Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats; parts thereof
2 declarable lines
Heading 8449 covers machines that make or finish felt and nonwovens, either in the piece or in shaped form, plus machinery for making felt hats and the blocks used to form hats, and parts of that machinery. It has two declarable lines: finishing machinery and parts at 2.6%, and all other goods in the heading free of duty.
Products in this heading
- Needle-punching machines that bond nonwoven web into felt in the piece
- Felt finishing machinery such as shrinking, pressing or surface-finishing units for felt
- Nonwoven finishing lines that calender, coat or otherwise finish nonwoven fabric
- Machinery that forms felt hat bodies and shapes felt hats
- Hat blocks used to shape felt hats
- Parts of felt or nonwoven finishing machinery, such as needled boards or drive assemblies for such machines
- Cutting equipment dedicated to cutting felt or nonwoven shapes
How to choose the right subheading
- Decide whether the machine processes felt or nonwoven material, which brings it into 8449, or woven or knitted fabric, which does not.
- Decide whether the machine makes the material or finishes it; finishing machinery and its parts take the 2.6% line.
- Check whether the goods are a complete machine, a hat block, or a part; parts follow the line of the machine they serve.
- For parts, confirm the part is designed for felt or nonwoven machinery rather than for general textile or paper machinery.
Often confused with
- Heading 8451Finishing machinery for woven or knitted fabrics
Heading 8451 covers washing, dyeing, dressing and finishing of textile yarns and fabrics, not felt or nonwoven specific machinery.
- Heading 8420Calendering or rolling machines not dedicated to felt or nonwoven
General calendering machines and their cylinders are classified in 8420.
- Heading 8447Stitch-bonding machines that make nonwoven fabric by knitting
Stitch-bonding and knitting machines are named in 8447.
- Heading 8452Sewing machines used to assemble hats or textile articles
Sewing machines, including those used on hats, belong to 8452.
- Heading 8439Machinery for making paper or paperboard from fibrous material
Wet-laid fibrous sheet machinery is covered by 8439, not by the felt and nonwoven heading.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for felt finishing machinery?
Finishing machinery for felt or nonwovens, and parts of that machinery, is classified under 8449.00.10.00 at a general (MFN) rate of 2.6%.
What is the duty on other felt and nonwoven machinery?
Felt hat making machinery, hat blocks and other goods in the heading that are not finishing machinery fall under 8449.00.50.00, which has a general (MFN) rate of Free.
How do I classify parts for a nonwoven finishing line?
Parts made for finishing machinery of this heading are entered under 8449.00.10.00 at 2.6% general (MFN); if the part serves other machinery in the heading, use 8449.00.50.00, which is 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.