HS Code 8401Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), non-irradiated, for nuclear reactors, machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation

What heading 8401 covers

The Harmonized System is the shared list that customs offices use to sort goods. Traders also search for this heading as HSN code 8401 or HTS code 8401. The label changes by country, but the goods stay the same.

Three groups of goods sit here. One is the reactor itself. Another is fuel in cartridge form that has not been irradiated. The third is machinery for isotopic separation. Parts are named too, both for reactors and for the separation machinery.

This is a machinery heading, so it sits with the other Chapter 84 machinery codes. Take the six-digit code from this page first. Then check your national tariff for the longer number that your customs office asks for.

How to choose the right 8401 subheading

Each six-digit code answers a different question. Start with the first one: is the item the whole thing, or only a piece of it? Then ask what the item is for.

• 840110 is for a complete nuclear reactor.
• 840140 is for a part of a reactor. A piece shipped alone goes here, not under 840110.
• 840130 is for fuel cartridges. The fuel must be non-irradiated to fit this line.
• 840120 is for isotopic separation machinery. Its wording already includes parts, so those parts do not move to 840140.

8401 vs nearby headings in Chapter 84

The headings that follow sound close, but they cover other equipment. Turn to them only when your product is not a reactor.

Equipment that works with those boilers, such as economisers, super-heaters and condensers, sits in 8404 as auxiliary plant. Steam and other vapour turbines are in 8406.

So the test is simple. A reactor, its fuel and its separation machinery stay in 8401. A boiler, a condenser or a turbine goes to its own heading. If you cannot tell which line fits, try the HS code classifier before you file.

HS code 8401 import and export data

The code text tells you what a good is. Shipment records tell you who moves it. That helps with sales, sourcing and checking a market.

EximDataX shows shipment-level import and export records from official customs sources. Coverage: 43 direct customs feeds plus 184 mirror-derived countries. Named buyers and named suppliers are available in 38 of the 43 direct markets. Most markets refresh weekly and some refresh daily.

You can search by HS code to see who imports and exports a product, and book a free demo. Start with import data or export data. Then open buyer data and supplier data to see the parties behind the shipment records.