Japan HS Code

HS Code 842840: Escalators and moving walkways in Japan

Q: Is HS code 842840 the same across all countries?

Yes — up to the 6-digit level, HS code 842840 is the same in every WCO member country. Beyond 6 digits, each country extends the code for national tariff and statistical use. Japan extends it under Japan HS / Statistical Code.

Q: What system does Japan use to classify HS code 842840?

Japan classifies products under the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan (Japan HS / Statistical Code; locally 実行関税率表), which extends HS codes to 9 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 842840 in Japan?

The official source is https://www.customs.go.jp/english/. For faster cross-country lookups, TradeInt's HS Code Tool consolidates classifications across all major countries in one place.

What is HS Code 842840 in Japan

Under Japan's Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan (実行関税率表), HS Code 842840 is the WCO Harmonized System subheading for Escalators and moving walkways. This is the most detailed internationally standardized level; Japan extends classifications to 9 digits under its national tariff system. 842840 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 8428: Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators, conveyors, teleferics).

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Classification Path of HS Code 842840 in Japan

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 8428

Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators, conveyors, teleferics)

HS Code 842840

Escalators and moving walkways

HS Code 842840000

Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators, conveyors, teleferics). > Escalators and moving walkways その他の持上げ用、荷扱い用、積込み用又は荷卸し用の機械（例えば、昇降機、エスカレーター、コンベヤ及びロープウェー） > －エスカレーター及び移動式歩道

Japan Tariff Classification: Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan (Japan HS / Statistical Code)

In Japan, HS 842840 is classified under the Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan (実行関税率表) — a 9-digit national extension of the WCO 6-digit Harmonized System.

Tariff schedule Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan (Japan HS / Statistical Code)

Local name 実行関税率表

Digits 9

Official source https://www.customs.go.jp/english/

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Top Trading Product of HS Code 8428

Top Japan import Product Under HS Code 8428

1 842890: Other machinery $275.1M 2 842839: Other continuousaction elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials : Other $85.9M 3 842833: Other continuousaction elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials : Other, belt type $70.9M

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Top Japan export Product Under HS Code 8428

1 842890: Other machinery $437.2M 2 842839: Other continuousaction elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials : Other $222.3M 3 842870: Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators, conveyors, teleferics) $110.6M

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Related HS Code to Japan Escalators and Moving Walkways (842840)

HS Code 842840000

Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators, conveyors, teleferics). > Escalators and moving walkways

HS Code 842810

Lifts and skip hoists

HS Code 842820

Pneumatic elevators and conveyors

HS Code 842831

Other continuousaction elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials : Specially designed for underground use

HS Code 842832

Other continuousaction elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials : Other, bucket type

HS Code 842833

Other continuousaction elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials : Other, belt type

HS Code 842839

Other continuousaction elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials : Other

HS Code 842860

Teleferics, chairlifts, skidraglines; traction mechanisms for funiculars

HS Code 842890

Other machinery

HS Code 840110

Nuclear reactors (Euratom)

Frequently Asked Questions

What is HS code 842840 in Japan?

HS code 842840 covers Escalators and moving walkways in Japan. It sits in Chapter 84 (Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof), Heading 8428 of the Harmonized System, and is classified under Japan HS / Statistical Code.

Is HS code 842840 the same across all countries?

What system does Japan use to classify HS code 842840?

Where can I officially look up HS code 842840 in Japan?