# HS code 8453.10: Machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather

> HS code 8453.10 covers machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather. It sits in heading 84.53 (machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather or for making or repairing footwear or other articles of hides, skins or leather, other than sewing machines) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.53 are classified under 8453.20 (machinery for making or repairing footwear), 8453.80 (other machinery) or 8453.90 (parts). National tariff lines under 8453.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/845310
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 84](https://border.bot/hs-codes/84) / [84.53](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8453) / [8453.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/845310)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8453.10
- Covers: Machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather
- Heading: [84.53: Machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather or for making or repairing footwear or other articles of hides, skins or leather, other than sewing machines](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8453)
- 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/845310)

## What this code covers

HS code 8453.10 covers machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather.

The legal text of the subheading is “Machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 84.53 are classified under 8453.20 (machinery for making or repairing footwear), 8453.80 (other machinery) or 8453.90 (parts).

- [8453.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/845320) Machinery for making or repairing footwear
- [8453.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/845380) Other machinery
- [8453.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/845390) Parts

## How it is structured

8453.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8453, are heading 84.53; the last two, 10, 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 84.53: Machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather or for making or repairing footwear or other articles of hides, skins or leather, other than sewing machines
- Subheading 8453.10: Machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8453.10 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/845310): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8452.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/845290) Furniture, bases and covers for sewing machines and parts thereof; other parts of sewing machines
- Next subheading: [8453.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/845320) Machinery for making or repairing footwear

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8453.10 cover?

HS code 8453.10 covers machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8453.10 in?

HS code 8453.10 is in heading 84.53 (machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather or for making or repairing footwear or other articles of hides, skins or leather, other than sewing machines) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 84.53 classified when 8453.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 84.53 are classified under 8453.20 (machinery for making or repairing footwear), 8453.80 (other machinery) or 8453.90 (parts).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8453.10?

National tariff lines under 8453.10 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/845310.json