Chapter 8449 — Customs Tariff Headings
Products classified under Tariff item 84.49
Airlaid Nonwoven Forming Machine
A machine that pneumatically lays fibers onto a moving screen to form uniform airlaid nonwoven webs for absorbents. This machine is used in the manufacture of nonwovens, making it classifiable under tariff item 8449.00.00 for machinery for the manufacture of nonwovens.
8449.00.00Felt Carding Machine
A machine that uses rotating drums with wire clothing to align and parallelize wool or synthetic fibers for felt production. This machine is used in the manufacture of felt, making it classifiable under tariff item 8449.00.00 for machinery for the manufacture of felt.
8449.00.00Felt Finishing Compactor
A felt finishing compactor that uses mechanical compression and steam to shrink and densify felt materials, improving texture and thickness uniformity. This machine is used in the finishing stage of felt production, making it classifiable under tariff item 8449.00.00 for machinery for the finishing of felt.
8449.00.00Felt Hat Finishing Ironer
A specialized ironing machine with contoured plates designed to smooth and shape felt hat bodies to their final form and surface quality. This machine is specifically used for finishing felt hats, making it classifiable under tariff item 8449.00.00, which includes machinery for making felt hats.
8449.00.00Felt Hat Forming Block
Precision wooden or metal blocks used to shape wet felt hoods into hat forms during steam pressing. These blocks are specifically included under tariff item 8449.00.00, which covers blocks for making hats.
8449.00.00Felt Surface Brushing Machine
A high-speed brushing machine that raises the nap and evens the surface of felt, improving insulation and aesthetic qualities. This machine is used in the finishing of felt, making it classifiable under tariff item 8449.00.00 for machinery for the finishing of felt.
8449.00.00Industrial Felt Steamer Finisher
A continuous steamer that applies controlled humidity and heat to set dyes and stabilize felt dimensions during finishing. This machine is used for finishing felt in the piece, making it classifiable under tariff item 8449.00.00 for machinery for the finishing of felt.
8449.00.00Nonwoven Calendar Roller
Heavy-duty embossed rollers that compress and pattern nonwoven fabrics during finishing, providing texture and density control. These rollers are parts of nonwoven finishing machinery, making them classifiable under tariff item 8449.00.00 as parts of machinery for the finishing of nonwovens.
8449.00.00Nonwoven Embossing Calendar
A heavy-duty calendar with engraved steel rollers that emboss patterns into nonwoven fabrics for aesthetic and functional finishing. This machine is used for finishing nonwovens, making it classifiable under tariff item 8449.00.00 for machinery for the finishing of nonwovens.
8449.00.00Nonwoven Fabric Calendering Machine
A machine that applies heat and pressure to nonwoven fabrics using heated rollers to achieve smooth finishing, density control, and enhanced surface properties. This machine is used for finishing nonwovens, making it classifiable under tariff item 8449.00.00 for machinery for the finishing of nonwovens.
8449.00.00Nonwoven Fabric Needle Loom
A needle loom that punches barbed needles through loose fibers to form a stable nonwoven fabric web, used in producing materials like geotextiles or medical wipes. This machine is used in the manufacture of nonwovens, making it classifiable under tariff item 8449.00.00 for machinery for the manufacture of nonwovens.
8449.00.00Nonwoven Perforation Finishing Machine
A machine with rotary perforation tools that create breathable holes in nonwoven fabrics for medical and hygiene applications. This machine is used for finishing nonwovens, making it classifiable under tariff item 8449.00.00 for machinery for the finishing of nonwovens.
8449.00.00Nonwoven Slitter Rewinder Finisher
A precision machine that slits wide nonwoven webs to narrower widths and rewinds them with tension control for finished roll presentation. This machine performs finishing operations on nonwovens, making it classifiable under tariff item 8449.00.00 for machinery for the finishing of nonwovens.
8449.00.00Nonwoven Thermal Bonding Oven
A continuous oven that applies controlled heat to melt binder fibers or bicomponent fibers in a nonwoven web, creating fabric strength. This machine is used for finishing nonwovens, making it classifiable under tariff item 8449.00.00 for machinery for the finishing of nonwovens.
8449.00.00Spunlace Nonwoven Hydroentanglement Line
A high-pressure water jet system that entangles fibers mechanically to form strong nonwoven fabrics without binders, used for wet wipes. This machine is used in the manufacture of nonwovens, making it classifiable under tariff item 8449.00.00 for machinery for the manufacture of nonwovens.