8445.40.00.00 - Textile winding (including weft winding) or reeling machines

HTS code 8445.40.00.00 specifically covers textile winding and reeling machines. This category encompasses apparatus designed to wind textile yarns onto bobbins, spools, cones, or similar carriers. This includes machines that prepare yarn for subsequent use in weaving (weft winding) or knitting operations, as well as those involved in the initial reeling of yarns. The primary function here is the transfer and organization of yarn onto a suitable package.

This classification is distinct from its sibling categories within heading 8445. Unlike machines for preparing textile fibers (8445.10), which focus on processes like carding or combing, or textile spinning machines (8445.20) that produce yarn, or textile doubling or twisting machines (8445.30) that combine multiple yarns, 8445.40.00.00 deals with the manipulation of already formed yarn. The "Other" category (8445.90) is reserved for machinery within heading 8445 that does not fit into the more specific preceding subheadings.

As this is a leaf node, there are no further subdivisions within 8445.40.00.00. Therefore, classification within this code hinges on whether the machine's core function is the winding or reeling of textile yarns. The machines within this category are typically characterized by their mechanisms for unwinding yarn from one source and tightly and evenly winding it onto a new package, often incorporating tension control and automatic cut-off features.