# HS code 8440.10: Machinery

> HS code 8440.10 covers machinery. It sits in heading 84.40 (book-binding machinery, including book-sewing machines) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.40 are classified under 8440.90 (parts).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/844010
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 84](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/84) / [84.40](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8440) / [8440.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/844010)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8440.10
- Covers: Machinery
- Heading: [84.40: Book-binding machinery, including book-sewing machines](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8440)
- 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 8440.10 covers machinery.

The legal text of the subheading is “Machinery”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 84.40 are classified under 8440.90 (parts).

- [8440.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/844090) Parts

## How it is structured

8440.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8440, are heading 84.40; the last two, 10, 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 84.40: Book-binding machinery, including book-sewing machines
- Subheading 8440.10: Machinery

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 8440.10 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8440.10 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

## Related codes

The same text, “Machinery”, also divides 2 other headings in chapter 84: 8435.10 under heading 84.35 and 8478.10 under heading 84.78.

- [8435.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/843510) Heading 84.35: Presses, crushers and similar machinery used in the manufacture of wine, cider, fruit juices or similar beverages
- [8478.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/847810) Heading 84.78: Machinery for preparing or making up tobacco, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter

- Previous subheading: [8439.99](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/843999) Parts: Other
- Next subheading: [8440.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/844090) Parts

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8440.10 cover?

HS code 8440.10 covers machinery.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8440.10 in?

HS code 8440.10 is in heading 84.40 (book-binding machinery, including book-sewing machines) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 84.40 classified when 8440.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 84.40 are classified under 8440.90 (parts).

## 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/844010.json