Key facts
- HS code
- 8478.90
- Covers
- Parts
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 8478.90 covers parts. It sits in heading 84.78 (machinery for preparing or making up tobacco, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.78 are classified under 8478.10 (machinery).
What this code covers
HS code 8478.90 covers parts.
The legal text of the subheading is “Parts”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 84.78 are classified under 8478.10 (machinery).
- 8478.10Machinery
How it is structured
8478.90 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8478, are heading 84.78; the last two, 90, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Heading 84.78
- Machinery for preparing or making up tobacco, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter
- Subheading 8478.90
- Parts
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 8478.90 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8478.90 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8478.90 cover?
HS code 8478.90 covers parts.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8478.90 in?
HS code 8478.90 is in heading 84.78 (machinery for preparing or making up tobacco, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).
Where are goods of heading 84.78 classified when 8478.90 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 84.78 are classified under 8478.10 (machinery).
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.