HS code 8475.21: Machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, machines for making optical fibres and preforms thereof
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Key facts
- HS code
- 8475.21
- Covers
- Machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, machines for making optical fibres and preforms thereof
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty in the United States
- See its 1 line
Summary
HS code 8475.21 covers machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, machines for making optical fibres and preforms thereof. It sits in heading 84.75 (machines for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes or valves or flashbulbs, in glass envelopes; machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.75 are classified under 8475.10 (machines for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes or valves or flashbulbs, in glass envelopes), 8475.29 (machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, other) or 8475.90 (parts). National tariff lines under 8475.21 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).
What this code covers
HS code 8475.21 covers machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, machines for making optical fibres and preforms thereof.
The legal text of the subheading is “Machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware: Machines for making optical fibres and preforms thereof”, read under “Machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 84.75 are classified under 8475.10 (machines for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes or valves or flashbulbs, in glass envelopes), 8475.29 (machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, other) or 8475.90 (parts).
How it is structured
8475.21 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8475, are heading 84.75; the last two, 21, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Within the heading
- Machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware
- Subheading 8475.21
- Machines for making optical fibres and preforms thereof
In other countries
National tariff lines under 8475.21 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).
- United States1 line, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8475.21 cover?
HS code 8475.21 covers machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, machines for making optical fibres and preforms thereof.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8475.21 in?
HS code 8475.21 is in heading 84.75 (machines for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes or valves or flashbulbs, in glass envelopes; machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).
Where are goods of heading 84.75 classified when 8475.21 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 84.75 are classified under 8475.10 (machines for assembling electric or electronic lamps, tubes or valves or flashbulbs, in glass envelopes), 8475.29 (machines for manufacturing or hot working glass or glassware, other) or 8475.90 (parts).
Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8475.21?
National tariff lines under 8475.21 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.