HS Code 8484Gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting combined with other material or of two or more layers of metal; sets or assortments of gaskets and similar joints, dissimilar in composition, put up in pouches, envelopes or similar packings; mechanical seals

What heading 8484 covers

A gasket is a flat joint that sits between two parts so liquid or gas cannot escape. A mechanical seal does a similar job around a spinning shaft, such as the shaft of a pump. Customs groups these sealing parts by how they are made and how they are sold.

In India the same number is often called HSN code 8484. The Harmonized System classification is shared by most trading countries, so the first six digits mean the same thing almost everywhere.

The material is the key test for gaskets. A plain rubber or paper gasket does not fit here. A gasket belongs in this heading when metal is a main part of it, either as a sheet joined to another material or as stacked metal layers.

Gaskets and similar joints are often traded as spare parts. That is why they sit with machinery parts and not with raw materials.

How to choose between 8484.10, 8484.20 and 8484.90

Ask what the item is, not where it will be used. Then match it to one of the three codes below.

If you have a single gasket, check the material first. If you have a mixed kit, look at the packing. If the part seals a moving shaft, you are most likely in 848420. When you are unsure, the HS code classifier can help you test your wording against the official text.

• 848410: single gaskets built from metal sheeting plus another material, or from several metal layers.
• 848420: mechanical seals.
• 848490: ready-made kits of unlike gaskets, packed in a pouch, an envelope or a similar pack.

Related headings for valves, bearings and machinery parts

Sealing parts often ship beside other machine parts, so buyers sometimes mix up the headings. These notes help you tell them apart.

• Valves, taps and cocks go under heading 8481, not 8484.
• Ball and roller bearings go under heading 8482.
• Shafts, gears, gear boxes, clutches and couplings go under heading 8483.
• Plain machinery parts with no electrical features, not named elsewhere, go under heading 8487.
• Pumps for liquids go under heading 8413. A gasket or seal sold on its own for a pump still belongs to 8484.

HS code 8484 import data by country

Once you know your code, you can look at who trades it. Use the live records to study import data and export data for gaskets and seals, then open the buyer and supplier views to see the companies behind the shipments. Each record comes from a customs filing for one consignment, so you can compare shipment details market by market.

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