Subheading · Chapter 82 · Heading 8207
8207.50: Tools for drilling, other than for rock-drilling
Drilling tools (not rock-drilling)
8207.50 is the HS subheading for drilling tools (not rock-drilling), under heading 8207 in chapter 82.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8207 50 00 00 Tools for drilling, other than for rock-drilling
- 8207 50 10 00 With working part of diamond or agglomerated diamond Free
- With working part of other materials
- 8207 50 30 00 Masonry drills Free
- Other
- For working metal, with working part
- 8207 50 50 00 Of cermets Free
- 8207 50 60 00 Of high speed steel Free
- 8207 50 70 00 Of other materials Free
- 8207 50 90 00 Other Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- 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
- 2020 No. 1431
- 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
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
Import requirements 3
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 748, S.I. 2019/855, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9024
- 9032
- 9011
- 9022
- 9064
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code " EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £52.5m | 51.5% | -0.5% |
 Germany | £17.2m | 16.9% | +8.3% |
 Brazil | £6m | 5.9% | +16.9% |
 United States | £5.8m | 5.7% | +5.9% |
 France | £2.5m | 2.5% | +21.3% |
 Taiwan | £2.4m | 2.3% | -14.6% |
 South Korea | £2m | 2% | +19.5% |
 Switzerland | £1.9m | 1.9% | +55.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines USA 2.9% – 8.4% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 5.4% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Mexico 35% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines Brazil 16.2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Argentina 18% Third-country duty 90 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Taiwan 4% – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 4.5% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$34kUS$34k+US$5m+US$48m+> US$145m
Exports: 176
- China: US$1bn
- Germany: US$1bn
- Japan: US$211m
- Switzerland: US$208m
- United States: US$201m
- Slovenia: US$145m
- South Korea: US$113m
- France: US$109m
- Austria: US$95m
- Netherlands: US$87m
- Thailand: US$75m
- Taiwan: US$75m
- Czechia: US$69m
- United Arab Emirates: US$55m
- Spain: US$53m
- Italy: US$52m
- Brazil: US$51m
- Hungary: US$48m
- Poland: US$47m
- Belgium: US$42m
- Vietnam: US$40m
- United Kingdom: US$34m
- India: US$33m
- Singapore: US$29m
- Sweden: US$22m
- Romania: US$18m
- Kazakhstan: US$13m
- Saudi Arabia: US$12m
- Türkiye: US$11m
- Bulgaria: US$10m
- Denmark: US$10m
- Indonesia: US$10m
- Malaysia: US$10m
- South Africa: US$9m
- Australia: US$8m
- Slovakia: US$8m
- Portugal: US$8m
- Canada: US$7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$7m
- Israel: US$6m
- Norway: US$5m
- New Zealand: US$5m
- Mexico: US$5m
- Russia: US$4m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Finland: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Estonia: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Chile: US$890k
- Armenia: US$687k
- Tunisia: US$578k
- Philippines: US$551k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$9m+US$58m+> US$144m
Imports: 219
- United States: US$621m
- Germany: US$604m
- Switzerland: US$239m
- France: US$182m
- Italy: US$161m
- Netherlands: US$156m
- Mexico: US$144m
- Russia: US$141m
- China: US$140m
- Poland: US$134m
- Canada: US$133m
- United Kingdom: US$118m
- Slovenia: US$106m
- Japan: US$101m
- Czechia: US$97m
- Saudi Arabia: US$96m
- Spain: US$89m
- Austria: US$89m
- Belgium: US$82m
- South Korea: US$82m
- India: US$66m
- Taiwan: US$58m
- Australia: US$58m
- Vietnam: US$58m
- Sweden: US$54m
- Thailand: US$46m
- Türkiye: US$44m
- United Arab Emirates: US$43m
- Brazil: US$40m
- Denmark: US$37m
- Singapore: US$36m
- Hungary: US$36m
- Romania: US$36m
- Slovakia: US$30m
- Norway: US$29m
- Portugal: US$26m
- Indonesia: US$26m
- Finland: US$22m
- Malaysia: US$21m
- Kazakhstan: US$19m
- Ireland: US$18m
- Peru: US$18m
- Israel: US$17m
- Chile: US$16m
- Ukraine: US$16m
- South Africa: US$16m
- Croatia: US$15m
- Bulgaria: US$12m
- New Zealand: US$12m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$11m
- Greece: US$10m
- Serbia: US$10m
- Nigeria: US$10m
- Philippines: US$10m
- Lithuania: US$9m
- Egypt: US$9m
- Belarus: US$8m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$8m
- Colombia: US$8m
- Argentina: US$7m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$1bn | 29.6% |
| 2 | Germany | US$1bn | 25.9% |
| 3 | Japan | US$211m | 4.5% |
| 4 | Switzerland | US$208m | 4.4% |
| 5 | United States | US$201m | 4.3% |
| 6 |  Slovenia | US$145m | 3.1% |
| 7 | South Korea | US$113m | 2.4% |
| 8 | France | US$109m | 2.3% |
| 9 |  Austria | US$95m | 2% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$87m | 1.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$621m | 13.2% |
| 2 | Germany | US$604m | 12.8% |
| 3 | Switzerland | US$239m | 5.1% |
| 4 | France | US$182m | 3.9% |
| 5 |  Italy | US$161m | 3.4% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$156m | 3.3% |
| 7 | Mexico | US$144m | 3.1% |
| 8 |  Russia | US$141m | 3% |
| 9 | China | US$140m | 3% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$134m | 2.8% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 5%median duty
- 38number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 28%highest: Türkiye, Bahamas, Bermuda
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 25% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 20% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 8% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 3% | 0% – 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Lesotho | 20% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 3%* | 1.9% – 4.2% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 5% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 4% | 0% – 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 20% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 3%* | 1.8% – 4.1% | 2023 |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 7% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 28% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 4% | 2% – 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 5.4% | 2.9% – 8.4% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 0.1% – 0.2% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 69564 Interchangeable tools for hand tools, whether/not power-operated,/for machine tools (e.g., for pressing, stamping, punching, tapping, threading, drilling, boring, broaching, milling, turning/screwdriving), including dies for drawing/extruding
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 312010
- CPC 2.1 product
- 42922 Interchangeable tools for hand tools or for machine tools, including dies for drawing or extruding metal, and rock drilling or earth boring tools; knives for machines; plates, sticks, tips and the like for tools, unmounted, of sintered metal carbides or cermets
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2593 Manufacture of cutlery, hand tools and general hardware
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8207.50 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 8207.50 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 8207.50 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 8207.50 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 8207.50 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 8207.50 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 7
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.
- N355090 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a spade bit set from China
- N338183 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a maple syrup extraction kit imported from China
- N337783 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of items used for hobby maple syrup production imported from China
- N318482 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of a Twist Drill Bit
- N312455 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a drill bit from Italy
- N297600 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a Blast Furnace Tapping Tool from an unknown.
- 600012985 HMRC
The products are drill bits. They are interchangeable tools for the use with hand tools. The bits are made from high speed steel (HSS) and are specially tapered for the drilling of Christmas trees. The drill bits are available in two sizes: 145 mm long and 115 mm long. They are not suitable for…
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0271 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8207.50 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8207.50 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is 2.7%.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of drilling tools (not rock-drilling) into the UK came to £101.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 5% on the year before); China supplied 52%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported drilling tools (not rock-drilling) worth US$5bn (+2.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$1bn), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for tools for drilling, other than for rock-drilling?
Tools for drilling, other than for rock-drilling fall under HS subheading 8207.50, part of heading 8207, in section XV of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on tools for drilling, other than for rock-drilling in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8207.50 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on tools for drilling, other than for rock-drilling in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8207.50 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most tools for drilling, other than for rock-drilling?
China, with US$1bn in 2024 (29.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export drilling tools (not rock-drilling) to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on drilling tools (not rock-drilling)?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import drilling tools (not rock-drilling) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (52%), Germany (17%) and Brazil (6%), out of total imports of £101.9m.