HS code 8449.00: Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats
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Key facts
- HS code
- 8449.00
- Covers
- Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 8449.00 covers machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats. It sits in heading 84.49 (machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). It is the only subheading of heading 84.49, so every good of the heading is classified here.
What this code covers
HS code 8449.00 covers machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats.
The legal text of the subheading is “Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
It is the only subheading of heading 84.49, so every good of the heading is classified here.
How it is structured
8449.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8449, are heading 84.49; the last two, 00, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 8449.00
- Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 8449.00 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8449.00 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8449.00 cover?
HS code 8449.00 covers machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8449.00 in?
HS code 8449.00 is in heading 84.49 (machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).
Where are goods of heading 84.49 classified when 8449.00 doesn’t fit?
8449.00 is the only subheading of heading 84.49, so every good of the heading is classified there.
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.