8457Machining centers
HTS Code 8457 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 thereofMachining centers, unit construction machines (single station) and multistation transfer machines, for working metal: in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule — covering 3 sub-classifications.
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What does HTS code 8457 cover?
HTS code 8457 covers machining centers (Machining centers, unit construction machines (single station) and multistation transfer machines, for working metal:), classified under Chapter 84 (Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof) in the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule. There are 3 more specific sub-classifications under this code.
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