# HS code 8515.29: Machines and apparatus for resistance welding of metal > HS code 8515.29 covers machines and apparatus for resistance welding of metal, other than those classified in 8515.21. It sits in heading 85.15 (electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or cermets) in chapter 85 (electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles). Other goods of heading 85.15 are classified under 8515.11 (brazing or soldering machines and apparatus, soldering irons and guns), 8515.19 (brazing or soldering machines and apparatus, other), 8515.21 (machines and apparatus for resistance welding of metal, fully or partly automatic), 8515.31 (machines and apparatus for arc (including plasma arc) welding of metals, fully or partly automatic) or 3 others. National tariff lines under 8515.29 are live on border.bot for the United States (1 line, also used by 1 other country). Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/851529 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 85](https://border.bot/hs-codes/85) / [85.15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8515) / [8515.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851529) ## Key facts - HS code: 8515.29 - Covers: Machines and apparatus for resistance welding of metal - Heading: [85.15: Electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or cermets](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8515) - Chapter: [85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles](https://border.bot/hs-codes/85) - Edition: HS2022 - Duty in the United States: [See its 1 line](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851529) ## What this code covers HS code 8515.29 covers machines and apparatus for resistance welding of metal, other than those classified in 8515.21. The legal text of the subheading is “Machines and apparatus for resistance welding of metal: Other”, read under “Machines and apparatus for resistance welding of metal”, in HS2022. ## What it doesn’t cover Other goods of heading 85.15 are classified under 8515.11 (brazing or soldering machines and apparatus, soldering irons and guns), 8515.19 (brazing or soldering machines and apparatus, other), 8515.21 (machines and apparatus for resistance welding of metal, fully or partly automatic), 8515.31 (machines and apparatus for arc (including plasma arc) welding of metals, fully or partly automatic) or 3 others. - [8515.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851511) Brazing or soldering machines and apparatus: Soldering irons and guns - [8515.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851519) Brazing or soldering machines and apparatus: Other - [8515.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851521) Machines and apparatus for resistance welding of metal: Fully or partly automatic - [8515.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851531) Machines and apparatus for arc (including plasma arc) welding of metals: Fully or partly automatic - [8515.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851539) Machines and apparatus for arc (including plasma arc) welding of metals: Other - [8515.80](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851580) Other machines and apparatus - [8515.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851590) Parts ## How it is structured 8515.29 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8515, are heading 85.15; the last two, 29, identify the subheading within the heading. Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines. - Chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles - Heading 85.15: Electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or cermets - Within the heading: Machines and apparatus for resistance welding of metal - Subheading 8515.29: Other ## In other countries National tariff lines under 8515.29 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/851529): 1 line, used by 1 other country - Previous subheading: [8515.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851521) Machines and apparatus for resistance welding of metal: Fully or partly automatic - Next subheading: [8515.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851531) Machines and apparatus for arc (including plasma arc) welding of metals: Fully or partly automatic ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS code 8515.29 cover? HS code 8515.29 covers machines and apparatus for resistance welding of metal, other than those classified in 8515.21. ### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8515.29 in? HS code 8515.29 is in heading 85.15 (electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photon beam, ultrasonic, electron beam, magnetic pulse or plasma arc soldering, brazing or welding machines and apparatus, whether or not capable of cutting; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or cermets) in chapter 85 (electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles). ### Where are goods of heading 85.15 classified when 8515.29 doesn’t fit? Other goods of heading 85.15 are classified under 8515.11 (brazing or soldering machines and apparatus, soldering irons and guns), 8515.19 (brazing or soldering machines and apparatus, other), 8515.21 (machines and apparatus for resistance welding of metal, fully or partly automatic), 8515.31 (machines and apparatus for arc (including plasma arc) welding of metals, fully or partly automatic) or 3 others. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8515.29? National tariff lines under 8515.29 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/851529.json