8423 82 20 · Using electronic means for gauging weight, excluding machines for weighing motor vehicles
The explanatory note to subheading 8423 20 10 applies mutatis mutandis.
EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 8423.82
8423 82 20
8423 82 20: Using electronic means for gauging weight, excluding machines for weighing motor vehicles
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: 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 82 Having a maximum weighing capacity exceeding 30 kg but not exceeding 5000 kg:
- 8423 82 20 Using electronic means for gauging weight, excluding machines for weighing motor vehicles
What you pay
Importing into EU
Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 4 additional measures Import requirements: 4 VAT standard rate of the member state of import, 17% to 27%
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Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 5
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- Regulation 2658/87
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- Regulation 1517/18
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 October 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Handling feeUnion handling fee 2 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 2108/26
- Documents
- Y126 Goods sold in distance sales
Import requirements 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- Regulation 0285/18
- Import controlImport control of mercury
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- Regulation 0852/17
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0692/14
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0263/22
- Documents
- 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
- N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
- 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.
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Austria 20% -
Belgium 21% -
Bulgaria 20% -
Croatia 25% -
Cyprus 3% / 5% reduced rate -
Czechia 21% -
Denmark 25% -
Estonia 24% -
Finland 25.5% -
France 20% -
Germany 19% -
Greece 24% -
Hungary 27% -
Ireland 23% -
Italy 22% -
Latvia 21% -
Lithuania 21% -
Luxembourg 17% -
Malta 18% -
Netherlands 21% -
Poland 23% -
Portugal 23% -
Romania 21% -
Slovakia 23% -
Slovenia 22% -
Spain 21% -
Sweden 25%
TEDB · 26 October 2026
EU: imports by month · HS 8423.82
last 12 months€51.3m-7% · previous 12 months
Average import price€8.25 per kg
Preferential rate8%
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | €29.5m | 57.5% | -7.6% |
 Mexico | €5m | 9.8% | +5.7% |
 Switzerland | €4.2m | 8.2% | -1.2% |
 United Kingdom | €4m | 7.8% | -12.3% |
 Iceland | €2.2m | 4.2% | +123.5% |
 United States | €2m | 3.9% | +2.2% |
 Taiwan | €1.3m | 2.6% | +80.5% |
 Thailand | €937k | 1.8% | -13.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
8423.82 Having a maximum weighing capacity exceeding 30 kg but not exceeding 5000 kg
UK Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye 1.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan Free – 3.4% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 13% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU lines: 8423.82
Binding rulings for similar goods
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.
- N360714 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of pellet production equipment from Canada
- 600013978 HMRC
Luggage scale with an integrated measuring tape. The luggage scale has a weight capacity of 32kg/75lbs and the measuring tape is 1 meter in length. The scales have a circular dial with individuals weights marked on the face. The inner numbers show the weight in kg and the outer number show the…
Legal notes
CN Explanatory Notes
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.
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.
Explanatory Notes to the Combined Nomenclature of the European Union, Official Journal C (consolidated text and later amendments) · © European Union
This line in earlier years
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 | Using electronic means for gauging weight, excluding machines for weighing motor vehicles | Free | p/st |
| 2025 | unchanged | Free | p/st |
| 2024 | unchanged | Free | p/st |
| 2023 | unchanged | Free | p/st |
| 2022 | unchanged | Free | p/st |
| 2021 | unchanged | Free | p/st |
| 2020 | unchanged | Free | p/st |
| 2019 | Using electronic means for gauging weight, excluding machines for weighing motor vehicles | Free | p/st |
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 8423 82 10, 8423 82 90.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 8423 82 20 is one of 3 lines under subheading 8423.82, having a maximum weighing capacity exceeding 30 kg but not exceeding 5000 kg.
The third-country duty is free, and quantities are declared in p/st.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported goods of subheading 8423.82 worth €51.3m (down 7% on the year before), at an average of €8.25 per kg; China supplied 58%, followed by Mexico.
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 13% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 8423.82 worth US$157m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was China, and the United Kingdom ranked 6th with US$1m.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 8423 82 20?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is free; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 8423.82 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was China (US$28m), followed by the United States.