HS code 8461.40: Gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines
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Key facts
- HS code
- 8461.40
- Covers
- Gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 8461.40 covers gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines. It sits in heading 84.61 (machine-tools for planing, shaping, slotting, broaching, gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing, sawing, cutting-off and other machine-tools working by removing metal or cermets, not elsewhere specified or included) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.61 are classified under 8461.20 (shaping or slotting machines), 8461.30 (broaching machines), 8461.50 (sawing or cutting-off machines) or 8461.90 (other).
What this code covers
HS code 8461.40 covers gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines.
The legal text of the subheading is “Gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 84.61 are classified under 8461.20 (shaping or slotting machines), 8461.30 (broaching machines), 8461.50 (sawing or cutting-off machines) or 8461.90 (other).
How it is structured
8461.40 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8461, are heading 84.61; the last two, 40, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 8461.40
- Gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 8461.40 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8461.40 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8461.40 cover?
HS code 8461.40 covers gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8461.40 in?
HS code 8461.40 is in heading 84.61 (machine-tools for planing, shaping, slotting, broaching, gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing, sawing, cutting-off and other machine-tools working by removing metal or cermets, not elsewhere specified or included) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).
Where are goods of heading 84.61 classified when 8461.40 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 84.61 are classified under 8461.20 (shaping or slotting machines), 8461.30 (broaching machines), 8461.50 (sawing or cutting-off machines) or 8461.90 (other).
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.