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  "summary": "HS code 8461.20 covers shaping or slotting machines. It sits in heading 84.61 (machine-tools for planing, shaping, slotting, broaching, gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing, sawing, cutting-off and other machine-tools working by removing metal or cermets, not elsewhere specified or included) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.61 are classified under 8461.30 (broaching machines), 8461.40 (gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing machines), 8461.50 (sawing or cutting-off machines) or 8461.90 (other). National tariff lines under 8461.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country).",
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      "question": "What does HS code 8461.20 cover?",
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      "answer": "HS code 8461.20 is in heading 84.61 (machine-tools for planing, shaping, slotting, broaching, gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing, sawing, cutting-off and other machine-tools working by removing metal or cermets, not elsewhere specified or included) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof)."
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      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8461.20?",
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        "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."
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