| HS Code | Official Doc | Tariff Rate | Origin | Destination | Effective Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8448591000 | Doc | 37.5% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
| 8444000090 | Doc | 55.0% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
| 8444000010 | Doc | 55.0% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
| 8445900000 | Doc | 41.2% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
| 8445190080 | Doc | 40.8% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
| 8446100010 | Doc | 37.5% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
| 8446100090 | Doc | 37.5% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
| 8447909000 | Doc | 37.5% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
| 9033009000 | Doc | 59.4% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
Knitting Machine Accessories
Knitting machine accessories encompass a wide range of tools and components used to enhance the functionality, efficiency, and versatility of knitting machines. These accessories support various aspects of the knitting process, from yarn handling and pattern creation to maintenance and repair.
Yarn Handling & Feeding
These accessories manage the yarn supply and ensure consistent feeding into the machine.
- Yarn Guides: Direct yarn from cones or balls to the machine, preventing tangling and maintaining tension. Available in various materials (metal, plastic) and designs to suit different yarn weights and machine types.
- Yarn Tensioners: Control the pressure applied to the yarn, crucial for achieving consistent stitch size and fabric quality. Types include spring-loaded tensioners, disc tensioners, and electronic tensioners.
- Cone Stands: Support yarn cones, allowing for smooth unwinding and preventing yarn from rolling.
- Yarn Feeders: Mechanisms that deliver yarn to the needles, often used in industrial machines for automated feeding.
Patterning & Stitch Manipulation
These accessories enable the creation of complex patterns and specialized stitch structures.
- Pattern Cards/Disks: Used in older, mechanical knitting machines to define stitch patterns. Perforated cards or disks control needle selection.
- Patterning Units: Electronic or computerized systems that control needle movement for intricate designs. These are common in modern machines.
- Cam Followers/Sinks: Components that translate pattern information into needle movement. Different cam configurations create various stitch patterns.
- Needle Selection Modules: Control which needles are active during a knitting cycle, enabling selective knitting of patterns.
- Ribbing Attachments: Create ribbed fabric by knitting different needle beds or using specialized needle arrangements.
Needles & Related Components
Needles are critical for forming stitches, and associated components ensure proper operation.
- Needles: Available in latch, spring-beard, and compound forms, with varying sizes and gauges to match yarn weight and fabric type. Materials include steel and alloys.
- Needle Retainers/Holders: Secure needles in the needle bed.
- Needle Pushers/Butt Caps: Components that move needles during the knitting cycle.
- Sinkers: Support the fabric loop during stitch formation.
- Cam Systems: Control the movement of needles and sinkers.
Maintenance & Repair
These accessories help keep the machine in optimal working condition.
- Oils & Lubricants: Reduce friction and wear on moving parts. Specific oils are recommended for different machine types.
- Cleaning Brushes: Remove lint and debris from the needle bed and other components.
- Screwdrivers & Wrenches: Specialized tools for adjusting and repairing machine parts.
- Spare Parts: Replacement components for worn or damaged parts, including needles, sinkers, and cam followers.
- Lint Brushes/Vacuum Attachments: Remove lint buildup, essential for smooth operation.
Other Accessories
- Row Counter: Tracks the number of rows knitted.
- Tension Mast: Supports and regulates yarn tension.
- Fabric Take-Down Rollers: Collect the knitted fabric as it is produced.
- Edge Tension Devices: Maintain consistent edge tension during knitting.
Common Types by Machine Type
- Circular Knitting Machines: Accessories focus on yarn feeding, sinkers, and cam systems.
- Flatbed Knitting Machines: Accessories include pattern cards, cam followers, needles, and ribbing attachments.
- Hand Knitting Machines: Simpler accessories like yarn guides, row counters, and transfer tools.
The specific accessories required depend on the type of knitting machine, the yarn being used, and the desired fabric structure.
Based on the provided information, “knitting machine accessories” can be classified under the following HS codes:
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8448591000: Auxiliary machinery for use with machines of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447. This includes parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of these headings, such as spindles and spindle flyers, card clothing, combs, extruding nipples, shuttles, healds and heald-frames, hosiery needles. Specifically, this code covers parts of knitting machines.
- Chapter 84: Machines, mechanical appliances, electrical equipment, and their parts.
- Heading 8448: Auxiliary machinery for use with machines of heading 8444, 8445, 8446 or 8447; parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of these headings.
- Subheading 844859: Parts and accessories of machines of heading 8447 or of their auxiliary machinery.
- Subheading 84485910: Other: Parts of knitting machines.
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9033009000: Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of chapter 90.
- Chapter 90: Optical, precision, medical, surgical, dental, veterinary instruments and appliances; parts thereof.
- Heading 9033: Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of chapter 90.
- Subheading 903300: Other.
According to the provided reference material, the HS code options related to 'knitting machine accessories' are limited, with only the following 2 found.