# HS code 8447.20: Flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines

> HS code 8447.20 covers flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines. It sits in heading 84.47 (knitting machines, stitch-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tufting) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.47 are classified under 8447.11 (circular knitting machines, with cylinder diameter not exceeding 165mm), 8447.12 (circular knitting machines, with cylinder diameter exceeding 165mm) or 8447.90 (other). National tariff lines under 8447.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/844720
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 84](https://border.bot/hs-codes/84) / [84.47](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8447) / [8447.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844720)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8447.20
- Covers: Flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines
- Heading: [84.47: Knitting machines, stitch-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tufting](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8447)
- 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 4 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/844720)

## What this code covers

HS code 8447.20 covers flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines.

The legal text of the subheading is “Flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 84.47 are classified under 8447.11 (circular knitting machines, with cylinder diameter not exceeding 165mm), 8447.12 (circular knitting machines, with cylinder diameter exceeding 165mm) or 8447.90 (other).

- [8447.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844711) Circular knitting machines: With cylinder diameter not exceeding 165mm
- [8447.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844712) Circular knitting machines: With cylinder diameter exceeding 165mm
- [8447.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844790) Other

## How it is structured

8447.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8447, are heading 84.47; the last two, 20, 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 84.47: Knitting machines, stitch-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tufting
- Subheading 8447.20: Flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8447.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/844720): 4 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8447.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844712) Circular knitting machines: With cylinder diameter exceeding 165mm
- Next subheading: [8447.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844790) Other

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8447.20 cover?

HS code 8447.20 covers flat knitting machines; stitch-bonding machines.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8447.20 in?

HS code 8447.20 is in heading 84.47 (knitting machines, stitch-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tufting) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 84.47 classified when 8447.20 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 84.47 are classified under 8447.11 (circular knitting machines, with cylinder diameter not exceeding 165mm), 8447.12 (circular knitting machines, with cylinder diameter exceeding 165mm) or 8447.90 (other).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8447.20?

National tariff lines under 8447.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, 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/844720.json