HS Code 8431Machinery parts; used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8425 to 8430
8 six-digit codes · Heading 31 of 86 in Chapter 84 · World Customs Organization Harmonized System
HS code 8431 covers parts made for cranes, hoists, forklifts, lifts and earth-moving machines. The machine a part serves decides which code it gets.
Heading 8431 is finely cut: 8 six-digit codes, 843110 to 843149, all of them under “Machinery parts; used solely or principally with the machinery of heading no. 8425 to 8430”. At that depth it is the exact wording of the code, not of the heading, that settles a classification. The heading is number 31 of 86 in Chapter 84, Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof, which runs to 538 six-digit codes in all.
Six-digit codes under heading 8431
| HS Code | Import–export description |
|---|---|
| 843110 | Machinery; parts of the machinery of heading no. 8425 |
| 843120 | Machinery; parts of the machinery of heading no. 8427 |
| 843131 | Lifts, skip hoists or escalators; parts thereof |
| 843139 | Machinery; parts of the machinery of heading no. 8428, (other than lifts, skip hoists or escalators) |
| 843141 | Machinery parts; buckets, shovels, grabs and grips, for the machinery of heading no. 8426 and 8430 |
| 843142 | Machinery parts; bulldozer or angledozer blades |
| 843143 | Boring or sinking machinery; parts for boring or sinking machinery of subheading 8430.41 or 8430.49 |
| 843149 | Machinery; parts of machines handling earth, minerals or ores and n.e.c. in heading no. 8431 |
What HS code 8431 covers
The official wording is long, but the idea is simple. This is a parts heading. Those machines lift, carry, dig, push and bore.
Think of hoists, jacks, cranes, fork-lift trucks, lifts, escalators, bulldozers and excavators. In India the same number is called HSN code 8431. It is the same code under a different name.
A part that fits only one of these machine families is a good match. A part that fits many kinds of machines may belong in a different parts heading of Chapter 84, covered below.
What products are classified under HSN 8431?
Each six-digit code is tied to a machine heading or to a type of part. Here is a quick map from part to code, with example machines.
Read the list from the machine first, then the part.
- 843110: hoist, winch and jack parts, from heading 8425
- 843120: fork-lift and works truck parts, from heading 8427
- 843131: lift, skip hoist and escalator parts
- 843139: parts for other handling machines of heading 8428, such as conveyors
- 843141: buckets, shovels, grabs and grips for cranes and digging machines of headings 8426 and 8430
- 843142: bulldozer and angledozer blades
- 843143: parts for boring and sinking rigs under heading 8430
- 843149: other parts for machines that move earth, minerals or ores
How to choose the right subheading
Step 1: name the machine. Or is it a bulldozer or excavator (8429), or a digging and boring machine (8430)?
Step 2: look at the part. A bucket, shovel, grab or grip has its own line. So does a dozer blade. Lift and escalator parts also have their own line.
Step 3: if the part has no special line, follow the machine. A part for a hoist goes to 843110. A part for a fork-lift truck goes to 843120. A part for a conveyor goes to 843139. Earth, mineral and ore machine parts that fit nowhere else go to 843149.
If you are still unsure, run the item through the HS code classifier and compare the result with the wording of each code.
8431 vs 8487, 8409, 8466 and 8473
Chapter 84 has several parts headings. Each serves a different group of machines, which is why the machine matters so much.
Heading 8487 is the catch-all. It takes non-electrical machinery parts that have no home elsewhere in the chapter. If a part fits 8431, it does not go to 8487.
Other parts headings follow the same logic. Heading 8409 is for engine parts, 8466 for machine-tool parts and 8473 for office machine parts. A crane part belongs to none of these, because a crane is not an engine, a machine-tool or an office machine.
Import and export data for this heading
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Related
- Chapter 84 machinery HS codes
- HS 8425 hoists, winches and jacks
- HS 8426 cranes and derricks
- HS 8427 fork-lift trucks
- HS 8428 lifts, escalators and conveyors
- HS 8429 bulldozers and excavators
- HS 8430 earth-moving and boring machinery
- HS 8487 machinery parts n.e.c.
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Nearby headings in Chapter 84
- 8425Pulley tackle and hoists other than skip hoists; winches and capstans; jacks7 codes
- 8426Derricks, cranes, including cable cranes, mobile lifting frames, straddle…9 codes
- 8427Fork-lift and other works trucks; fitted with lifting or handling equipment3 codes
- 8428Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery; n.e.c. in heading no.…10 codes
- 8429Bulldozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, angledozers, mechanical shovels…8 codes
- 8430Moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting…9 codes
- 8432Agricultural, horticultural or forestry machinery for soil preparation or…9 codes
- 8433Harvesting and threshing machinery, straw and fodder balers, grass or hay…11 codes
- 8434Milking machines and dairy machinery3 codes
- 8435Presses, crushers and similar machinery; used in the manufacture of wine…2 codes
- 8436Agricultural, horticultural, forestry, poultry-keeping, bee-keeping…6 codes
- 8437Machines for cleaning, sorting, grading seed, grain, dried leguminous…3 codes
Who ships under 8431?
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Section XVI: Machinery, Electrical Equipment and Parts, chapters 84–85.
HS Code 8431: common questions
What products are classified under this heading?
Parts made only or mainly for the machines of headings 8425 to 8430. That includes parts for hoists, cranes, fork-lift trucks, lifts, escalators, bulldozers and boring machines.
What is the HS code for excavator buckets?
Buckets, shovels, grabs and grips for the machines of headings 8426 and 8430 go under 843141. Other excavator parts may fit 843149.
What is the HS code for bulldozer blades?
Bulldozer and angledozer blades have their own code, 843142.
What is the HS code for lift and escalator parts?
Parts of lifts, skip hoists and escalators go under 843131.
Which code fits conveyor parts?
Parts for the handling machines of heading 8428, other than lifts, skip hoists and escalators, go under 843139. Conveyors are one example.
What is the difference between HS 8431 and 8487?
Heading 8431 is only for parts of the machines of headings 8425 to 8430. Heading 8487 takes non-electrical machinery parts that are not covered elsewhere in Chapter 84.
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