# HS code 8457.30: Multi-station transfer machines

> HS code 8457.30 covers multi-station transfer machines. It sits in heading 84.57 (machining centres, unit construction machines (single station) and multi-station transfer machines, for working metal) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.57 are classified under 8457.10 (machining centres) or 8457.20 (unit construction machines (single station)).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/845730
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 8457.30
- Covers: Multi-station transfer machines
- Heading: [84.57: Machining centres, unit construction machines (single station) and multi-station transfer machines, for working metal](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8457)
- 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 8457.30 covers multi-station transfer machines.

The legal text of the subheading is “Multi-station transfer machines”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 84.57 are classified under 8457.10 (machining centres) or 8457.20 (unit construction machines (single station)).

- [8457.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/845710) Machining centres
- [8457.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/845720) Unit construction machines (single station)

## How it is structured

8457.30 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8457, are heading 84.57; the last two, 30, 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 84.57: Machining centres, unit construction machines (single station) and multi-station transfer machines, for working metal
- Subheading 8457.30: Multi-station transfer machines

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 8457.30 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8457.30 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [8457.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/845720) Unit construction machines (single station)
- Next subheading: [8458.11](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/845811) Horizontal lathes: Numerically controlled

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8457.30 cover?

HS code 8457.30 covers multi-station transfer machines.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8457.30 in?

HS code 8457.30 is in heading 84.57 (machining centres, unit construction machines (single station) and multi-station transfer machines, for working metal) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 84.57 classified when 8457.30 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 84.57 are classified under 8457.10 (machining centres) or 8457.20 (unit construction machines (single station)).

## 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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