HS Code 8440Book-binding machinery; including book-sewing machines
2 six-digit codes · Heading 40 of 86 in Chapter 84 · World Customs Organization Harmonized System
HS code 8440 covers book-binding machinery, the machines that sew, glue and bind printed sheets into books. This page shows what falls under it, how to choose between its two codes, and where to find trade records.
Heading 8440 splits exactly two ways. Goods answering to “Book-binding machinery; including book-sewing machines” classify either at 844010 or at 844090, and the wording in the table below is the whole of what separates them. The heading is number 40 of 86 in Chapter 84, Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof, which runs to 538 six-digit codes in all.
What HS code 8440 covers
The official wording also names book-sewing machines. In plain words, these are machines that turn printed sheets into finished books. Trade papers and price lists often call them bookbinding machines.
The Harmonized System is the World Customs Organization's naming scheme for goods. Countries build their tariffs on it. That is why you may see the same number written as HSN code 8440 in India or HTS 8440 in the United States. The first digits are shared worldwide. Each country can add its own digits after them.
These goods sit in Chapter 84, the machinery chapter. Treat any tariff classification you read online as a guide, and check it against your own papers.
844010 vs 844090: machines or parts
The split is easy to remember. HS 844010 is for the book-binding machines themselves, book-sewing machines included.
Ask one question: is the item a whole machine, or a piece made to go into one? A complete machine that binds books goes under 844010. A spare part made for that machine goes under 844090. Bookbinding machinery parts therefore have their own code, apart from the machines.
Some parts could fit many kinds of machines. These may belong in another heading, so read the chapter notes before you decide. The HS code classifier can also help you narrow it down.
Headings often confused with 8440
Several nearby headings deal with paper, print and sewing. Mix-ups are common. Here is how they differ from book-binding machinery.
Read the wording of each heading first. Binding happens after printing and paper making, so those steps have their own headings.
- 8452 covers sewing machines. Its wording leaves out the book-sewing machines of heading 8440.
- 8441 covers machines for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard, including cutting machines of all kinds.
- 8443 covers printing machinery, plus printers, copying machines and fax machines.
- 8442 covers machinery for preparing printing plates, cylinders and other printing components.
- 8439 covers machinery for making pulp, or for making or finishing paper or paperboard.
Bookbinding machinery import and export data: buyers and suppliers
Once you know the right code, you can look at the trade that moves under it. Use 844010 to follow machines and 844090 to follow parts. Searching both gives a fuller picture of bookbinding machinery.
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- Chapter 84 machinery HS codes
- HS 8452 sewing machines
- HS 8441 paper and paperboard cutting machines
- HS 8443 printing machinery
- HS 8442 printing plate and component machinery
- HS 8439 paper-making machinery
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Nearby headings in Chapter 84
- 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
- 8438Machinery n.e.c. in this chapter, for the industrial preparation or…8 codes
- 8439Machinery; for making pulp of fibrous cellulosic material, or for making or…5 codes
- 8441Machines; for making up paper pulp, paper or paperboard, including cutting…6 codes
- 8442Machinery, apparatus and equipment (excluding machines of headings 8456 to…3 codes
- 8443Printing machinery; used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other…13 codes
- 8444Textile machinery; for extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made…1 code
- 8445Textile machinery; spinning, doubling, twisting machines, textile reeling or…8 codes
- 8446Weaving machines (looms)4 codes
Who ships under 8440?
EximDataX tracks the live import–export records filed under this heading and the 2 codes beneath it: named buyers, suppliers, quantities and values from official customs feeds.
Section XVI: Machinery, Electrical Equipment and Parts, chapters 84–85.
HS Code 8440: common questions
What products are classified under HS code 8440?
Parts of that machinery are also included.
What is the difference between HS 844010 and 844090?
844090 is for parts of that machinery.
Is a book-sewing machine classified under 8440 or 8452?
The wording of heading 8452 says it covers sewing machines other than the book-sewing machines of 8440.
What HS code covers bookbinding machinery parts?
Use 844090.
Which chapter and section does HS 8440 belong to?
It belongs to Chapter 84 and sits in Section XVI of the Harmonized System.
Who imports bookbinding machinery?
Importers file their goods under 844010 for machines and 844090 for parts. Customs records filed under those codes are the place to look, as the data section above explains.
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