Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8407
8407.31: Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50 cm3
8407.31 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8407, spark-ignition reciprocating or rotary internal combustion piston engines, chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8407 31 00 00 Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50 cm³ 2%+3p/st
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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- 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
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on luxury goods
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y948 Goods other than those described in Annex VIII (Luxury goods) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| 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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £51k | 43.7% | -10.8% |
 Japan | £18k | 15.3% | — |
| United Kingdom | £16k | 13.5% | -66% |
 Taiwan | £12k | 10.5% | -47.4% |
 France | £9k | 8.1% | +793.9% |
 China | £6k | 5.4% | -90.8% |
 United Arab Emirates | £2k | 1.9% | — |
 India | £1k | 0.9% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 35% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$13.3kUS$13.3k+US$134.5k+US$958k+> US$10m
Exports: 72
- China: US$55.7m
- Vietnam: US$20.4m
- Italy: US$10m
- France: US$2.5m
- United Kingdom: US$2.1m
- United States: US$1.3m
- India: US$958k
- Japan: US$956.4k
- Switzerland: US$655k
- Sweden: US$319.8k
- Taiwan: US$295k
- Germany: US$253.8k
- Thailand: US$244.8k
- Canada: US$240.1k
- Brazil: US$238.3k
- Netherlands: US$182.6k
- Belgium: US$143.2k
- Spain: US$134.5k
- Australia: US$110.1k
- Poland: US$101.5k
- United Arab Emirates: US$91.2k
- Ireland: US$89k
- Türkiye: US$84.7k
- Russia: US$81k
- Croatia: US$67.5k
- South Korea: US$60.4k
- Austria: US$54.8k
- South Africa: US$51.5k
- Singapore: US$49.3k
- Denmark: US$45.2k
- Sri Lanka: US$24.7k
- Lesotho: US$24.1k
- Czechia: US$22.1k
- Nigeria: US$16.7k
- El Salvador: US$13.3k
- Jordan: US$12.3k
- Norway: US$12.2k
- Estonia: US$9k
- Oman: US$8.3k
- Congo - Brazzaville: US$6.9k
- Mauritius: US$5.6k
- Aruba: US$5.1k
- Finland: US$4.8k
- Gambia: US$4.8k
- Serbia: US$2.9k
- Malaysia: US$2.7k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.9k
- Portugal: US$1.8k
- Guatemala: US$1.7k
- Greece: US$1.4k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$1.3k
- Slovakia: US$1.3k
- Chile: US$1.2k
- Dominican Republic: US$1.2k
- Ukraine: US$1.1k
- Luxembourg: US$1k
- Lithuania: US$700
- Botswana: US$600
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$400
- Curaçao: US$300
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$19.7kUS$19.7k+US$122.3k+US$724.2k+> US$4.4m
Imports: 140
- Japan: US$26.9m
- Türkiye: US$20.6m
- Vietnam: US$17.7m
- Spain: US$6.2m
- Italy: US$4.4m
- France: US$3.1m
- Russia: US$2.2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.3m
- Netherlands: US$1.2m
- United States: US$1.1m
- Nigeria: US$1m
- Morocco: US$951.5k
- Lebanon: US$839.6k
- Tunisia: US$724.2k
- Angola: US$710.5k
- Bangladesh: US$652.1k
- Peru: US$631.3k
- Costa Rica: US$436.5k
- Germany: US$434.6k
- Sri Lanka: US$429.7k
- Canada: US$427k
- Dominican Republic: US$369.8k
- Poland: US$360.5k
- Brazil: US$341.5k
- United Kingdom: US$304.8k
- Ireland: US$281k
- Belgium: US$233.4k
- Australia: US$201.3k
- Iraq: US$200.9k
- Madagascar: US$186.1k
- Belarus: US$170.6k
- Singapore: US$165.2k
- Czechia: US$148.2k
- Romania: US$140.4k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$122.3k
- United Arab Emirates: US$117k
- Colombia: US$104.8k
- New Zealand: US$104.4k
- Switzerland: US$97.9k
- Suriname: US$97.9k
- Thailand: US$95.2k
- Sweden: US$91.2k
- Hungary: US$88.7k
- Kazakhstan: US$86.8k
- Mexico: US$84k
- Mauritania: US$83.9k
- Indonesia: US$75.2k
- Argentina: US$72.2k
- Kuwait: US$68.9k
- Venezuela: US$63.2k
- China: US$60.8k
- Bahrain: US$59.7k
- Azerbaijan: US$51.9k
- Senegal: US$51.5k
- Niger: US$45.5k
- South Africa: US$42.2k
- Greenland: US$42k
- Slovakia: US$36.6k
- Norway: US$36.4k
- Philippines: US$33.9k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$55.7m | 57% |
| 2 |  Vietnam | US$20.4m | 20.9% |
| 3 |  Italy | US$10m | 10.2% |
| 4 | France | US$2.5m | 2.6% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$2.1m | 2.2% |
| 6 | United States | US$1.3m | 1.3% |
| 7 | India | US$958k | 1% |
| 8 | Japan | US$956.4k | 1% |
| 9 |  Switzerland | US$655k | 0.7% |
| 10 |  Sweden | US$319.8k | 0.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | US$26.9m | 27.5% |
| 2 | Türkiye | US$20.6m | 21.1% |
| 3 | Vietnam | US$17.7m | 18.1% |
| 4 |  Spain | US$6.2m | 6.4% |
| 5 | Italy | US$4.4m | 4.5% |
| 6 | France | US$3.1m | 3.2% |
| 7 |  Russia | US$2.2m | 2.2% |
| 8 |  Saudi Arabia | US$1.3m | 1.3% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$1.2m | 1.3% |
| 10 | United States | US$1.1m | 1.1% |
Subheading 8407.31 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8407.31; the duty is 2.7%.
Goods from 175 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 175 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £117.1k (down 55% on the year before), at an average of £32.53 per kg; United States supplied 44%, followed by Japan.
World trade in these goods reached US$97.7m in 2024, up 35.1% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 57% of the total, ahead of Vietnam.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50 cm3?
Of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50 cm3 fall under HS subheading 8407.31, part of heading 8407, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50 cm3 in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8407.31 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50 cm3 in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8407.31 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 of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 50 cm3?
China, with US$55.7m in 2024 (57% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
175 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 2% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (44%), Japan (15%) and United Kingdom (14%), out of total imports of £117.1k.