# HS code 8461.50: Sawing or cutting-off machines

> HS code 8461.50 covers sawing or cutting-off 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), 8461.40 (gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines) or 8461.90 (other).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/846150
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 8461.50
- Covers: Sawing or cutting-off machines
- 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](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8461)
- 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 8461.50 covers sawing or cutting-off machines.

The legal text of the subheading is “Sawing or cutting-off 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), 8461.40 (gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines) or 8461.90 (other).

- [8461.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/846120) Shaping or slotting machines
- [8461.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/846130) Broaching machines
- [8461.40](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/846140) Gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines
- [8461.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/846190) Other

## How it is structured

8461.50 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8461, are heading 84.61; the last two, 50, 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 84.61: 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
- Subheading 8461.50: Sawing or cutting-off machines

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 8461.50 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8461.50 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [8461.40](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/846140) Gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines
- Next subheading: [8461.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/846190) Other

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8461.50 cover?

HS code 8461.50 covers sawing or cutting-off machines.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8461.50 in?

HS code 8461.50 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 8461.50 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 84.61 are classified under 8461.20 (shaping or slotting machines), 8461.30 (broaching machines), 8461.40 (gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing 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.

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