Automatic goods-vending machines (for example, postage stamp, cigarette, food or beverage machines), including money-changing machines; parts thereof
5 declarable lines
Heading 8476 covers automatic goods-vending machines, including money-changing machines, and their parts. It separates beverage-vending machines from other vending machines, and splits each group by whether the machine incorporates heating or refrigerating devices. Parts have their own line.
Products in this heading
- Refrigerated beverage vending machine
- Heated beverage vending machine
- Snack vending machine without heating or refrigeration
- Cigarette vending machine
- Postage stamp vending machine
- Money-changing machine
- Vending machine parts
How to choose the right subheading
- Decide whether the machine automatically vends goods or changes money; only those machines and their parts belong in heading 8476.
- For a complete vending machine, identify whether it vends beverages or other goods.
- Check whether the machine incorporates a heating or refrigerating device; this decides between the .21 and .81 lines and the .29 and .89 lines.
- Classify separate parts under 8476.90.00.00 unless they are more specifically covered by another heading.
Often confused with
- Heading 8418Refrigerated display case for retail sale
Standalone refrigerating display equipment is classified in heading 8418; heading 8476 applies only when the machine automatically vends goods.
- Heading 8470Cash register
Cash registers are classified in heading 8470, not as money-changing or vending machines.
- Heading 8472Coin-counting or coin-wrapping machine
Coin sorters, counters and wrappers are office machines of heading 8472; money-changing machines are in 8476.
- Heading 8422Packaging or wrapping machine
Machines that fill, close, seal or wrap goods are classified in heading 8422, not as vending machines.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for a heated beverage vending machine?
Automatic beverage-vending machines incorporating heating or refrigerating devices are classified under 8476.21.00.00, and the general (MFN) rate is Free.
What is the duty on automatic goods-vending machine parts?
Parts of automatic goods-vending machines are classified under 8476.90.00.00; the general (MFN) rate is Free.
How do I classify a snack vending machine that does not heat or refrigerate?
A snack vending machine of this kind falls under other machines, other, in 8476.89.00.00, with 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.