HS code 8483.60: Clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints)
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Key facts
- HS code
- 8483.60
- Covers
- Clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints)
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty in the United States
- See its 3 lines
Summary
HS code 8483.60 covers clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints). It sits in heading 84.83 (transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks; clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints)) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.83 are classified under 8483.10 (transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks), 8483.20 (bearing housings, incorporating ball or roller bearings), 8483.30 (bearing housings, not incorporating ball or roller bearings; plain shaft bearings), 8483.40 (gears and gearing, other than toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters) or 2 others. National tariff lines under 8483.60 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country).
What this code covers
HS code 8483.60 covers clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints).
The legal text of the subheading is “Clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints)”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 84.83 are classified under 8483.10 (transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks), 8483.20 (bearing housings, incorporating ball or roller bearings), 8483.30 (bearing housings, not incorporating ball or roller bearings; plain shaft bearings), 8483.40 (gears and gearing, other than toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters) or 2 others.
- 8483.10Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks
- 8483.20Bearing housings, incorporating ball or roller bearings
- 8483.30Bearing housings, not incorporating ball or roller bearings; plain shaft bearings
- 8483.40Gears and gearing, other than toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters
- 8483.50Flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks
- 8483.90Toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately; parts
How it is structured
8483.60 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8483, are heading 84.83; the last two, 60, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 8483.60
- Clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints)
In other countries
National tariff lines under 8483.60 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country).
- United States3 lines, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8483.60 cover?
HS code 8483.60 covers clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints).
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8483.60 in?
HS code 8483.60 is in heading 84.83 (transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks; clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints)) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).
Where are goods of heading 84.83 classified when 8483.60 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 84.83 are classified under 8483.10 (transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks), 8483.20 (bearing housings, incorporating ball or roller bearings), 8483.30 (bearing housings, not incorporating ball or roller bearings; plain shaft bearings), 8483.40 (gears and gearing, other than toothed wheels, chain sprockets and other transmission elements presented separately; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters) or 2 others.
Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8483.60?
National tariff lines under 8483.60 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 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.