# HS code 8462.32: Slitting lines, cut-to-length lines and other shearing machines (excluding presses) for flat products, other than combined punching and shearing machines, slitting lines and cut-to-length lines > HS code 8462.32 covers slitting lines, cut-to-length lines and other shearing machines (excluding presses) for flat products, other than combined punching and shearing machines, slitting lines and cut-to-length lines. It sits in heading 84.62 (machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills); machine-tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to-length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding draw-benches); presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.62 are classified under 8462.11 (hot forming machines for forging, die forging (including presses) and hot hammers, closed die forging machines), 8462.19 (hot forming machines for forging, die forging (including presses) and hot hammers, other), 8462.22 (bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products, profile forming machines), 8462.23 (bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products, numerically controlled press brakes) or 15 others. National tariff lines under 8462.32 are live on border.bot for the United States (5 lines, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/846232 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 84](https://border.bot/hs-codes/84) / [84.62](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8462) / [8462.32](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846232) ## Key facts - HS code: 8462.32 - Covers: Slitting lines, cut-to-length lines and other shearing machines (excluding presses) for flat products, other than combined punching and shearing machines, slitting lines and cut-to-length lines - Heading: [84.62: Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills); machine-tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to-length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding draw-benches); presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8462) - 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 5 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/846232) ## What this code covers HS code 8462.32 covers slitting lines, cut-to-length lines and other shearing machines (excluding presses) for flat products, other than combined punching and shearing machines, slitting lines and cut-to-length lines. The legal text of the subheading is “Slitting lines, cut-to-length lines and other shearing machines (excluding presses) for flat products, other than combined punching and shearing machines: Slitting lines and cut-to-length lines”, read under “Slitting lines, cut-to-length lines and other shearing machines (excluding presses) for flat products, other than combined punching and shearing machines”, in HS2022. ## What it doesn’t cover Other goods of heading 84.62 are classified under 8462.11 (hot forming machines for forging, die forging (including presses) and hot hammers, closed die forging machines), 8462.19 (hot forming machines for forging, die forging (including presses) and hot hammers, other), 8462.22 (bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products, profile forming machines), 8462.23 (bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products, numerically controlled press brakes) or 15 others. - [8462.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846211) Hot forming machines for forging, die forging (including presses) and hot hammers: Closed die forging machines - [8462.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846219) Hot forming machines for forging, die forging (including presses) and hot hammers: Other - [8462.22](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846222) Bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products: Profile forming machines - [8462.23](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846223) Bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products: Numerically controlled press brakes - [8462.24](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846224) Bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products: Numerically controlled panel benders - [8462.25](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846225) Bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products: Numerically controlled roll forming machines - [8462.26](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846226) Bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products: Other numerically controlled bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines - [8462.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846229) Bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products: Other - [8462.33](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846233) Slitting lines, cut-to-length lines and other shearing machines (excluding presses) for flat products, other than combined punching and shearing machines: Numerically controlled shearing machines - [8462.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846239) Slitting lines, cut-to-length lines and other shearing machines (excluding presses) for flat products, other than combined punching and shearing machines: Other - [8462.42](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846242) Punching, notching or nibbling machines (excluding presses) for flat products including combined punching and shearing machines: Numerically controlled - [8462.49](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846249) Punching, notching or nibbling machines (excluding presses) for flat products including combined punching and shearing machines: Other - [8462.51](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846251) Machines for working tube, pipe, hollow section and bar (excluding presses): Numerically controlled - [8462.59](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846259) Machines for working tube, pipe, hollow section and bar (excluding presses): Other - [8462.61](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846261) Cold metal working presses: Hydraulic presses - [8462.62](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846262) Cold metal working presses: Mechanical presses - [8462.63](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846263) Cold metal working presses: Servo-presses - [8462.69](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846269) Cold metal working presses: Other - [8462.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846290) Other ## How it is structured 8462.32 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8462, are heading 84.62; the last two, 32, 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 84.62: Machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills); machine-tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to-length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding draw-benches); presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above - Within the heading: Slitting lines, cut-to-length lines and other shearing machines (excluding presses) for flat products, other than combined punching and shearing machines - Subheading 8462.32: Slitting lines and cut-to-length lines ## In other countries National tariff lines under 8462.32 are live on border.bot for the United States (5 lines, also used by 1 other country). - [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/846232): 5 lines, used by 1 other country - Previous subheading: [8462.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846229) Bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products: Other - Next subheading: [8462.33](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846233) Slitting lines, cut-to-length lines and other shearing machines (excluding presses) for flat products, other than combined punching and shearing machines: Numerically controlled shearing machines ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS code 8462.32 cover? HS code 8462.32 covers slitting lines, cut-to-length lines and other shearing machines (excluding presses) for flat products, other than combined punching and shearing machines, slitting lines and cut-to-length lines. ### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8462.32 in? HS code 8462.32 is in heading 84.62 (machine-tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills); machine-tools (including presses, slitting lines and cut-to-length lines) for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching, notching or nibbling (excluding draw-benches); presses for working metal or metal carbides, not specified above) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). ### Where are goods of heading 84.62 classified when 8462.32 doesn’t fit? Other goods of heading 84.62 are classified under 8462.11 (hot forming machines for forging, die forging (including presses) and hot hammers, closed die forging machines), 8462.19 (hot forming machines for forging, die forging (including presses) and hot hammers, other), 8462.22 (bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products, profile forming machines), 8462.23 (bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products, numerically controlled press brakes) or 15 others. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8462.32? National tariff lines under 8462.32 are live on border.bot for the United States (5 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/846232.json