# HS code 8447.12: Circular knitting machines, with cylinder diameter exceeding 165mm

> HS code 8447.12 covers circular knitting machines, with cylinder diameter exceeding 165mm. It sits in heading 84.47 (knitting machines, stitch-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tufting) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.47 are classified under 8447.11 (circular knitting machines, with cylinder diameter not exceeding 165mm), 8447.20 (flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines) or 8447.90 (other).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/844712
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 8447.12
- Covers: Circular knitting machines, with cylinder diameter exceeding 165mm
- Heading: [84.47: Knitting machines, stitch-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tufting](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8447)
- 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 8447.12 covers circular knitting machines, with cylinder diameter exceeding 165mm.

The legal text of the subheading is “Circular knitting machines: With cylinder diameter exceeding 165mm”, read under “Circular knitting machines”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 84.47 are classified under 8447.11 (circular knitting machines, with cylinder diameter not exceeding 165mm), 8447.20 (flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines) or 8447.90 (other).

- [8447.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/844711) Circular knitting machines: With cylinder diameter not exceeding 165mm
- [8447.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/844720) Flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines
- [8447.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/844790) Other

## How it is structured

8447.12 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8447, are heading 84.47; the last two, 12, 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 84.47: Knitting machines, stitch-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tufting
- Within the heading: Circular knitting machines
- Subheading 8447.12: With cylinder diameter exceeding 165mm

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 8447.12 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8447.12 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [8447.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/844711) Circular knitting machines: With cylinder diameter not exceeding 165mm
- Next subheading: [8447.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/844720) Flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8447.12 cover?

HS code 8447.12 covers circular knitting machines, with cylinder diameter exceeding 165mm.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8447.12 in?

HS code 8447.12 is in heading 84.47 (knitting machines, stitch-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tufting) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 84.47 classified when 8447.12 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 84.47 are classified under 8447.11 (circular knitting machines, with cylinder diameter not exceeding 165mm), 8447.20 (flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines) or 8447.90 (other).

## 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.

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