GCC Common Customs Tariff · HS code · HS 8708.40

8708.40.00.00.08

8708.40.00.00.08: Gearboxes and parts: Gear boxes for motor vehicles of headings 87.01 to 87.05. - Gears

Gearboxes and parts

✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: GCC Common Customs Tariff, in force from 1 January 2025 · checked on 24 October 2026

What you pay

Importing into GCC

Customs duty 5% standard rate depends on the country of origin

Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.

Same subheading in other tariffs

8708.40 Gear boxes and parts thereof

UK Free – 4% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 2.9% EU 3% – 4.5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 3.9% Türkiye 3% – 4.5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 3.9% USA Free – 2.5% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 1.1% Canada Free – 6% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 3% Mexico Free – 35% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines · average 9.4% Brazil Free – 18% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 12.2% Argentina Free – 18% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 15.7% Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines New Zealand Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines North Macedonia Free – 10% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 3.7% Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

GCC lines: 8708.40

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.

  • N348056 U.S. CBP 15 May 2025 · 8708.40.75.80

    The tariff classification of a transmission housing from Mexico

  • N339380 U.S. CBP 3 May 2024 · 8708.40.11.50

    The tariff classification of Power Take Off units from Germany

  • H312778 U.S. CBP 17 September 2020 · 8708.40.60

    Tariff classification of certain transmission cases and covers; Applicability of subheading 9817.00.60, HTSUS

  • N310036 U.S. CBP 16 March 2020 · 8708.40.75.80

    The tariff classification of a CVT Pushbelt from the Netherlands

Legal notes

Subheading note

1. Subheading 870822 covers:

  1. (a) front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows, framed; and

  2. (b) front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows, whether or not framed, incorporating heating devices or other electrical or electronic devices,

when suitable for use solely or principally with the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705.

Chapter notes: Chapter 87 →

HS code 8708.40.00.00.08 is a line of the GCC Common Customs Tariff under HS subheading 8708.40 (gear boxes and parts thereof).

The customs duty is 5%, and quantities are declared in Kilograms.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 0%–4%, the EU duty is 3%–4.5%, the Türkiye duty is 3%–4.5%, the US duty is 0%–2.5%, the Canada duty is 0%–6%, the Mexico duty is 0%–35%, the Brazil duty is 0%–18%, the Argentina duty is 0%–18%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–10% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.

The GCC states imported goods of subheading 8708.40 worth US$592m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.

Questions and answers

What is the GCC import duty for HS code 8708.40.00.00.08?

The customs duty in the GCC Common Customs Tariff is 5%; the supplementary unit is Kilograms. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.

Where does the GCC import these goods from?

For subheading 8708.40 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$302m), followed by Japan.

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