HS 8462 — Machine tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills)

HS heading 8462 (Machine tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills)) spans 12 products in U.S. import records, with 34,536 bill-of-lading shipments. The most imported are Punching, notching or nibbling machines (excluding presses) for flat products including combined punching and shearing machines, other, Bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products, other, and Slitting lines, cut-to-length lines and other shearing machines (excluding presses) for flat products, other than combined punching and shearing machines, other.

Part of Chapter 84: Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances

Sourced from U.S. Customs bill of lading data · Updated monthly · Data through August 2026Cite as: ImportDoor, U.S. Customs bill of lading data (data through August 2026), https://www.importdoor.com/products/heading/8462

Products under this heading

HS	Product	Shipments
846249	Punching, notching or nibbling machines (excluding presses) for flat products including combined punching and shearing machines, other	18,258
846229	Bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines (including press brakes) for flat products, other	9,628
846239	Slitting lines, cut-to-length lines and other shearing machines (excluding presses) for flat products, other than combined punching and shearing machines, other	2,820
846223	Numerically controlled press brakes	1,283
846242	Numerically controlled	738
846224	Numerically controlled panel benders	361
846290	Machine tools (including presses) for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging (excluding rolling mills), other	323
846222	Profile forming machines	259
846251	Numerically controlled	237
846226	Other numerically controlled bending, folding, straightening or flattening machines	233
846261	Cold metal working presses, hydraulic presses	227
846262	Cold metal working presses, mechanical presses	169

Frequently asked questions about HS 8462

What is HS code 8462?

HS 8462 covers machine tools for working metal by forging, hammering or die forging. It is a 4-digit heading in chapter 84 (Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances) of the Harmonized System, with 12 six-digit subheadings that appear in U.S. import records.

How many U.S. import shipments fall under HS 8462?

ImportDoor has 34,536 U.S. Customs bill-of-lading shipment records under HS heading 8462, updated monthly.

What is the most imported product under HS 8462?

Punching (HS 846249) leads with 18,258 shipments, followed by Bending, folding (HS 846229) and Slitting lines (HS 846239).