# HS code 8486.30: Machines and apparatus for the manufacture of flat panel displays

> HS code 8486.30 covers machines and apparatus for the manufacture of flat panel displays. It sits in heading 84.86 (machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays; machines and apparatus specified in Note 11 (C) to this Chapter; parts and accessories) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof). Other goods of heading 84.86 are classified under 8486.10 (machines and apparatus for the manufacture of boules or wafers), 8486.20 (machines and apparatus for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits), 8486.40 (machines or apparatus specified in Note 11 (C) to this Chapter) and 8486.90 (parts and accessories). National tariff lines under 8486.30 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/848630
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 84](https://border.bot/hs-codes/84) / [84.86](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8486) / [8486.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/848630)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8486.30
- Covers: Machines and apparatus for the manufacture of flat panel displays
- Heading: [84.86: Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays; machines and apparatus specified in Note 11 (C) to this Chapter; parts and accessories](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8486)
- 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/848630)

## What this code covers

HS code 8486.30 covers machines and apparatus for the manufacture of flat panel displays.

The legal text of the subheading is “Machines and apparatus for the manufacture of flat panel displays”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 84.86 are classified under 8486.10 (machines and apparatus for the manufacture of boules or wafers), 8486.20 (machines and apparatus for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits), 8486.40 (machines or apparatus specified in Note 11 (C) to this Chapter) and 8486.90 (parts and accessories).

- [8486.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/848610) Machines and apparatus for the manufacture of boules or wafers
- [8486.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/848620) Machines and apparatus for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits
- [8486.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/848640) Machines and apparatus specified in Note 11 (C) to this Chapter
- [8486.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/848690) Parts and accessories

## How it is structured

8486.30 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 84, are the chapter; the first four, 8486, are heading 84.86; the last two, 30, 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 84.86: Machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays; machines and apparatus specified in Note 11 (C) to this Chapter; parts and accessories
- Subheading 8486.30: Machines and apparatus for the manufacture of flat panel displays

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8486.30 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/848630): 1 line, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8486.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/848620) Machines and apparatus for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits
- Next subheading: [8486.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/848640) Machines and apparatus specified in Note 11 (C) to this Chapter

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8486.30 cover?

HS code 8486.30 covers machines and apparatus for the manufacture of flat panel displays.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8486.30 in?

HS code 8486.30 is in heading 84.86 (machines and apparatus of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of semiconductor boules or wafers, semiconductor devices, electronic integrated circuits or flat panel displays; machines and apparatus specified in Note 11 (C) to this Chapter; parts and accessories) in chapter 84 (nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 84.86 classified when 8486.30 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 84.86 are classified under 8486.10 (machines and apparatus for the manufacture of boules or wafers), 8486.20 (machines and apparatus for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits), 8486.40 (machines or apparatus specified in Note 11 (C) to this Chapter) and 8486.90 (parts and accessories).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8486.30?

National tariff lines under 8486.30 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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