Clutches and universal joints
Classified under heading 8483 / subheading 8483.60 — chapter 84 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
General rate applies to goods from countries with normal trade relations. Special rates require a program code (USMCA, GSP, AGOA…). Column 2 applies where normal trade relations do not.
Duty calculator
Estimate the duty owed on an import under HTS 8483.60.40.
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Where this rate sits
Heading 8483 contains 13 tariff lines. The general rate on this line is 2.8%, against an average of 3.3% across the heading (range 2.5%–4.5%).
| Metric | This line | Heading 8483 |
|---|---|---|
| General rate | 2.8% | avg 3.3% |
| Duty-free lines | no | 1 of 13 |
| Specific-rate lines | no | 0 |
Classification path
- 8483Transmission 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
- 8483.60Clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints)
- 8483.60.40Clutches and universal joints
All 13 tariff lines under heading 8483
Heading overview →| HTS code | Description | General | Col. 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8483.10.10 | Designed for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines or rotary engines | 2.5% | 35% |
| 8483.10.30 | Other | 2.5% | 35% |
| 8483.20.40 | Flange, take-up, cartridge and hanger units | 4.5% | 45% |
| 8483.20.80 | Other | 4.5% | 45% |
| 8483.30.40 | Flange, take-up, cartridge and hanger units | 4.5% | 45% |
| 8483.30.80 | Other | 4.5% | 45% |
| 8483.40.30 | Imported for use with machines for making cellulosic pulp, paper or paperboard | Free | 27.5% |
| 8483.40.50 | Other | 2.5% | 27.5% |
| 8483.50.90 | Other | 2.8% | 45% |
| 8483.60.40 | Clutches and universal jointsthis page | 2.8% | 45% |
| 8483.90.10 | Chain sprockets and parts thereof | 2.8% | 45% |
| 8483.90.50 | Parts of gearing, gear boxes and other speed changers | 2.5% | 27.5% |
| 8483.90.80 | Other | 2.8% | 45% |
Using HTS 8483.60.40 correctly
A ten-digit HTS number has three parts: the four-digit heading, the six-digit international subheading shared by every WTO member, and the two-digit US statistical suffix. 8483.60.40 is a US national line — the same product may carry a different suffix in the EU TARIC or in another country's tariff.
Classification is determined by the General Rules of Interpretation, not by what the product is called on the invoice. If your goods could fall in two headings, GRI 1 sends you to the heading with the most specific description; GRI 3 breaks ties by essential character. A GRI 3(b) mistake is the single most common reason an entry gets reclassified and billed for unpaid duty plus interest.