HS code 8472.30: Machines for sorting or folding mail or for inserting mail in envelopes or bands, machines for opening, closing or sealing mail and machines for affixing or cancelling postage stamps
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Key facts
- HS code
- 8472.30
- Covers
- Machines for sorting or folding mail or for inserting mail in envelopes or bands, machines for opening, closing or sealing mail and machines for affixing or cancelling postage stamps
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 8472.30 covers machines for sorting or folding mail or for inserting mail in envelopes or bands, machines for opening, closing or sealing mail and machines for affixing or cancelling postage stamps. It sits in heading 84.72 (other office machines (for example, hectograph or stencil duplicating machines, addressing machines, automatic banknote dispensers, coin-sorting machines, coin-counting or wrapping machines, pencil-sharpening machines, perforating or stapling machines)) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.72 are classified under 8472.10 (duplicating machines) or 8472.90 (other).
What this code covers
HS code 8472.30 covers machines for sorting or folding mail or for inserting mail in envelopes or bands, machines for opening, closing or sealing mail and machines for affixing or cancelling postage stamps.
The legal text of the subheading is “Machines for sorting or folding mail or for inserting mail in envelopes or bands, machines for opening, closing or sealing mail and machines for affixing or cancelling postage stamps”, in HS2022.
How it is structured
8472.30 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8472, are heading 84.72; the last two, 30, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 8472.30
- Machines for sorting or folding mail or for inserting mail in envelopes or bands, machines for opening, closing or sealing mail and machines for affixing or cancelling postage stamps
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 8472.30 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8472.30 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8472.30 cover?
HS code 8472.30 covers machines for sorting or folding mail or for inserting mail in envelopes or bands, machines for opening, closing or sealing mail and machines for affixing or cancelling postage stamps.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8472.30 in?
HS code 8472.30 is in heading 84.72 (other office machines (for example, hectograph or stencil duplicating machines, addressing machines, automatic banknote dispensers, coin-sorting machines, coin-counting or wrapping machines, pencil-sharpening machines, perforating or stapling machines)) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).
Where are goods of heading 84.72 classified when 8472.30 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 84.72 are classified under 8472.10 (duplicating machines) or 8472.90 (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.