# HS code 8485.20: Machines for additive manufacturing, by plastics or rubber deposit

> HS code 8485.20 covers machines for additive manufacturing, by plastics or rubber deposit. It sits in heading 84.85 (machines for additive manufacturing) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.85 are classified under 8485.10 (by metal deposit), 8485.30 (by plaster, cement, ceramics or glass deposit), 8485.80 (other) or 8485.90 (parts). National tariff lines under 8485.20 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/848520
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 84](https://border.bot/hs-codes/84) / [84.85](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8485) / [8485.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/848520)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8485.20
- Covers: Machines for additive manufacturing, by plastics or rubber deposit
- Heading: [84.85: Machines for additive manufacturing](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8485)
- 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/848520)

## What this code covers

HS code 8485.20 covers machines for additive manufacturing, by plastics or rubber deposit.

The legal text of the subheading is “By plastics or rubber deposit”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 84.85 are classified under 8485.10 (by metal deposit), 8485.30 (by plaster, cement, ceramics or glass deposit), 8485.80 (other) or 8485.90 (parts).

- [8485.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/848510) By metal deposit
- [8485.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/848530) By plaster, cement, ceramics or glass deposit
- [8485.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/848580) Other
- [8485.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/848590) Parts

## How it is structured

8485.20 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8485, are heading 84.85; the last two, 20, 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 84.85: Machines for additive manufacturing
- Subheading 8485.20: By plastics or rubber deposit

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8485.20 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/848520): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8485.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/848510) By metal deposit
- Next subheading: [8485.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/848530) By plaster, cement, ceramics or glass deposit

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8485.20 cover?

HS code 8485.20 covers machines for additive manufacturing, by plastics or rubber deposit.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8485.20 in?

HS code 8485.20 is in heading 84.85 (machines for additive manufacturing) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 84.85 classified when 8485.20 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 84.85 are classified under 8485.10 (by metal deposit), 8485.30 (by plaster, cement, ceramics or glass deposit), 8485.80 (other) or 8485.90 (parts).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8485.20?

National tariff lines under 8485.20 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.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/848520.json