# HS code 8468.20: Other gas-operated machinery and apparatus

> HS code 8468.20 covers other gas-operated machinery and apparatus. It sits in heading 84.68 (machinery and apparatus for soldering, brazing or welding, whether or not capable of cutting, other than those of heading 85.15; gas-operated surface tempering machines and appliances) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.68 are classified under 8468.10 (hand-held blow pipes), 8468.80 (other machinery or apparatus) and 8468.90 (parts). National tariff lines under 8468.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/846820
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 84](https://border.bot/hs-codes/84) / [84.68](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8468) / [8468.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846820)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8468.20
- Covers: Other gas-operated machinery and apparatus
- Heading: [84.68: Machinery and apparatus for soldering, brazing or welding, whether or not capable of cutting, other than those of heading 85.15; gas-operated surface tempering machines and appliances](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8468)
- 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/846820)

## What this code covers

HS code 8468.20 covers other gas-operated machinery and apparatus.

The legal text of the subheading is “Other gas-operated machinery and apparatus”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 84.68 are classified under 8468.10 (hand-held blow pipes), 8468.80 (other machinery or apparatus) and 8468.90 (parts).

- [8468.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846810) Hand-held blow pipes
- [8468.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846880) Other machinery and apparatus
- [8468.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846890) Parts

## How it is structured

8468.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8468, are heading 84.68; the last two, 20, 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 84.68: Machinery and apparatus for soldering, brazing or welding, whether or not capable of cutting, other than those of heading 85.15; gas-operated surface tempering machines and appliances
- Subheading 8468.20: Other gas-operated machinery and apparatus

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8468.20 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/846820): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8468.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846810) Hand-held blow pipes
- Next subheading: [8468.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/846880) Other machinery and apparatus

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8468.20 cover?

HS code 8468.20 covers other gas-operated machinery and apparatus.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8468.20 in?

HS code 8468.20 is in heading 84.68 (machinery and apparatus for soldering, brazing or welding, whether or not capable of cutting, other than those of heading 85.15; gas-operated surface tempering machines and appliances) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 84.68 classified when 8468.20 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 84.68 are classified under 8468.10 (hand-held blow pipes), 8468.80 (other machinery or apparatus) and 8468.90 (parts).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8468.20?

National tariff lines under 8468.20 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/846820.json