8445.12.00.00 - Combing machines 🖩
Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Unit of Quantity | No. |
| General Rate of Duty (Column 1 - General) | Free |
| Special Rate of Duty (Column 1 - Special) | N/A |
| Column 2 Rate of Duty | 40% |
| Quota Quantity | N/A |
| Additional Duties | N/A |
Overview
HTS code 8445.12.00.00 specifically covers combing machines. These machines are integral to the textile manufacturing process, designed to further refine and align textile fibers after carding. Combing machines remove short fibers and impurities, straighten the remaining longer fibers into parallel strands, and prepare them for the spinning process by creating a sliver or roving. This operation results in a higher quality yarn with improved strength and uniformity.
Distinguishing combing machines from their siblings, carding machines (8445.11.00.00) operate earlier in the fiber preparation process, primarily separating and opening fibers. Drawing or roving machines (8445.13.00.00) then follow, drafting the sliver to reduce its thickness and increase its length while slightly twisting it. Combing machines occupy a distinct step focused on advanced fiber alignment and purification.
As this HTS code is a leaf node within the "Machines for preparing textile fibers" category, it does not have further subdivisions. Therefore, the focus remains on the specific function of combing. Classification within this code hinges on machines whose primary mechanism and purpose are the alignment and purification of textile fibers through a combing action, differentiating them from machines that merely separate, draw, or twist fibers.