Product classification

HS code for Yarn preparation machine: 8445.90

Textile machinery, involved in textile fibre or textile yarn preparation and n.e.c. in heading no. 8445.

Classification of yarn preparation machine under HS 8445.90

Yarn preparation machines are classified under HS code 8445.90. Chapter 84 covers nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery, and mechanical appliances. Heading 8445 is dedicated to machines for preparing textile fibers, spinning, doubling, twisting, and other machinery for producing textile yarns. While specific subheadings under 8445 cover carding, combing, and spinning machines, subheading 8445.90 serves as the "Other" category for machinery involved in the preparation of textile yarns that are not explicitly named elsewhere. This includes essential processes that occur after fiber preparation but before weaving or knitting, such as winding, warping, and sizing. These machines are vital in the textile manufacturing chain, ensuring that the yarn is properly conditioned, tensioned, and wound onto beams or bobbins for subsequent use in looms or knitting machines. The classification is based on the machine's specific function in the yarn production lifecycle.

Covers
  • Warping machines for preparing loom beams
  • Yarn winding and reeling machines
  • Yarn sizing (slashing) machines
  • Yarn singeing machines to remove surface fuzz
  • Beaming machines
  • Yarn conditioning machines
Also under 8445.90
  • Trützschler Draw Frame
  • Rieter Comber
  • Saurer Allma Twister
  • Oerlikon Barmag Texturizing Machine

Codes often confused with 8445.90

Common mistake. Yarn preparation machines are often misclassified under 8445.19, which is for other machines for preparing textile fibers. The distinction is that fiber preparation (like carding or combing) happens before the yarn is spun, while yarn preparation (like warping or winding) happens after the yarn exists. They may also be confused with 8448, which covers auxiliary machinery for use with machines of heading 8444, 8445, 8446, or 8447, such as dobbies or Jacquards.

8445.19Textile machinery; n.e.c. in heading no. 8445, for preparing textile fibres84.48Machinery, auxiliary; for use with machines of heading no. 8444 to 8447 (e.g. dobbies, jacquards, automatic stop motions, shuttle changing mechanisms) parts, accessories for machines of heading no. 8444, 844784.44Textile machinery; for extruding, drawing, texturing or cutting man-made textile materials84.45Textile machinery; spinning, doubling, twisting machines, textile reeling or winding machines and machines for preparing textile yarns for use on machines of heading no. 8446 and 844784.46Weaving machines (looms)84.47Knitting machines, stitch-bonding machines and machines for making gimped yarn, tulle, lace, embroidery, trimmings, braid or net and machines for tufting

Top exporters and importers of HS 844590 (the code used for yarn preparation machine), 2025

In 2025, the largest exporter of HS 844590 (the code used for yarn preparation machine) in UN Comtrade data was China, with 53% of world exports; the largest importer in UN Comtrade data was India, with 24% of world imports. Countries that did not report 2025 data are estimated from partner records, which can understate them.

Figures cover everything classified under HS 844590, not only yarn preparation machine.

Top exporters 2025 · share of world exports

  1. 1 China $97M
  2. 2 Italy $31M
  3. 3 Japan $26M

World total: $184M Reported figures on UN Comtrade ↗

Top importers 2025 · share of world imports

  1. 1 India $55M
  2. 2 China $36M
  3. 3 Egypt $19M

World total: $231M Reported figures on UN Comtrade ↗

How these figures are built

109 countries reported 2025 trade to UN Comtrade in HS 2022, and their own totals are used. Countries that did not report are estimated from what other countries recorded trading with them. Those estimates miss trade with other non-reporting countries, so they can be low, and a non-reporting country can rank higher than shown or be missing from the list. World totals add both and leave out trade between two non-reporting countries. Figures are in current US dollars; reported imports are mostly valued CIF and exports FOB, and exports include re-exports. The UN Comtrade links show the underlying records; they can also list a few reporters left out here (regional groups and older HS editions).

Source: UN Comtrade (United Nations Statistics Division), 2025 annual data.

Brazil NCM codes for yarn preparation machine

Brazil splits HS 8445.90 into 5 NCM codes. Pick the one that matches your product:

Source: Siscomex NCM table, updated Oct 2026. The Portuguese text on each NCM page is the official one.

Questions about yarn preparation machine

What is the HS code for Yarn preparation machine?

The HS code for Yarn preparation machine is 844590 (Textile machinery; involved in textile fibre or textile yarn preparation and n.e.c. in heading no. 8445).

How do I classify Yarn preparation machine for customs?

Yarn preparation machine is classified under HS code 844590 — Textile machinery; involved in textile fibre or textile yarn preparation and n.e.c. in heading no. 8445. This is a 6-digit subheading level code.

What is the HS code for yarn preparation machinery?

The HS code for yarn preparation machinery not elsewhere specified is 8445.90.

Does this code include weaving looms?

No, weaving machines (looms) are classified under heading 8446. HS code 8445.90 is strictly for the machines that prepare the yarn before it reaches the loom.

Which countries are the top exporters of yarn preparation machine (HS 844590)?

In 2025, the top exporters of HS 844590 (the code used for yarn preparation machine) in UN Comtrade data were China ($97M, 53% of world exports), Italy ($31M) and Japan ($26M). World exports came to about $184M, adding countries' reported figures and partner-based estimates for those that did not report (UN Comtrade data). Countries that did not report 2025 data are estimated from partner records, which can understate them.

Which countries are the top importers of yarn preparation machine (HS 844590)?

In 2025, the top importers of HS 844590 (the code used for yarn preparation machine) in UN Comtrade data were India ($55M, 24% of world imports), China ($36M) and Egypt ($19M). World imports came to about $231M, adding countries' reported figures and partner-based estimates for those that did not report (UN Comtrade data). Countries that did not report 2025 data are estimated from partner records, which can understate them.

Is the HS code for Yarn preparation machine the same in all countries?

The base HS code 844590 for Yarn preparation machine is internationally standardized for the first 6 digits across 200+ countries. Individual countries may add additional digits for national tariff lines and specific classifications.

What is the NCM code for yarn preparation machine in Brazil?

Brazil splits HS 844590 into 5 NCM codes, so the right one for yarn preparation machine depends on the product's details: 8445.90.10 (Warping machines), 8445.90.20 (Heald and reed drawing-in machines), 8445.90.30 (Warp tying machines), 8445.90.40 (Automatic drop wire inserting machines), 8445.90.90 (Other textile yarn preparation machines).