# HS code 8428.31: Other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials, specially designed for underground use > HS code 8428.31 covers other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials, specially designed for underground use. It sits in heading 84.28 (other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators, conveyors, teleferics)) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.28 are classified under 8428.10 (lifts and skip hoists), 8428.20 (pneumatic elevators and conveyors), 8428.32 (other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials, other, bucket type), 8428.33 (other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials, other, belt type) or 5 others. National tariff lines under 8428.31 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/842831 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 84](https://border.bot/hs-codes/84) / [84.28](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8428) / [8428.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/842831) ## Key facts - HS code: 8428.31 - Covers: Other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials, specially designed for underground use - Heading: [84.28: Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators, conveyors, teleferics)](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8428) - Chapter: [84: Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof](https://border.bot/hs-codes/84) - Edition: HS2022 - Duty in the United States: [See its 1 line](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/842831) ## What this code covers HS code 8428.31 covers other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials, specially designed for underground use. The legal text of the subheading is “Other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials: Specially designed for underground use”, read under “Other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials”, in HS2022. ## What it doesn’t cover Other goods of heading 84.28 are classified under 8428.10 (lifts and skip hoists), 8428.20 (pneumatic elevators and conveyors), 8428.32 (other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials, other, bucket type), 8428.33 (other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials, other, belt type) or 5 others. - [8428.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/842810) Lifts and skip hoists - [8428.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/842820) Pneumatic elevators and conveyors - [8428.32](https://border.bot/hs-codes/842832) Other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials: Other, bucket type - [8428.33](https://border.bot/hs-codes/842833) Other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials: Other, belt type - [8428.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/842839) Other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials: Other - [8428.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/842840) Escalators and moving walkways - [8428.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/842860) Teleferics, chair-lifts, ski-draglines; traction mechanisms for funiculars - [8428.70](https://border.bot/hs-codes/842870) Industrial robots - [8428.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/842890) Other machinery ## How it is structured 8428.31 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8428, are heading 84.28; the last two, 31, identify the subheading within the heading. Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines. - Chapter 84: Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof - Heading 84.28: Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators, conveyors, teleferics) - Within the heading: Other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials - Subheading 8428.31: Specially designed for underground use ## In other countries National tariff lines under 8428.31 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country). - [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/842831): 1 line, used by 1 other country - Previous subheading: [8428.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/842820) Pneumatic elevators and conveyors - Next subheading: [8428.32](https://border.bot/hs-codes/842832) Other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials: Other, bucket type ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS code 8428.31 cover? HS code 8428.31 covers other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials, specially designed for underground use. ### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8428.31 in? HS code 8428.31 is in heading 84.28 (other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators, conveyors, teleferics)) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). ### Where are goods of heading 84.28 classified when 8428.31 doesn’t fit? Other goods of heading 84.28 are classified under 8428.10 (lifts and skip hoists), 8428.20 (pneumatic elevators and conveyors), 8428.32 (other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials, other, bucket type), 8428.33 (other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials, other, belt type) or 5 others. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8428.31? National tariff lines under 8428.31 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country). ## Sources and updates The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026. This page was last updated on 11 October 2026. Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling. Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/842831.json