# HS code 8478.10: Machinery

> HS code 8478.10 covers machinery. It sits in heading 84.78 (machinery for preparing or making up tobacco, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.78 are classified under 8478.90 (parts). National tariff lines under 8478.10 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/847810
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 84](https://border.bot/hs-codes/84) / [84.78](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8478) / [8478.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847810)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8478.10
- Covers: Machinery
- Heading: [84.78: Machinery for preparing or making up tobacco, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8478)
- 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/847810)

## What this code covers

HS code 8478.10 covers machinery.

The legal text of the subheading is “Machinery”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 84.78 are classified under 8478.90 (parts).

- [8478.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847890) Parts

## How it is structured

8478.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8478, are heading 84.78; the last two, 10, 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 84.78: Machinery for preparing or making up tobacco, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter
- Subheading 8478.10: Machinery

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8478.10 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/847810): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

## Related codes

The same text, “Machinery”, also divides 2 other headings in chapter 84: 8435.10 under heading 84.35 and 8440.10 under heading 84.40.

- [8435.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/843510) Heading 84.35: Presses, crushers and similar machinery used in the manufacture of wine, cider, fruit juices or similar beverages
- [8440.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844010) Heading 84.40: Book-binding machinery, including book-sewing machines

- Previous subheading: [8477.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847790) Parts
- Next subheading: [8478.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847890) Parts

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8478.10 cover?

HS code 8478.10 covers machinery.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8478.10 in?

HS code 8478.10 is in heading 84.78 (machinery for preparing or making up tobacco, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 84.78 classified when 8478.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 84.78 are classified under 8478.90 (parts).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8478.10?

National tariff lines under 8478.10 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/847810.json