HS code 8459.70: Other threading or tapping machines
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Key facts
- HS code
- 8459.70
- Covers
- Other threading or tapping machines
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 8459.70 covers other threading or tapping machines. It sits in heading 84.59 (machine-tools (including way-type unit head machines) for drilling, boring, milling, threading or tapping by removing metal, other than lathes (including turning centres) of heading 84.58) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.59 are classified under 8459.10 (way-type unit head machines), 8459.21 (other drilling machines, numerically controlled), 8459.29 (other drilling machines, other), 8459.31 (other boring-milling machines, numerically controlled) or 7 others.
What this code covers
HS code 8459.70 covers other threading or tapping machines.
The legal text of the subheading is “Other threading or tapping machines”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 84.59 are classified under 8459.10 (way-type unit head machines), 8459.21 (other drilling machines, numerically controlled), 8459.29 (other drilling machines, other), 8459.31 (other boring-milling machines, numerically controlled) or 7 others.
- 8459.10Way-type unit head machines
- 8459.21Other drilling machines: Numerically controlled
- 8459.29Other drilling machines: Other
- 8459.31Other boring-milling machines: Numerically controlled
- 8459.39Other boring-milling machines: Other
- 8459.41Other boring machines: Numerically controlled
- 8459.49Other boring machines: Other
- 8459.51Milling machines, knee-type: Numerically controlled
- 8459.59Milling machines, knee-type: Other
- 8459.61Other milling machines: Numerically controlled
- 8459.69Other milling machines: Other
How it is structured
8459.70 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8459, are heading 84.59; the last two, 70, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 8459.70
- Other threading or tapping machines
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 8459.70 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8459.70 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8459.70 cover?
HS code 8459.70 covers other threading or tapping machines.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8459.70 in?
HS code 8459.70 is in heading 84.59 (machine-tools (including way-type unit head machines) for drilling, boring, milling, threading or tapping by removing metal, other than lathes (including turning centres) of heading 84.58) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).
Where are goods of heading 84.59 classified when 8459.70 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 84.59 are classified under 8459.10 (way-type unit head machines), 8459.21 (other drilling machines, numerically controlled), 8459.29 (other drilling machines, other), 8459.31 (other boring-milling machines, numerically controlled) or 7 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.