About HS Code 845180
This broad category encompasses specialized machinery for wringing, dressing, finishing, coating, or impregnating textile yarns, fabrics, or made-up textile articles, as well as machinery for applying paste to base fabric for floor coverings. These machines are vital for imparting specific functional properties (e.g., water repellency, flame retardancy, anti-crease) or aesthetic finishes to textiles. Importers are textile mills, technical textile manufacturers, and specialized finishing plants that produce high-value or performance-oriented fabrics. Exporters are highly specialized engineering firms with expertise in textile chemistry and process control. Key aspects of this trade include advanced material science integration, precise process control, environmental compliance, and the ability to customize finishes for diverse applications, from fashion to industrial textiles.
Products Under This Code
Textile coating machines, impregnating machines, stentering machines, calendering machines, sanforizing machines, mercerizing machines, flocking machines, carpet backing machines, raising machines
Real World Examples
Monforts stenters, Kusters calenders, Zimmer coating machines, Brückner finishing lines, Sperotto Rimar sanforizing machines
Common Misclassification
Due to its broad nature, it might be confused with general coating machinery (8479.89) or even printing machinery (8443.39) if the coating is decorative, but the textile-specific application is key.
Products Classified Under 8451.80
Industry
This code belongs to the Electronics & Electrical Equipment industry.
Trade Overview
Germany, Italy, and Switzerland are dominant exporters, while textile manufacturing powerhouses like China, India, and Turkey are primary importers.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is HS code 845180?
HS code 845180 covers: Machinery; for wringing, dressing, finishing, coating or impregnating textile yarns, fabrics or made up textile articles; for applying paste to base fabric used in manufacture of floor coverings. This broad category encompasses specialized machinery for wringing, dressing, finishing, coating, or impregnating textile yarns, fabrics, or made-up textile articles, as well as machinery for applying paste to base fabric for floor coverings. These machines are vital for imparting specific functional properties (e.g., water repellency, flame retardancy, anti-crease) or aesthetic finishes to textiles. Importers are textile mills, technical textile manufacturers, and specialized finishing plants that produce high-value or performance-oriented fabrics. Exporters are highly specialized engineering firms with expertise in textile chemistry and process control. Key aspects of this trade include advanced material science integration, precise process control, environmental compliance, and the ability to customize finishes for diverse applications, from fashion to industrial textiles.
What products fall under HS code 845180?
Textile coating machines, impregnating machines, stentering machines, calendering machines, sanforizing machines, mercerizing machines, flocking machines, carpet backing machines, raising machines
What are common misclassifications for HS code 845180?
Due to its broad nature, it might be confused with general coating machinery (8479.89) or even printing machinery (8443.39) if the coating is decorative, but the textile-specific application is key.
How is HS code 845180 structured?
HS code 845180 is a 6-digit subheading under the Harmonized System. The first 2 digits (84) identify the chapter, digits 3-4 (51) identify the heading, and digits 5-6 (80) specify the subheading. This code is standardized globally by the World Customs Organization.