HEADING 8456
Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electro-discharge, electro-chemical, electron-beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes; water-jet cutting machines:
Part of Chapter 84 — Nuclear Reactors, Machinery, Section XVI.
Subheadings and tariff lines
8456D01Operated by laser or other light or photon beam processes
8456.11Operated by laser:
8456.11.10For working metal
8456.11.10.10Numerically controlled
8456.11.10.50Other
8456.11D02Other:
8456.11.70.00Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits, printed circuit assemblies, parts of heading 8517 or parts of automatic data processing units
8456.11.90.00Other
8456.12Operated by other light or photon beam processes:
8456.12.10For working metal
8456.12.10.10Numerically controlled
8456.12.10.50Other
8456.12D03Other:
8456.12.70.00Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits, printed circuit assemblies, parts of heading 8517 or parts of automatic data processing
8456.12.90.00Other
8456.20Operated by ultrasonic processes:
8456.20.10For working metal
8456.20.10.10Numerically controlled
8456.20.10.50Other
8456.20.50.00Other
8456.30Operated by electro-discharge processes:
8456.30.10For working metal
8456.30.10.20Traveling wire (wire-cut) type
8456.30.10D04Other:
8456.30.10.50Numerically controlled
8456.30.10.70Other
8456.30.50.00Other
8456.40Operated by plasma arc process:
8456.40.10For working metal
8456.40.10.10Numerically controlled
8456.40.10.90Other
8456.40.90.00Other
8456.50.00.00Water-jet cutting machines
8456.90Other:
8456.90.31.00For working metal
8456.90.71.00Other
Recent CBP rulings on heading 8456
N355137
November 18, 2025
The tariff classification, country of origin, marking, and eligibility for preferential treatment under the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement of a laser marking machine, an engraver and cutter machine, and an engraver machine
N352858
August 29, 2025
The tariff classification of a lens deblocking machine from Germany
N334884
September 6, 2023
The tariff classification of laser cutting and engraving machines from China
N333798
July 20, 2023
The country of origin of a pear head extendable ratchet tool
N331761
April 3, 2023
The country of origin of a breaker bar tool
N326308
June 15, 2022
The country of origin and marking of a ratchet handle
N313164
July 24, 2020
The country of origin of a flex handle
N313169
July 24, 2020
The country of origin of a ratchet handle
N307529
December 5, 2019
The country of origin of a torque wrench
N306173
October 3, 2019
The country of origin of a ratchet handle
N293047
January 26, 2018
The tariff classification of a subtractive manufacturing machine from unspecified countries
H253888
July 7, 2016
Revocation of NY N210384; Tariff Classification of a Cold Laser Marker
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