Snow-ploughs and snow-blowers

HS v2022 Code: 843020

About snow-ploughs and snow-blowers

HS code 843020 covers snow-ploughs and snow-blowers, which are essential equipment for clearing snow from roads, airports, and other infrastructure. This industry plays a crucial role in maintaining transportation networks and ensuring public safety, especially in regions with heavy snowfall. As a key component of the broader construction and infrastructure maintenance sector, the snow-plough and snow-blower industry contributes significantly to the global economy.

Production process

The production of snow-ploughs and snow-blowers typically involves the fabrication of heavy-duty metal frames, the installation of powerful engines or motors, and the integration of specialized blades or augers. Manufacturers often utilize advanced manufacturing techniques, such as computer-aided design (CAD) and computer numerical control (CNC) machining, to ensure precision and efficiency in the production process.

Production inputs

The main inputs required for the production of snow-ploughs and snow-blowers include steel, aluminum, and other metal alloys for the frame and components, as well as engines, motors, and hydraulic systems. Manufacturers also rely on specialized components, such as blades, augers, and control systems, which are often sourced from specialized suppliers. Additionally, the industry requires skilled labor, including engineers, technicians, and assembly workers, to design, fabricate, and assemble the final products.

Production outputs

The primary output of the snow-plough and snow-blower industry is the equipment itself, which is then sold to various end-users, such as municipal governments, transportation authorities, and private contractors. These snow-clearing machines are often used in conjunction with other construction and infrastructure maintenance equipment, such as 842920 Graders and levellers, 842940 Tamping machines and road-rollers, and 842919 Other self-propelled machinery for construction, mining or quarrying, to ensure efficient and comprehensive snow removal operations.

Revisions to 843020

Classification codes are adjusted frequently. The code may have been revised or replaced between system versions. The table below shows the history (newest to oldest) of the code 843020. The most recent 1 version of this code (843020) is in the HS v2022 system (this version):

This page shows the most recent version of code 843020.

Family tree for snow-ploughs and snow-blowers

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/84'>84: Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers, nuclear reactors; parts thereof</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/8430'>8430: Moving, grading, levelling, scraping, excavating, tamping, compacting, extracting or boring machinery, for earth, minerals, or ores; pile drivers and extractors; snow ploughs and snow blowers</a>"]
B --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/843020'>843020: Snow-ploughs and snow-blowers</a>"]

    B --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/843010'>843010: Pile-drivers and pile-extractors</a>"]
B --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/843031'>843031: Coal or rock cutters and tunnelling machinery; self-propelled</a>"]
B --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/843039'>843039: Coal or rock cutters and tunnelling machinery; not self-propelled</a>"]
B --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/843041'>843041: Boring or sinking machinery; self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430</a>"]
B --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/843049'>843049: Boring and sinking machinery; not self-propelled</a>"]
B --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/843050'>843050: Machinery; for handling earth, minerals or ores, self-propelled, n.e.c. in heading no. 8430</a>"]
B --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/843061'>843061: Machinery; for tamping or compacting, not self-propelled</a>"]
B --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/843069'>843069: Machinery; for moving, levelling, scraping, grading, excavating earth minerals or ores; not self propelled n.e.c in 84.30</a>"]

    

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