# HS code 8479.50: Industrial robots, not elsewhere specified or included > HS code 8479.50 covers industrial robots, not elsewhere specified or included. 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), 8479.20 (machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils), 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) or 8 others. National tariff lines under 8479.50 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/847950 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 84](https://border.bot/hs-codes/84) / [84.79](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8479) / [8479.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847950) ## Key facts - HS code: 8479.50 - Covers: Industrial robots, not elsewhere specified or included - Heading: [84.79: Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8479) - 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 1 line](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/847950) ## What this code covers HS code 8479.50 covers industrial robots, not elsewhere specified or included. The legal text of the subheading is “Industrial robots, not elsewhere specified or included”, 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), 8479.20 (machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils), 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) or 8 others. - [8479.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847910) Machinery for public works, building or the like - [8479.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847920) Machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils - [8479.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847930) 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847940) Rope or cable-making machines - [8479.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847960) Evaporative air coolers - [8479.71](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847971) Passenger boarding bridges: Of a kind used in airports - [8479.79](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847979) Passenger boarding bridges: Other - [8479.81](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847981) Other machines and mechanical appliances: For treating metal, including electric wire coil-winders - [8479.82](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847982) Other machines and mechanical appliances: Mixing, kneading, crushing, grinding, screening, sifting, homogenising, emulsifying or stirring machines - [8479.83](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847983) Other machines and mechanical appliances: Cold isostatic presses - [8479.89](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847989) Other machines and mechanical appliances: Other - [8479.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847990) Parts ## How it is structured 8479.50 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8479, are heading 84.79; the last two, 50, 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 84.79: Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this Chapter - Subheading 8479.50: Industrial robots, not elsewhere specified or included ## In other countries National tariff lines under 8479.50 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country). - [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/847950): 1 line, used by 1 other country - Previous subheading: [8479.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847940) Rope or cable-making machines - Next subheading: [8479.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847960) Evaporative air coolers ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS code 8479.50 cover? HS code 8479.50 covers industrial robots, not elsewhere specified or included. ### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8479.50 in? HS code 8479.50 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 8479.50 doesn’t fit? Other goods of heading 84.79 are classified under 8479.10 (machinery for public works, building or the like), 8479.20 (machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils), 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) or 8 others. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8479.50? National tariff lines under 8479.50 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. Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/847950.json