# HS code 8459.70: Other threading or tapping machines > HS code 8459.70 covers other threading or tapping machines. It sits in heading 84.59 (machine-tools (including way-type unit head machines) for drilling, boring, milling, threading or tapping by removing metal, other than lathes (including turning centres) of heading 84.58) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.59 are classified under 8459.10 (way-type unit head machines), 8459.21 (other drilling machines, numerically controlled), 8459.29 (other drilling machines, other), 8459.31 (other boring-milling machines, numerically controlled) or 7 others. National tariff lines under 8459.70 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/845970 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 84](https://border.bot/hs-codes/84) / [84.59](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8459) / [8459.70](https://border.bot/hs-codes/845970) ## Key facts - HS code: 8459.70 - Covers: Other threading or tapping machines - Heading: [84.59: Machine-tools (including way-type unit head machines) for drilling, boring, milling, threading or tapping by removing metal, other than lathes (including turning centres) of heading 84.58](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8459) - 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/845970) ## What this code covers HS code 8459.70 covers other threading or tapping machines. The legal text of the subheading is “Other threading or tapping machines”, in HS2022. ## What it doesn’t cover Other goods of heading 84.59 are classified under 8459.10 (way-type unit head machines), 8459.21 (other drilling machines, numerically controlled), 8459.29 (other drilling machines, other), 8459.31 (other boring-milling machines, numerically controlled) or 7 others. - [8459.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/845910) Way-type unit head machines - [8459.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/845921) Other drilling machines: Numerically controlled - [8459.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/845929) Other drilling machines: Other - [8459.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/845931) Other boring-milling machines: Numerically controlled - [8459.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/845939) Other boring-milling machines: Other - [8459.41](https://border.bot/hs-codes/845941) Other boring machines: Numerically controlled - [8459.49](https://border.bot/hs-codes/845949) Other boring machines: Other - [8459.51](https://border.bot/hs-codes/845951) Milling machines, knee-type: Numerically controlled - [8459.59](https://border.bot/hs-codes/845959) Milling machines, knee-type: Other - [8459.61](https://border.bot/hs-codes/845961) Other milling machines: Numerically controlled - [8459.69](https://border.bot/hs-codes/845969) Other milling machines: Other ## How it is structured 8459.70 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8459, are heading 84.59; the last two, 70, 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 84.59: Machine-tools (including way-type unit head machines) for drilling, boring, milling, threading or tapping by removing metal, other than lathes (including turning centres) of heading 84.58 - Subheading 8459.70: Other threading or tapping machines ## In other countries National tariff lines under 8459.70 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/845970): 4 lines, used by 1 other country - Previous subheading: [8459.69](https://border.bot/hs-codes/845969) Other milling machines: Other - Next subheading: [8460.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846012) Flat-surface grinding machines: Numerically controlled ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS code 8459.70 cover? HS code 8459.70 covers other threading or tapping machines. ### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8459.70 in? HS code 8459.70 is in heading 84.59 (machine-tools (including way-type unit head machines) for drilling, boring, milling, threading or tapping by removing metal, other than lathes (including turning centres) of heading 84.58) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). ### Where are goods of heading 84.59 classified when 8459.70 doesn’t fit? Other goods of heading 84.59 are classified under 8459.10 (way-type unit head machines), 8459.21 (other drilling machines, numerically controlled), 8459.29 (other drilling machines, other), 8459.31 (other boring-milling machines, numerically controlled) or 7 others. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8459.70? National tariff lines under 8459.70 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/845970.json