HS Code 8468Machinery and apparatus for soldering, brazing, welding, whether or not capable of cutting, other than those of heading no. 8515; gas-operated surface tempering machines and appliances

What HS code 8468 covers

Heading 8468 is about equipment that joins or repairs metal parts with heat. Soldering and brazing join parts with a melted filler metal. Welding joins parts by melting their edges together.

The wording says the machine may or may not be capable of cutting. So a torch or machine that can also cut still belongs here when its main job is soldering, brazing or welding.

The heading also takes in gas-operated surface tempering machines. Tempering is a heat treatment, and these machines apply it to the surface of a metal part.

One exclusion matters. Machines that fall under heading 8515 are not classed in 8468. The wording of heading 8515 decides those cases. If your machine could fit both, test it in the HS code classifier before you file.

How to choose the right 8468 code

The four codes work like a short checklist. Start at the top and stop at the first line that fits your goods. The letters n.e.c. mean not elsewhere classified. A code marked this way is a catch-all, so use it only after the named codes fail.

A common mistake is to put a complete machine under the parts code. Use 846890 only for parts of these machines, such as the code for welding machine parts. A finished unit goes in one of the other three.

• Use 846890.
• Use 846810.
• Does it run on gas and is it not a hand-held blow pipe? Use 846820.
• Is it any other soldering, brazing or welding apparatus? Use 846880. This is the bucket for other welding apparatus.

Related headings in Chapter 84

Some goods look close to 8468 but sit in a neighbouring heading. Hand tools with their own motor belong with HS 8467 hand tools. Machines that work material with a laser or plasma arc are grouped under HS 8456 laser and plasma machine-tools. Parts and attachments for metal-working machine-tools are in HS 8466 machine-tool parts.

If a machine has its own job and no heading names it, look at HS 8479 machinery n.e.c. Plain machinery parts with no electrical features go to HS 8487 machinery parts. To browse the whole machinery family, go back to the Chapter 84 machinery HS codes page.

HS code 8468 buyers and suppliers: import and export data

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 8468 or with any one of its four codes. This page does not show country figures. To look at a market such as China or the UAE, open the live records on EximDataX. The import data and export data pages are the places to begin, and the buyer data and supplier data pages show who is on each side of a trade.

See who imports and exports welding machinery

If you sell, buy or source welding and soldering equipment, real shipment records show who is trading. Use the demo page to see them for heading 8468.