HTS 8451 — Machinery for washing, dyeing, and finishing textiles Tariff Rate (2026)

HTS heading 8451 covers machinery for washing, dyeing, and finishing textiles, entering the United States at duty-free. Machinery for washing, cleaning, wringing, drying, ironing, or finishing textile fabrics and garments. On top of the MFN rate, most non-EU imports under this heading carry the Section 301 forced-labor tariff — a two-tier 10%/12.5% duty that replaced the flat 10% Section 122 rate on July 24, 2026. EU-origin goods instead fall under the EU-US trade deal's 15% all-inclusive ceiling (effective July 1, 2026), where nothing stacks and goods with an MFN rate of 15% or more pay MFN only. Chinese-origin goods add a Section 301 China tariff of 25% on top. Worked example: a $10,000 shipment under HTS 8451 owes about $0 in MFN duty (0%); adding the 10% base forced-labor surcharge brings it to roughly $1,000 from a standard-tier origin, or about $1,250 from a 12.5%-tier origin such as China (before that origin's Section 301 China tariff). Check your exact figure with the tariff calculator. The top countries of origin for HTS 8451 imports include DE, IT, CN, JP, TW. Effective duty varies by source country based on trade agreements (USMCA, KORUS) and tariff programs — see the per-country tariff rates by country for how DE compares.