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HS code for sizing machines
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “sizing machines” points to heading 8445: machines for preparing textile fibres; spinning, doubling or twisting machines and other machinery for producing textile yarns; textile reeling or winding (including weft-winding) machines and machines for preparing textile yarns for use on the machines of heading 8446 or 8447. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
The UK Global Tariff divides 8445 into 8 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 8445 covers 8 tariff lines and the duty is 1.7%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides 8445 into 9 tariff lines; the duty is 1.7%.
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
EU 1.7% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Türkiye 1.7% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines 
USA Free – 3.7% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 11 tariff lines 
Brazil 7.2% – 20% Third-country duty 32 tariff lines · average 12.2% 
Argentina Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 32 tariff lines · average 5.1% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 9 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 0.5% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Taiwan 2% Third-country duty 17 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines See also
- leviathans
- weft winders
- spinning frames
- carding machines
- scutching machines
- tow to yarn machines
- warp sizing machines
- wool scouring machines
- textile roving machines
- textile drawing machines
- textile reeling machines
- textile winding machines
- raw stock dyeing machines
- wool carbonising machines
- doubling machines for yarn
- throwing machines, textile
- twisting machines for yarn
- horsehair knotting machines
- spreading machines - textile
- combing machines for textiles
- gill boxes for combing textiles
- cotton fibres separating machines
- beaters and spreaders for textiles
- warp tying in or twisting in machines
- backwashing machine for preparing textiles
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for sizing machines?
Sizing machines are classified under 8445 (Machines for preparing textile fibres) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.