483.30.80 | Bearing housings; plain shaft bearings: Other | 4.5% | List 2 +25% | |
| 8483.40.10 | Gears and gearing, other than toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmis…: Torque conv… | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 8483.40.30 | Imported for use with machines for making cellulosic pulp, paper or paperboard | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 8483.40.50 | Fixed ratio speed changers, multiple and variable ratio speed changers each rati…: Other | 2.5% | List 3 +25% | |
| 8483.40.70 | Gear boxes and other speed changers: Other speed changers | 25¢ each + 3.9% | List 3 +25% | |
| 8483.40.80 | Gears and gearing, other than toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmis…: Ball or rol… | 3.8% | List 1 +25% | |
| 8483.40.90 | Gears and gearing, other than toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements … | 2.5% | List 1 +25% | |
| 8483.50.40 | Gray-iron awning or tackle pulleys, not over 6.4 cm in wheel diameter | 5.7% | List 3 +25% | |
| 8483.50.60 | Other: Flywheels | 2.8% | List 1 +25% | |
| 8483.50.90 | Other: Other | 2.8% | List 1 +25% (1 product exclusion may apply) | 1 |
| 8483.60.40 | Clutches and universal joints | 2.8% | List 1 +25% | |
| 8483.60.80 | Clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints): Other | 2.8% | List 3 +25% | |
| 8483.90.10 | Chain sprockets and parts thereof | 2.8% | List 1 +25% | |
| 8483.90.20 | Parts of flange, take-up, cartridge and hanger units | 4.5% | List 1 +25% | |
| 8483.90.30 | Parts of bearing housings and plain shaft bearings: Other | 4.5% | List 1 +25% | |
| 8483.90.50 | Parts of gearing, gear boxes and other speed changers | 2.5% | List 3 +25% | |
| 8483.90.70 | Parts of articles of subheading 8483.20 | 5.5% | List 1 +25% | |
| 8483.90.80 | Other: Other | 2.8% | List 1 +25% |
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General information from the official US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (USITC) and USTR Section 301 notices in HTS Chapter 99; not legal or customs advice. Classification is decided by CBP; confirm with a licensed customs broker or a CBP binding ruling.
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