Machines for preparing textile fibers — HTS 8445
Machines for preparing textile fibers; spinning, doubling or twisting machines and other machinery for producing textile yarns; textile reeling or winding (including weft winding) machines and machines for preparing textile yarns for use on the machines of heading 8446 or 8447
Chapter 84 › Heading 8445
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Written to help non-specialists understand this page. Rates, dates, and legal facts come from the official records above and on the linked source.
HTS heading 8445 is a broad product category for machinery used before or during textile-yarn production. It covers machines that prepare textile fibers, spin fibers into yarn, combine or twist yarns, reel or wind yarn, and prepare yarn for use in weaving machines of heading 8446 or knitting or other textile machines of heading 8447.
The four-digit heading is only the starting point. To select an 8-digit HTSUS code, first identify the machine’s principal function and then review the narrower subheadings and tariff provisions, which commonly distinguish the type of operation, the textile material involved, or the machine’s design. Product descriptions, technical specifications, and sometimes capacity or configuration details may determine the correct choice.
What to check
- Identify the machine’s primary operation: fiber preparation, spinning, doubling, twisting, reeling, winding, or yarn preparation.
- Determine the textile material the machine is designed to process, such as natural, synthetic, or other fibers, and verify how the tariff text describes that material.
- Check whether the equipment is a complete machine, a combined machine, or a part; do not assume that a component belongs in the same provision as the complete machine.
- Compare the product’s technical literature, model number, and actual operation with every relevant 8-digit description and any applicable section or chapter notes.
- Confirm the classification with official HTSUS notes and, when the machine has multiple functions or unusual features, seek a customs broker or binding ruling.
HTS heading 8445 summary
Machines for preparing textile fibers is a 4-digit product category containing 8 published product-code lines in this snapshot. A heading does not carry one universal duty rate; classification must be narrowed to the line matching the product facts.
How to find your code in this category
A heading is a product category. To get the exact duty, narrow from this 4-digit heading to a sub-category (usually by material), then open the 8-digit code that matches your product.
Open any code in the tables below to see its exact duty rate, a duty calculator (enter your shipment value → estimated duty and landed cost), the rate-change history chart, and the country-by-country breakdown (including Section 301/232 add-on duties).
Why you have to click in: a single category can contain products with very different duties. The rate depends on the specific product — its material and construction — and on the country of origin, and those only get pinned down at the 8-digit code level. That is why this page points you to codes instead of showing one rate for the whole category.
Product codes & duty rates
👇 Each row is a specific product code — click a blue code to open its full page with exact duty rates by country, the rate-history chart, and a duty calculator. 👉
| Code | Description | General (MFN) | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8445.11.00.00 👉 | Carding machines | Free | — | 40% |
| 8445.12.00.00 👉 | Combing machines | Free | — | 40% |
| 8445.13.00.00 👉 | Drawing or roving machines | Free | — | 40% |
| 8445.19.00 👉 | Other | 3.3% | Free | 40% |
| 8445.20.00.00 👉 | Textile spinning machines | Free | — | 40% |
| 8445.30.00 👉 | Textile doubling or twisting machines | Free | — | 40% |
| 8445.40.00.00 👉 | Textile winding (including weft winding) or reeling machines | 3.7% | Free | 40% |
| 8445.90.00.00 👉 | Other | 3.7% | Free | 40% |
"Special" shows the free-trade-agreement rate; open a code to see exactly which countries qualify.
Common questions
What products fall under HTS heading 8445?
Machines for preparing textile fibers; spinning, doubling or twisting machines and other machinery for producing textile yarns; textile reeling or winding (including weft winding) machines and machines for preparing textile yarns for use on the machines of heading 8446 or 8447. To classify a specific item you must pick the matching sub-category and 8-digit code above; the right choice usually depends on the material and construction of the product.
How do I choose the right code within this category?
Start from the sub-categories (typically divided by material—for example cotton versus man-made fibers), then open the active 8- or 10-digit code that matches the product. When unsure, a licensed customs broker or a CBP binding ruling can confirm the classification.
Reference information only, not customs, legal, or classification advice. Confirm the current code and rate against the official HTS before you import.