HS code for printers

Products described as printers are usually classified under heading 8443 of the Harmonized System. Pick the 6-digit subheading that matches your product, then add the importing country's national digits.

Heading 8443Printing machinery; used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 84.42; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof

Usual subheading

Printing, copying, and facsimile machines; single-function printing, copying or facsimile machines, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network
Printing, copying, and facsimile machines; machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network

Which one applies depends on the material, the packing or who the product is for: read each text.

Other subheadings of heading 8443

Printing machinery; offset, reel-fed
Printing machinery; offset, sheet-fed, office type (sheet size not exceeding 22 x 36cm in the unfolded state)
Printing machinery; offset, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.1
Printing machinery; letterpress, reel-fed, excluding flexographic printing
Printing machinery; letterpress, other than reel-fed, excluding flexographic printing
Printing machinery; flexographic
Printing machinery; gravure
Printing machinery; used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 84.42, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.1
Printing, copying, and facsimile machines; single-function printing, copying or facsimile machines, not capable of connecting to an automatic data processing machine or to a network
Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442; parts and accessories
Printing machinery; parts and accessories, n.e.c. in item no. 8443.91

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How to confirm the code

Read the heading and subheading texts above and pick the one that describes what your product is made of and what it does.
Check the section and chapter notes of chapter 84, which can include or exclude products.
Add the national digits from the importing country's tariff (8 to 10 digits) and confirm with a customs broker, or ask customs for a binding ruling if the duty matters.

Search the HS code lookup →Chapter 84

Source: HS 2022 nomenclature, 6-digit level (UN Comtrade). Descriptions are in English, as in the official nomenclature. Digits after the 6th differ by country.

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Common questions

What is the HS code for printers?

Products described as printers are usually classified under HS heading 8443, subheading 8443.32 / 8443.31. Confirm the full national code in the importing country's tariff.

Is the HS code the same in every country?

The first 6 digits are the same in every country that uses HS 2022, and national codes are built on them: the EU's CN, the US HTS, India's ITC-HS and HSN codes and Brazil's NCM all start with these digits. Each country adds its own digits (usually to 8 or 10) and sets the duty rate, so check the destination country's tariff.

What if my product is different?

Materials, function and how the product is put up can change the heading. Search your own description in the HS code lookup, read the chapter notes, and ask a customs broker or the customs authority for a ruling when in doubt.

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