# HS code 8449.00: Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats

> HS code 8449.00 covers machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats. It sits in heading 84.49 (machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). It is the only subheading of heading 84.49, so every good of the heading is classified here. National tariff lines under 8449.00 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/844900
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 84](https://border.bot/hs-codes/84) / [84.49](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8449) / [8449.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844900)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8449.00
- Covers: Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats
- Heading: [84.49: Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8449)
- 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 2 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/844900)

## What this code covers

HS code 8449.00 covers machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats.

The legal text of the subheading is “Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

It is the only subheading of heading 84.49, so every good of the heading is classified here.

## How it is structured

8449.00 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8449, are heading 84.49; the last two, 00, 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 84.49: Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats
- Subheading 8449.00: Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8449.00 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/844900): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8448.59](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844859) Parts and accessories of machines of heading 8447 or of their auxiliary machinery: Other
- Next subheading: [8450.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/845011) Machines, each of a dry linen capacity not exceeding 10 kg: Fully-automatic machines

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8449.00 cover?

HS code 8449.00 covers machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8449.00 in?

HS code 8449.00 is in heading 84.49 (machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 84.49 classified when 8449.00 doesn’t fit?

8449.00 is the only subheading of heading 84.49, so every good of the heading is classified there.

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8449.00?

National tariff lines under 8449.00 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 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/844900.json