Import duty on Machinery and mechanical appliances; having individual functions, n.e.c. in this chapter (HS 8479)

Heading 8479 covers 13 tariff lines in LoadLoom's table; 11 of them clear duty-free under USMCA for goods made in Canada, the US or Mexico. Published US and Canadian rates below, verified October 2026. Pick the line that matches your goods for the worked example and border steps.

HS code	Goods	US duty	Canada duty	USMCA
8479.10	Machinery and mechanical appliances; for public works, building or the like	Free	Free	Free with certificate
8479.20	Machinery; for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils	Free	Free	Free with certificate
8479.30	Machinery and mechanical appliances; presses for the manufacture of particle or fibre building board of wood or other ligneous materials and other machinery for treating wood or cork	Free	Free	Free with certificate
8479.40	Machines; for making rope or cable	Free	Free	Free with certificate
8479.50	Machinery and mechanical appliances; industrial robots, n.e.c. or included	2.5%	Free	Free with certificate
8479.60	Machinery and mechanical appliances; evaporative air coolers	2.8%	Free	Free with certificate
8479.71	Machinery and mechanical appliances; passenger boarding bridges, of a kind used in airports	Free	Free	Free with certificate
8479.79	Machinery and mechanical appliances; passenger boarding bridges, other than of a kind used in airports	Free	Free	Free with certificate
8479.81	Machines and mechanical appliances; for treating metal, including electric wire coil-winders	Free	Free	Free with certificate
8479.82	Machines; for mixing, kneading, crushing, grinding, screening, sifting, homogenising, emulsifying or stirring	Free	Free	Free with certificate
8479.83	Machines and mechanical appliances; cold isostatic presses	2.5%	Free	Free with certificate
8479.89	Machines and mechanical appliances; having individual functions, n.e.c. or included in this chapter	Free	7.5%	Not eligible
8479.90	Machines and mechanical appliances; parts, of those having individual functions	Free	Free	Not eligible

This page is a free reference for shippers, not a customs ruling. Final classification and duty are determined by the licensed customs broker at entry, and government amounts are always billed at actual. Rates change with each tariff edition and trade action.

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