Code 8448 20 · Heading 8448

Parts and accessories for machines that make synthetic fibres by extrusion, drawing, texturing or cutting

This code covers parts and accessories for machines that make synthetic fibres by extrusion, drawing, texturing or cutting, or for their auxiliary machines and equipment. The item must belong to one of these machines or auxiliary machines and must not be a product class named by a sibling code.

For example

A replacement part for a synthetic-fibre extrusion machine, not a card fitting, spinning-machine part, loom part or knitting-machine part
An accessory for a synthetic-fibre texturing machine, not a shaft or Jacquard machine, general auxiliary machine, card fitting, spinning-machine part, loom part or knitting-machine part

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Official tariff text

Parts and accessories of machines for extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile materials or of their auxiliary machinery, n.e.s.

How we got to this code

XVI
84
8448
8448 20

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Step 1 · Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equ…
Is the product a machine, apparatus or mechanical tool, or is it electrical equipment, a sound recorder or player, or a television image and sound recorder or player?
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Step 2 · Chapter 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical… 1 of 2 chapters in section XVI
What is the machine, appliance or part specifically designed to do?
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Step 3 · Heading 8448 Auxiliary machinery for use with machines of headin… 48 of 86 headings under chapter 84
What is the item: a shaft or jacquard machine or a jacquard-card machine; another auxiliary machine or apparatus; a part or accessory for chemical-fibre machines; card clothing; another part or accessory for textile-fibre machines; a spindle or spindle flyer; another part or accessory for yarn-making machines; a weaving part or accessory; or a knitting-machine part or accessory?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8448 20 Parts and accessories of machines for extruding, dr… 3 of 11 subheadings under heading 8448
Is it a part or accessory for a machine for making synthetic fibres by extrusion, drawing, texturing or cutting, or for its auxiliary machine or equipment, rather than a shaft or Jacquard machine, general auxiliary machine, card fitting, spinning-machine part, loom part or knitting-machine part?

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Import duty on the codes below: 1.7%

Only one code below

8448 20 00

Parts and accessories of machines for extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile materials or of their auxiliary machinery, n.e.s.

1.7%

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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This is the catch-all under 8448: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.

Within the parent group, this is for the parts and accessories for synthetic-fibre extrusion, drawing, texturing and cutting machines or their auxiliaries that are not covered by any sibling code's named product class.

Compare the sibling codes

See all 11 codes at this level

8448 11 Doobies and jacquards; card reducing, copying, punching or assembling machines for use therewith 1.7%
8448 19 Auxiliary machinery for machines of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447 (excl. doobies and jacquards, card reducing, copying, punching or assembling machines for use therewith) 1.7%
8448 20 Parts and accessories of machines for extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile materials or of their auxiliary machinery, n.e.s. you are here 1.7%
8448 31 Card clothing for machines for preparing textile fibres 1.7%
8448 32 Parts and accessories of machines for preparing textile fibres, n.e.s. (other than card clothing) 1.7%
8448 33 Spindles, spindle flyers, spinning rings and ring travellers, for machines of heading 8445 1.7%
8448 39 Parts and accessories of machines of heading 8445, n.e.s. 1.7%
8448 42 Reeds for looms, healds and heald-frames 1.7%
8448 49 Parts and accessories of weaving machines "looms" and their auxiliary machinery, n.e.s. 1.7%
8448 51 Sinkers, needles and other articles used in forming stitches, for machines of heading 8447 1.7%
8448 59 Parts and accessories of machines of heading 8447, n.e.s. 1.7%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

84.48.2000 Parts and accessories of machines of heading 84.44 or of their auxiliary machinery

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

8448 20 00 00 Parts and accessories of machines of heading 8444 or of their auxiliary machinery

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines3 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8448.20.10.00 Auxiliary machinery for use with machines of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

84.48.2000

Parts and accessories of machines of heading 84.44 or of their auxiliary machinery

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

8448 20 00 00

Parts and accessories of machines of heading 8444 or of their auxiliary machinery

Ordinary duty

Duty free

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

8448.20.10.00

Auxiliary machinery for use with machines of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447 (for example, dobbies, Jacquards, automatic stop motions and shuttle changing mechanisms); parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of this heading or of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447 (for example, spindles and spindle flyers, card clothing, combs, extruding nipples, shuttles, healds and heald-frames, hosiery needles), Parts and accessories of machines of heading 8444 or of their auxiliary machinery, Of machines for extruding or drawing man-made textile filaments

General rate

3.7%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8448.20.50.10

Auxiliary machinery for use with machines of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447 (for example, dobbies, Jacquards, automatic stop motions and shuttle changing mechanisms); parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of this heading or of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447 (for example, spindles and spindle flyers, card clothing, combs, extruding nipples, shuttles, healds and heald-frames, hosiery needles), Parts and accessories of machines of heading 8444 or of their auxiliary machinery, Other, Of texturing machines

General rate

3.3%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8448.20.50.90

Auxiliary machinery for use with machines of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447 (for example, dobbies, Jacquards, automatic stop motions and shuttle changing mechanisms); parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of this heading or of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447 (for example, spindles and spindle flyers, card clothing, combs, extruding nipples, shuttles, healds and heald-frames, hosiery needles), Parts and accessories of machines of heading 8444 or of their auxiliary machinery, Other

General rate

3.3%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.