# HS code 8479.71: Passenger boarding bridges, of a kind used in airports

> HS code 8479.71 covers passenger boarding bridges, of a kind used in airports. 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 8479.71 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/847971
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) / [8479.71](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847971)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8479.71
- Covers: Passenger boarding bridges, of a kind used in airports
- 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/847971)

## What this code covers

HS code 8479.71 covers passenger boarding bridges, of a kind used in airports.

The legal text of the subheading is “Passenger boarding bridges: Of a kind used in airports”, read under “Passenger boarding bridges”, 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
- [8479.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847950) Industrial robots, not elsewhere specified or included
- [8479.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847960) Evaporative air coolers
- [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

8479.71 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8479, are heading 84.79; the last two, 71, 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
- Within the heading: Passenger boarding bridges
- Subheading 8479.71: Of a kind used in airports

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8479.71 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/847971): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8479.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847960) Evaporative air coolers
- Next subheading: [8479.79](https://border.bot/hs-codes/847979) Passenger boarding bridges: Other

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8479.71 cover?

HS code 8479.71 covers passenger boarding bridges, of a kind used in airports.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8479.71 in?

HS code 8479.71 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 8479.71 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 8479.71?

National tariff lines under 8479.71 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.

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