8454.20.00.10

For steel ingots

Converters, ladles, ingot molds and casting machines, of a kind used in metallurgy or in metal foundries, and parts thereof: Ingot molds and ladles: Ingot molds

Unit: No., kg Heading: 8454 Chapter: 84 As of August 15, 2026

Data provenance: Rates from HTS Revision 16 (Aug 15, 2026); trade measures verified against CBP CSMS and Federal Register notices through Aug 15, 2026.

Duty rates

No active duty rates published for this code.

The rates above are statutory column rates. Trade remedies in Chapter 99 (Section 301, 232, IEEPA, reciprocal) and FTA preferences can change the duty owed on a given entry — see below.

Trade measures (Chapter 99)

No active Chapter 99 measures are linked to this code.

Rate-change history

What the rate was before, and when it changed. The government schedule replaces each revision in place; we keep the timeline.

  1. RATE_INCREASE USITC HTS Revision 2026.7

    Rate increase on 9903.82.11: 0% → 15% (Section 232 combined metals)

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  2. RATE_INCREASE USITC HTS Revision 2026.7

    Rate increase on 9903.82.08: 0% → 10% (Section 232 combined metals)

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  3. RATE_INCREASE USITC HTS Revision 2026.7

    Rate increase on 9903.82.03: 0% → 15% (Section 232 combined metals)

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  4. SCOPE_EXPANSION Proclamation April 2, 2026 - Combined Metals

    Section 232 steel scope expanded: 523 HTS codes added under combined-metals framework

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  5. NEW_PROGRAM Proclamation April 2, 2026 - Combined Metals

    Combined Section 232 metals framework introduced — 16 new Chapter 99 codes (9903.82.02–17)

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  6. NEW_PROGRAM Executive Order Feb 1, 2026 — Reciprocal Tariff (FR 2026-03824)

    Section 122 reciprocal surcharge in effect — additional 10% on most imports through July 24, 2026

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