Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8408
8408.10: Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines: marine propulsion engines
Marine diesel engines
Official description Marine propulsion engines
8408.10 is the HS subheading for marine diesel engines, under heading 8408 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8408 10 00 00 Marine propulsion engines p/st
- Used p/st
- 8408 10 11 00 For seagoing vessels of headings 8901 to 8906, tugs of subheading 8904 00 10 and warships of subheading 8906 10 00 p/st
- 8408 10 19 00 Other 2%p/st
- New, of a power p/st
- Not exceeding 50 kw p/st
- 8408 10 23 00 For seagoing vessels of headings 8901 to 8906, tugs of subheading 8904 00 10 and warships of subheading 8906 10 00 p/st
- 8408 10 27 00 Other 2%p/st
- Exceeding 50 kw but not exceeding 100 kw p/st
- 8408 10 31 00 For seagoing vessels of headings 8901 to 8906, tugs of subheading 8904 00 10 and warships of subheading 8906 10 00 p/st
- 8408 10 39 00 Other 2%p/st
- Exceeding 100 kw but not exceeding 200 kw p/st
- 8408 10 41 00 For seagoing vessels of headings 8901 to 8906, tugs of subheading 8904 00 10 and warships of subheading 8906 10 00 p/st
- 8408 10 49 00 Other 2%p/st
- Exceeding 200 kw but not exceeding 300 kw p/st
- 8408 10 51 00 For seagoing vessels of headings 8901 to 8906, tugs of subheading 8904 00 10 and warships of subheading 8906 10 00 p/st
- 8408 10 59 00 Other 2%p/st
- Exceeding 300 kw but not exceeding 500 kw p/st
- 8408 10 61 00 For seagoing vessels of headings 8901 to 8906, tugs of subheading 8904 00 10 and warships of subheading 8906 10 00 p/st
- 8408 10 69 00 Other 2%p/st
- Exceeding 500 kw but not exceeding 1 000 kw p/st
- 8408 10 71 00 For seagoing vessels of headings 8901 to 8906, tugs of subheading 8904 00 10 and warships of subheading 8906 10 00 p/st
- 8408 10 79 00 Other 2%p/st
- Exceeding 1 000 kw but not exceeding 5 000 kw p/st
- 8408 10 81 00 For seagoing vessels of headings 8901 to 8906, tugs of subheading 8904 00 10 and warships of subheading 8906 10 00 p/st
- 8408 10 89 00 Other 2%p/st
- Exceeding 5 000 kw p/st
- 8408 10 91 00 For seagoing vessels of headings 8901 to 8906, tugs of subheading 8904 00 10 and warships of subheading 8906 10 00 p/st
- 8408 10 99 00 Other 2%p/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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionNon preferential duty under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1430
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 9 of 18 lines
- 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)
Import requirements 4
- 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 restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- Tariff lines
- on 13 of 18 lines
- 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–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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £35.6m | 45% | -19.7% |
 Sweden | £9.3m | 11.7% | +5.3% |
 Japan | £7.9m | 9.9% | +25.9% |
 United States | £7.2m | 9.1% | +210% |
 Italy | £6.8m | 8.6% | +2,360.8% |
 France | £3.3m | 4.2% | +11.8% |
| United Kingdom | £2.9m | 3.7% | +285% |
 Netherlands | £2.6m | 3.3% | -53.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 18 tariff lines · average 1.4% 
Türkiye Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 18 tariff lines · average 1.4% USA 2.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Brazil 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 2.5% Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 18 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$239kUS$239k+US$3m+US$56m+> US$367m
Exports: 119
- South Korea: US$986m
- Germany: US$698m
- Japan: US$584m
- United States: US$367m
- Sweden: US$278m
- China: US$232m
- Finland: US$220m
- France: US$179m
- United Kingdom: US$94m
- Belgium: US$71m
- Netherlands: US$59m
- Italy: US$56m
- Singapore: US$55m
- Denmark: US$54m
- Türkiye: US$30m
- Mexico: US$20m
- Norway: US$18m
- Switzerland: US$16m
- India: US$15m
- Spain: US$14m
- Austria: US$10m
- Poland: US$9m
- Romania: US$6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- Australia: US$5m
- Canada: US$4m
- Brunei: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Croatia: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Albania: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Tunisia: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$906k
- Malta: US$838k
- Cyprus: US$704k
- Greece: US$681k
- Chile: US$609k
- United Arab Emirates: US$598k
- Georgia: US$537k
- Costa Rica: US$426k
- Eswatini: US$425k
- Bahrain: US$368k
- Ukraine: US$362k
- Slovenia: US$328k
- Kuwait: US$313k
- Sri Lanka: US$294k
- Morocco: US$249k
- Vietnam: US$240k
- Ireland: US$239k
- Slovakia: US$233k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$715kUS$715k+US$5m+US$53m+> US$161m
Imports: 197
- China: US$1bn
- Italy: US$297m
- Indonesia: US$188m
- United States: US$175m
- Türkiye: US$175m
- Singapore: US$161m
- Vietnam: US$140m
- Netherlands: US$139m
- South Korea: US$135m
- United Kingdom: US$100m
- France: US$90m
- Germany: US$90m
- Spain: US$83m
- Philippines: US$78m
- Taiwan: US$69m
- Malaysia: US$68m
- United Arab Emirates: US$67m
- Brazil: US$65m
- Poland: US$59m
- Norway: US$53m
- Australia: US$52m
- Romania: US$46m
- India: US$39m
- Denmark: US$34m
- Finland: US$34m
- Canada: US$32m
- Russia: US$32m
- Belgium: US$30m
- Greece: US$23m
- Japan: US$20m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$18m
- Croatia: US$18m
- Bangladesh: US$17m
- Sweden: US$16m
- Egypt: US$16m
- Nigeria: US$15m
- Azerbaijan: US$14m
- Saudi Arabia: US$12m
- South Africa: US$12m
- New Zealand: US$11m
- Pakistan: US$11m
- Chile: US$11m
- Argentina: US$10m
- Mexico: US$9m
- Morocco: US$7m
- Tunisia: US$6m
- Peru: US$6m
- Maldives: US$6m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Algeria: US$5m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Ukraine: US$5m
- Colombia: US$4m
- Ecuador: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Angola: US$4m
- Kazakhstan: US$4m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Panama: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea | US$986m | 23.9% |
| 2 | Germany | US$698m | 16.9% |
| 3 | Japan | US$584m | 14.1% |
| 4 | United States | US$367m | 8.9% |
| 5 | Sweden | US$278m | 6.7% |
| 6 |  China | US$232m | 5.6% |
| 7 |  Finland | US$220m | 5.3% |
| 8 | France | US$179m | 4.3% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$94m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  Belgium | US$71m | 1.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$1bn | 29.3% |
| 2 | Italy | US$297m | 7.2% |
| 3 |  Indonesia | US$188m | 4.6% |
| 4 | United States | US$175m | 4.2% |
| 5 | Türkiye | US$175m | 4.2% |
| 6 |  Singapore | US$161m | 3.9% |
| 7 |  Vietnam | US$140m | 3.4% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$139m | 3.4% |
| 9 | South Korea | US$135m | 3.3% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$100m | 2.4% |
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
- 58number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 25%highest: Angola, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 25% | 0% – 50% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 5% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 9% | 5% – 15% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 13% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 13% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Chad | 13% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 5% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 13% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 13% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 1.4% | 0% – 2.7% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 13% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 6% | 0% – 12% | 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 | 7.5% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 3.8% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 2.4%* | 1.9% – 2.8% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
| Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 1.9%* | 1.5% – 2.2% | 2023 |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 7% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 1.5% | 0% – 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 1.4% | 0% – 2.7% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 1% | 0% – 2% | 2023 |
| United States | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 3.3% | 0% – 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 5.8% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 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
- 71333 Compression-ignition internal combustion piston marine propulsion engines (diesel/semi-diesel engines)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 511220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 43110 Internal combustion piston engines, other than for motor vehicles and aircraft
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2811 Manufacture of engines and turbines, except aircraft, vehicle and cycle engines
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8408.10 | changed |
| 2012 | 8408.10 | changed |
| 2007 | 8408.10 | changed |
| 2002 | 8408.10 | changed |
| 1996 | 8408.10 | changed |
| 1992 | 8408.10 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0759 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8408.10 covers 18 tariff lines and the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8408.10 into 18 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 2.7% (average 1.4%). 9 of them are duty-free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 174 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 marine diesel engines worth £79.2m (up 7% on the year before), at an average of £31.76 per kg; Germany supplied 45%, followed by Sweden.
World trade in marine diesel engines reached US$4bn in 2024, up 0.2% on 2023.
South Korea was the largest exporter with 23.9% of the total, ahead of Germany.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines: marine propulsion engines?
Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines: marine propulsion engines fall under HS subheading 8408.10, part of heading 8408, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on compression-ignition internal combustion piston… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8408.10 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 compression-ignition internal combustion piston… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8408.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 2.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most compression-ignition internal combustion piston…?
South Korea, with US$986m in 2024 (23.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export marine diesel engines 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 2% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on marine diesel engines?
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 marine diesel engines from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (45%), Sweden (12%) and Japan (10%), out of total imports of £79.2m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.