HS 8472 — Other office machines (for example, hectograph or stencil duplicating machines, addressing machines, automatic banknote dispensers, coin-sorting machines, coin-counting or wrapping machines, pencil-sharpening machines, perforating or stapling machines)

HS heading 8472 (Other office machines (for example, hectograph or stencil duplicating machines, addressing machines, automatic banknote dispensers, coin-sorting machines, coin-counting or wrapping machines, pencil-sharpening machines, perforating or stapling machines)) spans 2 products in U.S. import records, with 43,258 bill-of-lading shipments. The most imported are Machines for sorting or folding mail or for inserting mail in envelopes or bands, machines for opening, closing or sealing mail and machines for affixing or canceling postage stamps and Other office machines (for example, hectograph or stencil duplicating machines, addressing machines, automatic banknote dispensers, coin-sorting machines, coin-counting or wrapping machines, pencil-sharpening machines, perforating or stapling 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/8472

Products under this heading

HS	Product	Shipments
847230	Machines for sorting or folding mail or for inserting mail in envelopes or bands, machines for opening, closing or sealing mail and machines for affixing or canceling postage stamps	25,530
847290	Other office machines (for example, hectograph or stencil duplicating machines, addressing machines, automatic banknote dispensers, coin-sorting machines, coin-counting or wrapping machines, pencil-sharpening machines, perforating or stapling machines), other	17,728

Frequently asked questions about HS 8472

What is HS code 8472?

HS 8472 covers other office machines. It is a 4-digit heading in chapter 84 (Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances) of the Harmonized System, with 2 six-digit subheadings that appear in U.S. import records.

How many U.S. import shipments fall under HS 8472?

ImportDoor has 43,258 U.S. Customs bill-of-lading shipment records under HS heading 8472, updated monthly.

What is the most imported product under HS 8472?

Machines for sorting or folding mail or for inserting mail in envelopes or bands (HS 847230) leads with 25,530 shipments, followed by Other office machines (HS 847290).