# HS code 8443.15: Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442, letterpress printing machinery, other than reel fed, excluding flexographic printing > HS code 8443.15 covers printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442, letterpress printing machinery, other than reel fed, excluding flexographic printing. It sits in heading 84.43 (printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 84.42; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.43 are classified under 8443.11 (printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442, offset printing machinery, reel-fed), 8443.12 (printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442, offset printing machinery, sheet-fed, office type (using sheets with one side not exceeding 22cm and the other side not exceeding 36cm in the unfolded state)), 8443.13 (printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442, other offset printing machinery), 8443.14 (printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442, letterpress printing machinery, reel fed, excluding flexographic printing) or 8 others. National tariff lines under 8443.15 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/844315 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 84](https://border.bot/hs-codes/84) / [84.43](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8443) / [8443.15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844315) ## Key facts - HS code: 8443.15 - Covers: Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442, letterpress printing machinery, other than reel fed, excluding flexographic printing - Heading: [84.43: Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 84.42; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8443) - 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/844315) ## What this code covers HS code 8443.15 covers printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442, letterpress printing machinery, other than reel fed, excluding flexographic printing. The legal text of the subheading is “Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442: Letterpress printing machinery, other than reel fed, excluding flexographic printing”, read under “Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442”, in HS2022. ## What it doesn’t cover Other goods of heading 84.43 are classified under 8443.11 (printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442, offset printing machinery, reel-fed), 8443.12 (printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442, offset printing machinery, sheet-fed, office type (using sheets with one side not exceeding 22cm and the other side not exceeding 36cm in the unfolded state)), 8443.13 (printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442, other offset printing machinery), 8443.14 (printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442, letterpress printing machinery, reel fed, excluding flexographic printing) or 8 others. - [8443.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844311) Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442: Offset printing machinery, reel-fed - [8443.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844312) Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442: Offset printing machinery, sheet-fed, office type (using sheets with one side not exceeding 22cm and the other side not exceeding 36cm in the unfolded state) - [8443.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844313) Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442: Other offset printing machinery - [8443.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844314) Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442: Letterpress printing machinery, reel fed, excluding flexographic printing - [8443.16](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844316) Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442: Flexographic printing machinery - [8443.17](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844317) Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442: Gravure printing machinery - [8443.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844319) Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442: Other - [8443.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844331) Other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined: Machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network - [8443.32](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844332) Other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined: Other, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network - [8443.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844339) Other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined: Other - [8443.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844391) Parts and accessories: Parts and accessories of printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 84.42 - [8443.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844399) Parts and accessories: Other ## How it is structured 8443.15 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8443, are heading 84.43; the last two, 15, 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 84.43: Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 84.42; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof - Within the heading: Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442 - Subheading 8443.15: Letterpress printing machinery, other than reel fed, excluding flexographic printing ## In other countries National tariff lines under 8443.15 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/844315): 1 line, used by 1 other country - Previous subheading: [8443.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844314) Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442: Letterpress printing machinery, reel fed, excluding flexographic printing - Next subheading: [8443.16](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844316) Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442: Flexographic printing machinery ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS code 8443.15 cover? HS code 8443.15 covers printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442, letterpress printing machinery, other than reel fed, excluding flexographic printing. ### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8443.15 in? HS code 8443.15 is in heading 84.43 (printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 84.42; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). ### Where are goods of heading 84.43 classified when 8443.15 doesn’t fit? Other goods of heading 84.43 are classified under 8443.11 (printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442, offset printing machinery, reel-fed), 8443.12 (printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442, offset printing machinery, sheet-fed, office type (using sheets with one side not exceeding 22cm and the other side not exceeding 36cm in the unfolded state)), 8443.13 (printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442, other offset printing machinery), 8443.14 (printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442, letterpress printing machinery, reel fed, excluding flexographic printing) or 8 others. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8443.15? National tariff lines under 8443.15 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/844315.json