HS code 8456.40: Operated by plasma arc processes
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Key facts
- HS code
- 8456.40
- Covers
- Operated by plasma arc processes
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 8456.40 covers operated by plasma arc processes. It sits in heading 84.56 (machine-tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electro- discharge, electro-chemical, electron beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes; water-jet cutting machines) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.56 are classified under 8456.11 (operated by laser or other light or photon beam processes, operated by laser), 8456.12 (operated by laser or other light or photon beam processes, operated by other light or photon beam processes), 8456.20 (operated by ultrasonic processes), 8456.30 (operated by electro-discharge processes) or 2 others.
What this code covers
HS code 8456.40 covers operated by plasma arc processes.
The legal text of the subheading is “Operated by plasma arc processes”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 84.56 are classified under 8456.11 (operated by laser or other light or photon beam processes, operated by laser), 8456.12 (operated by laser or other light or photon beam processes, operated by other light or photon beam processes), 8456.20 (operated by ultrasonic processes), 8456.30 (operated by electro-discharge processes) or 2 others.
- 8456.11Operated by laser or other light or photon beam processes: Operated by laser
- 8456.12Operated by laser or other light or photon beam processes: Operated by other light or photon beam processes
- 8456.20Operated by ultrasonic processes
- 8456.30Operated by electro-discharge processes
- 8456.50Water-jet cutting machines
- 8456.90Other
How it is structured
8456.40 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8456, are heading 84.56; the last two, 40, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 8456.40
- Operated by plasma arc processes
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 8456.40 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8456.40 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8456.40 cover?
HS code 8456.40 covers operated by plasma arc processes.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8456.40 in?
HS code 8456.40 is in heading 84.56 (machine-tools for working any material by removal of material, by laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electro- discharge, electro-chemical, electron beam, ionic-beam or plasma arc processes; water-jet cutting machines) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).
Where are goods of heading 84.56 classified when 8456.40 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 84.56 are classified under 8456.11 (operated by laser or other light or photon beam processes, operated by laser), 8456.12 (operated by laser or other light or photon beam processes, operated by other light or photon beam processes), 8456.20 (operated by ultrasonic processes), 8456.30 (operated by electro-discharge processes) or 2 others.
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.