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8438

Machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, other than machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils; parts thereof:

HTS Code 8438 covers any article best defined as Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Electrical Equipment; Parts Thereof; Sound Recorders and Reproducers, Television Image and Sound Recorders and Reproducers, and Parts and Accessories of Such ArticlesNuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereofMachinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, other than machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils; parts thereof: in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule — covering 8 sub-classifications.

Where 8438 Appears in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule

8 sub-codes
  1. Section 16Machinery and Mechanical Appliances; Electrical Equipment; Parts Thereof; Sound Recorders and Reproducers, Television Image and Sound Recorders and Reproducers, and Parts and Accessories of Such Articles
  2. Chapter 84Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
  3. 8438Machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, other than machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils; parts thereof:

  1. HTS Codes Under 8438

  2. 8438.10.00Bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products
  3. 8438.20.00.00Machinery for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolate
  4. 8438.30.00.00Machinery for sugar manufacture
  5. 8438.40.00.00Brewery machinery
  6. 8438.50.00Machinery for the preparation of meat or poultry
  7. 8438.60.00.00Machinery for the preparation of fruits, nuts or vegetables
  8. 8438.80.00.00Other machinery
  9. 8438.90Parts:

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Notes

Official USITC notes that may affect classification under HTS 8438.
Chapter 84 Notes (includes Section 16 Notes)Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

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