HS code 8423.30: Constant weight scales and scales for discharging a predetermined weight of material into a bag or container, including hopper scales
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Key facts
- HS code
- 8423.30
- Covers
- Constant weight scales and scales for discharging a predetermined weight of material into a bag or container, including hopper scales
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 8423.30 covers constant weight scales and scales for discharging a predetermined weight of material into a bag or container, including hopper scales. It sits in heading 84.23 (weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.23 are classified under 8423.10 (personal weighing machines, including baby scales; household scales), 8423.20 (scales for continuous weighing of goods on conveyors), 8423.81 (other weighing machinery, having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30kg), 8423.82 (other weighing machinery, having a maximum weighing capacity exceeding 30kg but not exceeding 5,000kg) or 2 others.
What this code covers
HS code 8423.30 covers constant weight scales and scales for discharging a predetermined weight of material into a bag or container, including hopper scales.
The legal text of the subheading is “Constant weight scales and scales for discharging a predetermined weight of material into a bag or container, including hopper scales”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 84.23 are classified under 8423.10 (personal weighing machines, including baby scales; household scales), 8423.20 (scales for continuous weighing of goods on conveyors), 8423.81 (other weighing machinery, having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30kg), 8423.82 (other weighing machinery, having a maximum weighing capacity exceeding 30kg but not exceeding 5,000kg) or 2 others.
- 8423.10Personal weighing machines, including baby scales; household scales
- 8423.20Scales for continuous weighing of goods on conveyors
- 8423.81Other weighing machinery: Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30kg
- 8423.82Other weighing machinery: Having a maximum weighing capacity exceeding 30kg but not exceeding 5,000kg
- 8423.89Other weighing machinery: Other
- 8423.90Weighing machine weights of all kinds; parts of weighing machinery
How it is structured
8423.30 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8423, are heading 84.23; the last two, 30, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 8423.30
- Constant weight scales and scales for discharging a predetermined weight of material into a bag or container, including hopper scales
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 8423.30 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8423.30 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8423.30 cover?
HS code 8423.30 covers constant weight scales and scales for discharging a predetermined weight of material into a bag or container, including hopper scales.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8423.30 in?
HS code 8423.30 is in heading 84.23 (weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).
Where are goods of heading 84.23 classified when 8423.30 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 84.23 are classified under 8423.10 (personal weighing machines, including baby scales; household scales), 8423.20 (scales for continuous weighing of goods on conveyors), 8423.81 (other weighing machinery, having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30kg), 8423.82 (other weighing machinery, having a maximum weighing capacity exceeding 30kg but not exceeding 5,000kg) or 2 others.
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.