Benin HS Code

HS Code 8440100000: Book-binding machinery, including book-sewing machines: Machinery in Benin

Q: Is HS code 8440100000 the same across all countries?

Only the first 6 digits of HS code 8440100000 are internationally harmonized. The remaining digits are added by Benin under ECOWAS CET and are not directly comparable to other countries' codes.

Q: What system does Benin use to classify HS code 8440100000?

Benin classifies products under the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (ECOWAS CET; locally Tarif Extérieur Commun (TEC) CEDEAO), which extends HS codes to 10 digits. The first 6 digits align with the WCO Harmonized System, and the rest cover national tariff and statistical needs.

Q: Where can I officially look up HS code 8440100000 in Benin?

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What is HS Code 8440100000 in Benin

Under Benin's ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Tarif Extérieur Commun (TEC) CEDEAO), HS Code 8440100000 is classified as Book-binding machinery, including book-sewing machines: Machinery. Benin's tariff system extends the WCO Harmonized System to 10 digits with national subdivisions. 8440100000 belongs to Section XVI: Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles, Chapter 84: Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof, Heading 8440: Bookbinding machinery, including booksewing machines.

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Classification Path of HS Code 8440100000 in Benin

Section XVI

Chapters (84-85) Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

Chapter 84

Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

HS Code 8440

Bookbinding machinery, including booksewing machines

HS Code 8440100000

Book-binding machinery, including book-sewing machines: Machinery

Benin Tariff Classification: ECOWAS Common External Tariff (ECOWAS CET)

In Benin, HS 8440100000 is classified under the ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Tarif Extérieur Commun (TEC) CEDEAO) — a 10-digit national extension of the WCO 6-digit Harmonized System.

Tariff schedule ECOWAS Common External Tariff (ECOWAS CET)

Local name Tarif Extérieur Commun (TEC) CEDEAO

Digits 10

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Top Trading Product of HS Code 8440

Top Benin import Product Under HS Code 8440

1 844010: Bookbinding machinery, including booksewing machines : Machinery $33.1K 2 844090: Bookbinding machinery, including booksewing machines : Parts $222

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Related HS Code to Benin Bookbinding and Book-Sewing Machinery (8440100000)

HS Code 844090

Bookbinding machinery, including booksewing machines : Parts

HS Code 840110

Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), nonirradiated, for nuclear reactors; machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation : Nuclear reactors (Euratom)

HS Code 840120

Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), nonirradiated, for nuclear reactors; machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation : Machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation, and parts thereof (Euratom)

HS Code 840130

Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), nonirradiated, for nuclear reactors; machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation : Fuel elements (cartridges), nonirradiated (Euratom)

HS Code 840140

Nuclear reactors; fuel elements (cartridges), nonirradiated, for nuclear reactors; machinery and apparatus for isotopic separation : Parts of nuclear reactors (Euratom)

HS Code 840211

Steam or other vapour generating boilers (other than central heating hot water boilers capable also of producing low pressure steam); superheated water boilers : Steam or other vapour generating boilers : Watertube boilers with a steam production exceeding 45 tonnes per hour

HS Code 840212

HS Code 840219

Steam or other vapour generating boilers (other than central heating hot water boilers capable also of producing low pressure steam); superheated water boilers : Steam or other vapour generating boilers : Other vapour generating boilers, including hybrid boilers

HS Code 840220

Steam or other vapour generating boilers (other than central heating hot water boilers capable also of producing low pressure steam); superheated water boilers : Superheated water boilers

HS Code 840290

Steam or other vapour generating boilers (other than central heating hot water boilers capable also of producing low pressure steam); superheated water boilers : Parts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is HS code 8440100000 in Benin?

HS code 8440100000 covers Book-binding machinery, including book-sewing machines: Machinery in Benin. It sits in Chapter 84 (Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof), Heading 8440 of the Harmonized System, and is classified under ECOWAS CET.

Is HS code 8440100000 the same across all countries?

What system does Benin use to classify HS code 8440100000?

Where can I officially look up HS code 8440100000 in Benin?