HTS 8483: 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
Heading 8483 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States has 47 ten-digit statistical numbers. A US entry line in ACE needs the full ten digits, with the quantity in No./kg or kg or No..
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- If the goods are made in China, check Section 301 duties under HTSUS heading 9903.88, on top of the general rate, and any exclusions.
| HTSUS number | Description | Unit | General rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8483.10 | Transmission shafts (including camshafts and crankshafts) and cranks: | ||
| Camshafts and crankshafts: | |||
| 8483.10.10 | Designed for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines or rotary engines | 2.5% | |
| For vehicles of chapter 87: | |||
| 8483.10.10.10 | For motorcycles | No./kg | |
| 8483.10.10.30 | Other | No./kg | |
| 8483.10.10.50 | Other | No./kg | |
| 8483.10.30 | Other | 2.5% | |
| 8483.10.30.10 | For vehicles of chapter 87 | No./kg | |
| 8483.10.30.50 | Other | No./kg | |
| 8483.10.50.00 | Other transmission shafts and cranks | kg | Free |
| 8483.20 | Housed bearings, incorporating ball or roller bearings: | ||
| 8483.20.40 | Flange, take-up, cartridge and hanger units | 4.5% | |
| 8483.20.40.40 | Incorporating ball bearings | No. | |
| 8483.20.40.80 | Incorporating roller bearings | No. | |
| 8483.20.80 | Other | 4.5% | |
| 8483.20.80.40 | Incorporating ball bearings | No. | |
| 8483.20.80.80 | Incorporating roller bearings | No. | |
| 8483.30 | Bearing housings; plain shaft bearings: | ||
| 8483.30.40 | Flange, take-up, cartridge and hanger units | 4.5% | |
| 8483.30.40.40 | Ball or roller bearing type | kg | |
| 8483.30.40.80 | Other | kg | |
| 8483.30.80 | Other | 4.5% | |
| Bearing housings: | |||
| 8483.30.80.20 | Ball or roller bearing type | kg | |
| 8483.30.80.40 | Other | kg | |
| Plain shaft bearings: | |||
| With housing: | |||
| 8483.30.80.55 | Rod end bearings | No./kg | |
| 8483.30.80.65 | Other | No./kg | |
| Without housing: | |||
| Spherical: | |||
| 8483.30.80.71 | Of copper or copper alloys | No./kg | |
| 8483.30.80.79 | Other | No./kg | |
| Other: | |||
| 8483.30.80.81 | Of copper or copper alloys | No./kg | |
| 8483.30.80.89 | Other | No./kg | |
| 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: | ||
| 8483.40.10.00 | Torque converters | No. | Free |
| Gear boxes and other speed changers: | |||
| Fixed ratio speed changers, multiple and variable ratio speed changers each ratio of which is selected by manual manipulation: | |||
| 8483.40.30 | Imported for use with machines for making cellulosic pulp, paper or paperboard | Free | |
| 8483.40.30.40 | Fixed ratio speed changers | No. | |
| 8483.40.30.80 | Other | No. | |
| 8483.40.50 | Other | 2.5% | |
| 8483.40.50.10 | Fixed ratio speed changers | No. | |
| 8483.40.50.20 | Gear boxes and speed changers for wind turbines, as described in statistical note 9 to this chapter | No. | |
| 8483.40.50.80 | Other | No. | |
| 8483.40.70.00 | Other speed changers | No. | 25¢ each + 3.9% |
| 8483.40.80.00 | Ball or roller screws | No. | 3.8% |
| 8483.40.90.00 | Gears and gearing, other than toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements entered separately | No. | 2.5% |
| 8483.50 | Flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks: | ||
| 8483.50.40.00 | Gray-iron awning or tackle pulleys, not over 6.4 cm in wheel diameter | No. | 5.7% |
| Other: | |||
| 8483.50.60.00 | Flywheels | No. | 2.8% |
| 8483.50.90 | Other | 2.8% | |
| 8483.50.90.40 | Grooved pulleys | No. | |
| 8483.50.90.80 | Other | kg | |
| 8483.60 | Clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints): | ||
| 8483.60.40 | Clutches and universal joints | 2.8% | |
| 8483.60.40.40 | Clutches | No. | |
| 8483.60.40.80 | Universal joints | No. | |
| 8483.60.80.00 | Other | No. | 2.8% |
| 8483.90 | Toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately; parts: | ||
| 8483.90.10 | Chain sprockets and parts thereof | 2.8% | |
| 8483.90.10.10 | Forged | kg | |
| 8483.90.10.50 | Other | kg | |
| Parts of bearing housings and plain shaft bearings: | |||
| 8483.90.20.00 | Parts of flange, take-up, cartridge and hanger units | kg | 4.5% |
| 8483.90.30.00 | Other | kg | 4.5% |
| 8483.90.50 | Parts of gearing, gear boxes and other speed changers | 2.5% | |
| 8483.90.50.10 | Forged gear blanks | No. | |
| 8483.90.50.20 | Parts of gear boxes and speed changers for wind turbines | kg | |
| 8483.90.50.80 | Other | kg | |
| Other: | |||
| 8483.90.70.00 | Parts of articles of subheading 8483.20 | kg | 5.5% |
| 8483.90.80 | Other | 2.8% | |
| 8483.90.80.10 | Parts of articles of subheading 8483.60.80 | kg | |
| 8483.90.80.40 | Parts of universal joints | kg | |
| 8483.90.80.80 | Other | kg |
Common paperwork mistakes with heading 8483
- The invoice shows the exporter's own code. Only the first six digits are shared worldwide; the US number has ten. Check every line against the list above.
- The quantity is in the wrong unit. These lines report quantity in No./kg or kg or No., which may not match the invoice's cartons, sets or pieces.
- The packing list and the bill of lading disagree on cartons or gross weight, which can lead to holds and exams.
- The manufacturer's name and address are missing, so the MID cannot be built from the documents.
Look up any ten-digit number, or read the guide to invoice and packing list mismatches.
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Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, US International Trade Commission. Rates are for information only.