HS Code 8480Moulding boxes for metal foundry, moulding patterns, moulds for metals (excluding ingot moulds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics

What HS code 8480 covers

Heading 8480 groups tools that give shape to other materials. A mould is a hollow form. You pour or press a material into it, and the material sets in that shape. The heading also takes in the boxes, bases and patterns that support the moulding work.

The goods in this heading are tooling, not finished products. The material being shaped decides where each item goes. Ingot moulds are left out and sit in another heading.

You may also see the heading written as HSN code 8480 or HTS 8480. The first four digits stay the same. Countries add their own extra digits after the six-digit level, so check the full national code before you file. It is part of Chapter 84 machinery, so the wording of the code matters more than the general idea of the product.

HS code for plastic injection moulds and the other subcodes

Choose the subcode in two steps. First, ask what the mould will shape. Second, ask how the mould works.

Injection moulds force soft material into a cavity under pressure. Compression moulds squeeze material between two halves. If your mould does neither, the code for other types applies.

• Any other mould for rubber or plastics: 848079.
• Other types: 848049.
• Glass moulds: 848050. Moulds for mineral materials: 848060.
• A mould base on its own, for any of these materials: 848020.
• Moulding patterns, also called casting patterns: 848030.

Difference between HS 8480 and 8454 ingot moulds

The wording of heading 8480 says that ingot moulds are excluded. They belong in heading 8454, which covers converters, ladles, ingot moulds and casting machines used in metallurgy or metal foundries. So a moulding box for a foundry is a 8480 item, while an ingot mould is a 8454 item.

Heading 8477 is for machinery that works rubber or plastics. The machine that runs the process goes there. The mould that gives the product its shape goes in 8480.

Heading 8466 covers parts and accessories for machine-tools, including tool holders. A holder is not a mould, so it does not belong in 8480. Heading 8479 is for machinery with individual functions that is not named elsewhere in the chapter. Try the specific headings first.

If a product still does not fit, the HS code classifier can help you narrow it down.

Who imports moulds under HS code 8480?

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