HS code 8456: Machine tools for working any material

Subheadings and CN codes in heading 8456

• 8456 11Operated by laser or other light or photon beam processes | Operated by laser

  Explanatory note (Eurostat): Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, operated by laser (excl. soldering and welding machines, also those which can be used for cutting, material testing machines and machines for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits)

  • 8456 11 10 Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits, printed circuit assemblies, parts of heading 8517, or parts of automatic data processing machines
  • 8456 11 90 Other
• 8456 12Operated by laser or other light or photon beam processes | Operated by other light or photon beam processes

  Explanatory note (Eurostat): Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, operated by light or photon beam processes other than laser (excl. soldering and welding machines, also those which can be used for cutting, material testing machines and machines for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits)

  • 8456 12 10 Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits, printed circuit assemblies, parts of heading 8517, or parts of automatic data processing machines
  • 8456 12 90 Other
• 8456 20Operated by ultrasonic processes

  Explanatory note (Eurostat): Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, operated by ultrasonic processes (excl. cleaning apparatus operated by ultrasonic processes and material testing machines)

  • 8456 20 00 Operated by ultrasonic processes
• 8456 30Operated by electrodischarge processes

  Explanatory note (Eurostat): Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, operated by electro-discharge processes

  • 8456 30 11 Numerically controlled | Wire-cut
  • 8456 30 19 Numerically controlled | Other
  • 8456 30 90 Other
• 8456 40Operated by plasma arc processes

  Explanatory note (Eurostat): Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, operated by plasma arc processes

  • 8456 40 00 Operated by plasma arc processes
• 8456 50Water-jet cutting machines
  • 8456 50 00 Water-jet cutting machines
• 8456 90Other

  Explanatory note (Eurostat): Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, operated by electro-chemical, electron beam or ionic-beam processes (excl. soldering and welding machines, material testing machines and machines for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits)

  • 8456 90 00 Other

The first 6 digits are the Harmonized System, shared worldwide: a US HTS code that starts with the same 6 digits sits under the same subheading. The last 2 digits are the EU's own CN split.

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