HS code 8447.20: Flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines
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Key facts
- HS code
- 8447.20
- Covers
- Flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 8447.20 covers flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines. 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), 8447.12 (circular knitting machines, with cylinder diameter exceeding 165mm) or 8447.90 (other).
What this code covers
HS code 8447.20 covers flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines.
The legal text of the subheading is “Flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding 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), 8447.12 (circular knitting machines, with cylinder diameter exceeding 165mm) or 8447.90 (other).
How it is structured
8447.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8447, are heading 84.47; the last two, 20, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 8447.20
- Flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 8447.20 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8447.20 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8447.20 cover?
HS code 8447.20 covers flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8447.20 in?
HS code 8447.20 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 8447.20 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 84.47 are classified under 8447.11 (circular knitting machines, with cylinder diameter not exceeding 165mm), 8447.12 (circular knitting machines, with cylinder diameter exceeding 165mm) 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.