Heading 8465

Machine tools (including machines for nailing, stapling, glueing or otherwise assembling) for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics or similar hard materials

78 declarable lines

Heading 8465 covers machine tools that work wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics and similar hard materials, mainly by removing material or by assembling it. The heading splits first by machine type: multi-operation machines that change no tool (8465.10), machining centers (8465.20), then sawing, planing and molding, grinding and sanding, bending and assembling, drilling and mortising, splitting and slicing, and a residual other group (8465.91 through 8465.99). Each subheading then splits by woodworking versus other use, by used or rebuilt versus new, and by machine style or value.

Products in this heading

Tilting arbor table saw for a small cabinet shop
CNC router for cutting cabinet parts
Wide belt sanding machine for panel finishing
Scroll saw for cutting decorative shapes
Edgebanding machine for applying tape to panels
Combination woodworking machine that bores, saws and molds without a tool change
Log splitter for firewood processing
Wood lathe for turning legs and spindles

How to choose the right subheading

Which machine family the equipment belongs to: multi-operation, machining center, sawing, planing or molding, sanding, bending or assembling, drilling or mortising, splitting, or other.
Whether the machine is designed for woodworking or for other hard materials such as hard plastic, bone or hard rubber.
Whether the machine is new, or used or rebuilt, since several subheadings carry a separate used or rebuilt line.
The specific machine style, such as rip saw, panel saw, band saw, moulder, router, planer, jointer, edge belt sander, boring machine or log splitter.
For some lines, the declared unit value per machine, which decides between value brackets in sawing, planing, sanding and drilling lines.

Often confused with

Hand-held circular saw or router
Tools worked in the hand with a motor go to 8467, not to machine tools of 8465.
Heading 8467
Saw blades, cutters and other interchangeable tools
Blades and bits are chapter 82 tools, not the machines themselves.
Spare part or attachment made only for a 8465 machine
Parts and tool holders for headings 8456 to 8465 are classified in 8466.
Heading 8466
Laser or water-jet cutting machine
Machines that cut by laser, plasma or water jet are covered by 8456 even when cutting wood.
Heading 8456
Machine for cutting stone, tile or cold glass
Working stone, ceramics, concrete or cold glass stays in 8464 rather than 8465.
Heading 8464

Frequently asked questions

What is the HTS code for a tilting arbor table saw?

A new tilting arbor table saw for woodworking is classified under 8465.91.00.36, with a general (MFN) rate of 3%.

What is the duty on a CNC router for woodworking?

A numerically controlled router for woodworking falls under 8465.92.00.55 and carries a general (MFN) rate of 3%.

How do I classify an edgebanding machine?

Edgebanding machines are bending or assembling machines for woodworking and are classified under 8465.94.00.25, with a general (MFN) rate of 2.9%.

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.