8423 81 80: Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg: other
✓ Can be used in a customs declarationData: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
8423 Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight-operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds:
Other weighing machinery:
8423 81 Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg:
8423 81 80 Other
What you pay
Importing into EU
Customs duty1.7% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Y924 Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2017/852
Y969 Mercury-added products essential for civil protection and military uses; or intended for research, calibration of instrumentation or for use as reference standard (Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/852)
Import control
Applies to goods from
Ukraine
Legal act
Regulation 0692/14
Documents
Y997 Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Y984 Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Export measures 6
Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.
Export measures
Destination
Legal act
Validity
Export prohibitionSanctions regime: North Korea
North Korea
Regulation 0285/18
28 February 2018
Export controlSanctions regime: Belarus
Belarus
Regulation 0765/06
1 July 2024
Export controlSanctions regime: Crimea and Sevastopol
Ukraine
Regulation 0692/14
25 February 2025
Export controlSanctions regime: Russia
Russia
Regulation 0833/14
22 October 2025
Export controlSanctions regime: Non-government-controlled areas of Ukraine
Ukraine
Regulation 0263/22
25 August 2022
Export control of mercury
All third countries
Regulation 0852/17
31 December 2025
TARIC data as of 26 October 2026
Import VAT in the EU member states
The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.
Austria20%
Belgium21%
Bulgaria20%
Croatia25%
Cyprus3% / 5% reduced rate
Czechia21%
Denmark25%
Estonia24%
Finland25.5%
France20%
Germany19%
Greece24%
Hungary27%
Ireland23%
Italy22%
Latvia21%
Lithuania21%
Luxembourg17%
Malta18%
Netherlands21%
Poland23%
Portugal23%
Romania21%
Slovakia23%
Slovenia22%
Spain21%
Sweden25%
TEDB · 26 October 2026
Preferential rates by country
Agreement or scheme
Countries
Rate
standard rate (no agreement)
—
1.7%
GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms)
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 42 more
Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part.
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
The European Commission's explanatory notes on how to classify goods in these CN codes. They are not legally binding but customs authorities follow them; they complement the HS Explanatory Notes of the World Customs Organization.
8423 81 80 · Other
This subheading covers electromechanical scales in which the weight of objects is converted into an electrical signal (current) by means of a transducer fitted into the scales, the current then being measured by a measuring device incorporated in the scales. As a rule the measuring transducers in such scales consist of load cells or bars with strain gauges (electrical resistances) connected to form an electrical bridge. The force exerted by the mass to be weighed deforms the load cells, causing a change in the length of the strain gauge (contraction or elongation) and thus a change of resistance which is proportional to the mass to be weighed and which is passed in the form of a change of current to the measuring device on the scale by the resistance-measuring bridge.
In addition to the measuring instrument, known as a weighing-out unit, scale display or weighing indicator, which is normally contained in a single casing, electromechanical scales can also have other units which are wired up together (for example, keyboard, memory unit, printer, VDU, controller and card reader for controlling access to the scales). In weighing systems of this kind, several scales may be connected to a common measuring instrument (also known as ‘remote weighing terminals’).
The above scales may also be equipped with an interface through which the scales can be connected to an automatic data-processing unit.
General notes to the chapter
NUCLEAR REACTORS, BOILERS, MACHINERY AND MECHANICAL APPLIANCES; PARTS THEREOF
General
For the purposes of subheadings 8407 34 10, 8407 90 50 and 8408 20 10, ‘for the industrial assembly’ applies only to the series-assembly of new vehicles in factories which manufacture or assemble motor vehicles (including subcontractors).
These subheadings can be applied only to engines actually used in the production of new vehicles of the kinds referred to in the subheadings. Consequently, they do not cover similar engines used as spare parts.
The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.
Year
Description
Third-country duty
Supplementary unit
2026
Other
1.7%
p/st
2025
unchanged
1.7%
p/st
2024
unchanged
1.7%
p/st
2023
unchanged
1.7%
p/st
2022
unchanged
1.7%
p/st
2021
unchanged
1.7%
p/st
2020
unchanged
1.7%
p/st
2019
Other
1.7%
p/st
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 8423 81 10, 8423 81 30, 8423 81 50, 8423 81 90.
CN code 8423 81 80 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 8423.81 (having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg).
The third-country duty is 1.7%, and quantities are declared in p/st.
152 countries pay no duty in the EU thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as GSP-EBA and CARIFORUM, against a standard rate of 1.7%.
Imports of goods of subheading 8423.81 into the EU came to €177.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 12% on the year before); Serbia supplied 35%, followed by China.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 1.7%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 15%, the Brazil duty is 20%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 0%–3.4%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 8% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 8423.81 worth US$345m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was China, and the United Kingdom ranked 3rd with US$13m.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 8423 81 80?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is 1.7%; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 8423 81 80?
152 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 152 of them at 0%, under GSP-EBA, CARIFORUM and OCTs and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 8423.81 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was China (US$77m), followed by Serbia.
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Argentina
Peru
New Zealand
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GCC
Switzerland
Norway
North Macedonia
Nigeria