# HS code 8401.30: Fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated

> HS code 8401.30 covers fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated. It sits in heading 84.01 (nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors; machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.01 are classified under 8401.10 (nuclear reactors), 8401.20 (machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation, or parts thereof) and 8401.40 (parts of nuclear reactors).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/840130
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 8401.30
- Covers: Fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated
- Heading: [84.01: Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors; machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8401)
- Chapter: [84: Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/84)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 8401.30 covers fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated.

The legal text of the subheading is “Fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 84.01 are classified under 8401.10 (nuclear reactors), 8401.20 (machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation, or parts thereof) and 8401.40 (parts of nuclear reactors).

- [8401.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/840110) Nuclear reactors
- [8401.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/840120) Machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation, and parts thereof
- [8401.40](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/840140) Parts of nuclear reactors

## How it is structured

8401.30 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8401, are heading 84.01; the last two, 30, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 84: Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
- Heading 84.01: Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors; machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation
- Subheading 8401.30: Fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 8401.30 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8401.30 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [8401.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/840120) Machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation, and parts thereof
- Next subheading: [8401.40](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/840140) Parts of nuclear reactors

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8401.30 cover?

HS code 8401.30 covers fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8401.30 in?

HS code 8401.30 is in heading 84.01 (nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors; machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 84.01 classified when 8401.30 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 84.01 are classified under 8401.10 (nuclear reactors), 8401.20 (machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation, or parts thereof) and 8401.40 (parts of nuclear reactors).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/840130.json