HS Code for Vacuum Pumps

Vacuum pumps are classified in chapter 84 of the HTSUS, at heading 8414, which covers air and vacuum pumps, air and gas compressors, and fans. The main branch is between the complete machine and its parts: a complete vacuum pump points toward subheading 8414.10, while parts point toward subheading 8414.90, where the lines are identified by what the part belongs to: parts of fans, stators and rotors of compressors, compressor housings, and parts of vacuum pumps. General duty rates are modest; the complete vacuum pump is around 2.5%, and most parts lines are Free, with parts of fans around 4.7%. Identifying whether the item is a complete vacuum pump or a part is the first step in exploring the most appropriate line.

Vacuum pumps point toward heading 8414 of the HTSUS, within chapter 84, the provision for air or vacuum pumps, air or other gas compressors, and fans. The heading gathers these gas-moving machines together, so it is the natural starting point for a vacuum pump, its close relatives, and their parts.

The first branch is between the complete machine and its parts. A complete vacuum pump points toward subheading 8414.10, the dedicated vacuum-pump line. That subheading is where a finished vacuum pump (regardless of the specific pumping technology) is reviewed, and it carries a modest general rate.

Parts point instead toward subheading 8414.90, and the lines within it are organized by which machine of the heading the part belongs to. Parts of fans of subheading 8414.51 have their own line, stators and rotors of compressors of subheading 8414.30 have another, compressor housings have a third, and there is a dedicated line for parts of vacuum pumps. Because these part lines follow the parent machine, identifying what the part is a part of is the key to reaching the right one; parts of a vacuum pump point toward the parts-of-vacuum-pumps line, while parts shared with fans or compressors point toward their respective lines.

A practical way to approach it is to determine first whether the item is a complete vacuum pump or a part. A complete pump points toward 8414.10; a part points toward 8414.90, then to the line matching the parent machine. Because heading 8414 covers vacuum pumps, compressors and fans together, it is worth confirming the machine is genuinely a vacuum pump rather than a liquid pump (pumps for liquids point toward heading 8413 instead), and avoiding the broad general-machinery-parts heading 8487 when the specific 8414.90 parts lines apply.

General duty rates under heading 8414 for vacuum pumps and their parts are modest. A complete vacuum pump under subheading 8414.10 is around 2.5%. Most of the parts lines within subheading 8414.90 are Free (including stators and rotors of compressors, compressor housings, and parts of vacuum pumps) while parts of fans are around 4.7%. Because the complete machine and the various parts lines differ, confirming whether the item is a whole pump or a part, and which machine a part belongs to, is worthwhile. Preferential rates under free trade agreements may reduce or eliminate these duties for qualifying origins. These figures are estimates for general planning purposes only.