HS code 8453.20: Machinery for making or repairing footwear
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Key facts
- HS code
- 8453.20
- Covers
- Machinery for making or repairing footwear
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 8453.20 covers machinery for making or repairing footwear. It sits in heading 84.53 (machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather or for making or repairing footwear or other articles of hides, skins or leather, other than sewing machines) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.53 are classified under 8453.10 (machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather), 8453.80 (other machinery) or 8453.90 (parts).
What this code covers
HS code 8453.20 covers machinery for making or repairing footwear.
The legal text of the subheading is “Machinery for making or repairing footwear”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 84.53 are classified under 8453.10 (machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather), 8453.80 (other machinery) or 8453.90 (parts).
How it is structured
8453.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8453, are heading 84.53; the last two, 20, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 8453.20
- Machinery for making or repairing footwear
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 8453.20 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8453.20 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8453.20 cover?
HS code 8453.20 covers machinery for making or repairing footwear.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8453.20 in?
HS code 8453.20 is in heading 84.53 (machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather or for making or repairing footwear or other articles of hides, skins or leather, other than sewing machines) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).
Where are goods of heading 84.53 classified when 8453.20 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 84.53 are classified under 8453.10 (machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather), 8453.80 (other machinery) or 8453.90 (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.