8462.42.00.40 - Used or rebuilt 🖩

This HTS category, 8462.42.00.40, specifically classifies numerically controlled punching, notching, or nibbling machines designed for working with flat metal products. These machines are distinguished by their automated control systems, which utilize programmed instructions (numerical control) to perform operations such as creating holes, notches, or removing material from sheet metal with high precision and repeatability. This differentiates them from other machines within the broader 8462.42.00 grouping that may be operated manually or through simpler mechanical means.

Within the scope of 8462.42.00, this subcategory stands apart from its sibling, 8462.42.00.80 "Other," which would encompass numerically controlled machines for working flat products that do not fall under the specific punching, notching, or nibbling descriptions, or perhaps those with combined punching and shearing capabilities if not specifically delineated elsewhere. The emphasis here is on machines dedicated to creating perforations or removing material in a precise, programmed manner.

As this is a leaf node, there are no further subcategories. Therefore, classification under 8462.42.00.40 is definitive for numerically controlled punching, notching, or nibbling machines intended for flat metal products. Key considerations for classification include the presence of a numerical control system (CNC) and the machine's primary function of creating holes, notches, or nibbling material from flat sheet or plate metal.