# HS code 8438.30: Machinery for sugar manufacture

> HS code 8438.30 covers machinery for sugar manufacture. It sits in heading 84.38 (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) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.38 are classified under 8438.10 (bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products), 8438.20 (machinery for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolate), 8438.40 (brewery machinery), 8438.50 (machinery for the preparation of meat or poultry) or 3 others. National tariff lines under 8438.30 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/843830
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 84](https://border.bot/hs-codes/84) / [84.38](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8438) / [8438.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/843830)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8438.30
- Covers: Machinery for sugar manufacture
- Heading: [84.38: 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8438)
- 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/843830)

## What this code covers

HS code 8438.30 covers machinery for sugar manufacture.

The legal text of the subheading is “Machinery for sugar manufacture”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 84.38 are classified under 8438.10 (bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products), 8438.20 (machinery for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolate), 8438.40 (brewery machinery), 8438.50 (machinery for the preparation of meat or poultry) or 3 others.

- [8438.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/843810) Bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products
- [8438.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/843820) Machinery for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolate
- [8438.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/843840) Brewery machinery
- [8438.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/843850) Machinery for the preparation of meat or poultry
- [8438.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/843860) Machinery for the preparation of fruits, nuts or vegetables
- [8438.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/843880) Other machinery
- [8438.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/843890) Parts

## How it is structured

8438.30 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8438, are heading 84.38; the last two, 30, 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 84.38: 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
- Subheading 8438.30: Machinery for sugar manufacture

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8438.30 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/843830): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8438.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/843820) Machinery for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolate
- Next subheading: [8438.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/843840) Brewery machinery

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8438.30 cover?

HS code 8438.30 covers machinery for sugar manufacture.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8438.30 in?

HS code 8438.30 is in heading 84.38 (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) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 84.38 classified when 8438.30 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 84.38 are classified under 8438.10 (bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products), 8438.20 (machinery for the manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolate), 8438.40 (brewery machinery), 8438.50 (machinery for the preparation of meat or poultry) or 3 others.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8438.30?

National tariff lines under 8438.30 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/843830.json