Heading 8430

Other moving, grading, leveling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracting or boring machinery, for earth, minerals or ores; pile-drivers and pile-extractors; snowplows and snowblowers

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Heading 8430 covers earth-moving and earth-boring machinery that is not covered by the self-propelled bulldozer, grader, scraper, shovel, loader and road roller lines of heading 8429. It includes pile-drivers and pile-extractors, snowplows and snowblowers, coal or rock cutters and tunneling machinery, boring and sinking machinery, and other tamping, compacting or excavating machines. The heading is split first by machine type, then by whether the machine is self-propelled.

Products in this heading

Pile-drivers and pile-extractors
Truck-mounted or attachment-type snowblowers
Snowplows
Self-propelled rock breaking machines used in tunneling
Offshore oil and natural gas drilling and production platforms
Water well drilling rigs, rotary type
Peat excavators
Tamping or compacting machinery, not self-propelled

How to choose the right subheading

Machine type: pile-driver, snowplow or snowblower, coal or rock cutter, tunneling or boring machinery, or other excavating machinery
Whether the machine is self-propelled or not, which drives the 8430.31/8430.39 and 8430.41/8430.49 splits
For boring and sinking machinery, the end use: oil and gas drilling, water well drilling, or other
For rock cutting machinery, whether the unit is a rock breaking machine or another type
For other machinery, whether it is tamping or compacting equipment, a peat excavator, or general excavating machinery

Often confused with

Self-propelled bulldozers, graders and levelers
Heading 8429 covers the self-propelled earth-moving machines named there, such as bulldozers and graders.
Heading 8429
Crushing, grinding or screening machinery for stone and ores
Heading 8474 covers sorting, screening, washing, crushing and mixing machinery for mineral substances.
Heading 8474
Parts for excavating and boring machinery
Parts solely or principally used with heading 8430 machines go to heading 8431, not 8430.
Heading 8431
Agricultural machinery for soil preparation
Plows, harrows and similar farm soil working equipment belong to heading 8432.
Heading 8432
Machine tools for working stone or concrete
Cutting or shaping stone by removing material is a machine tool question under heading 8464.
Heading 8464

Frequently asked questions

What is the HTS code for pile-drivers and pile-extractors?

Pile-drivers and pile-extractors are classified under 8430.10.00.00, with a general (MFN) rate of Free.

What is the duty on snowblowers?

Snowblowers fall under 8430.20.00.30 when they are attachment type and 8430.20.00.60 for other snowblowers, both at a general (MFN) rate of Free.

How do I classify a self-propelled rock breaking machine used in tunneling?

A self-propelled rock breaking machine for coal or rock cutting and tunneling work is classified under 8430.31.00.40, at a general (MFN) rate of Free.

Guide written from the official schedule text. Rates quoted are general (MFN) rates; check the line page for trade agreement rates and the classification of your exact product.