HS code 8479.20: Machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils
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Key facts
- HS code
- 8479.20
- Covers
- Machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty in the United States
- See its 1 line
Summary
HS code 8479.20 covers machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils. It sits in heading 84.79 (machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.79 are classified under 8479.10 (machinery for public works, building or the like), 8479.30 (presses for the manufacture of particle board or fibre building board of wood or other ligneous materials and other machinery for treating wood or cork), 8479.40 (rope or cable-making machines), 8479.50 (industrial robots, not elsewhere specified or included) or 8 others. National tariff lines under 8479.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).
What this code covers
HS code 8479.20 covers machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils.
The legal text of the subheading is “Machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 84.79 are classified under 8479.10 (machinery for public works, building or the like), 8479.30 (presses for the manufacture of particle board or fibre building board of wood or other ligneous materials and other machinery for treating wood or cork), 8479.40 (rope or cable-making machines), 8479.50 (industrial robots, not elsewhere specified or included) or 8 others.
- 8479.10Machinery for public works, building or the like
- 8479.30Presses for the manufacture of particle board or fibre building board of wood or other ligneous materials and other machinery for treating wood or cork
- 8479.40Rope or cable-making machines
- 8479.50Industrial robots, not elsewhere specified or included
- 8479.60Evaporative air coolers
- 8479.71Passenger boarding bridges: Of a kind used in airports
- 8479.79Passenger boarding bridges: Other
- 8479.81Other machines and mechanical appliances: For treating metal, including electric wire coil-winders
- 8479.82Other machines and mechanical appliances: Mixing, kneading, crushing, grinding, screening, sifting, homogenising, emulsifying or stirring machines
- 8479.83Other machines and mechanical appliances: Cold isostatic presses
- 8479.89Other machines and mechanical appliances: Other
- 8479.90Parts
How it is structured
8479.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8479, are heading 84.79; the last two, 20, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Heading 84.79
- Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter
- Subheading 8479.20
- Machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils
In other countries
National tariff lines under 8479.20 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 8479.20 cover?
HS code 8479.20 covers machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8479.20 in?
HS code 8479.20 is in heading 84.79 (machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, 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 84.79 classified when 8479.20 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 84.79 are classified under 8479.10 (machinery for public works, building or the like), 8479.30 (presses for the manufacture of particle board or fibre building board of wood or other ligneous materials and other machinery for treating wood or cork), 8479.40 (rope or cable-making machines), 8479.50 (industrial robots, not elsewhere specified or included) or 8 others.
Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8479.20?
National tariff lines under 8479.20 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.