Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8414
8414.30: Compressors of a kind used in refrigerating equipment
Refrigeration compressors
8414.30 is the HS subheading for refrigeration compressors, under heading 8414 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8414 30 00 00 Compressors of a kind used in refrigerating equipment p/st
- 8414 30 20 00 Of a power not exceeding 0.4 kw p/st
- 8414 30 20 10 For use in civil aircraft p/st
- 8414 30 20 60 Hermetic compressor for r290 refrigerant for the production of refrigerators and freezers: -with a power not exceeding 0.4 kw, -pre-filled with lubricant from 190 ml to 210 ml, -suction and processing pipe inner diameter from 6.40 mm to 6.60 mm, -discharge pipe inner diameter from 4.80 mm to 5.00 mm, -driven by a brushless dc motor, -cooling capacity from 340 to 360 w at ashrae lbp 3000 rpm, -displacement from 6.5 cm³ to 7.5 cm³, -speed range from 1.600 rpm to 4.200 rpm 2%p/st
- 8414 30 20 90 Other 2%p/st
- Of a power exceeding 0.4 kw p/st
- 8414 30 81 00 Hermetic or semi-hermetic p/st
- 8414 30 81 10 For use in civil aircraft p/st
- Other p/st
- 8414 30 81 50 Hermetic or semi-hermetic variable-speed electric scroll compressors, with a nominal power rating of 0.5 kw or more but not more than 10 kw, with a displacement volume of not more than 35 cm³, of the type used in refrigeration equipment 2%p/st
- 8414 30 81 60 Hermetic rotary compressors for either hydrofluorocarbon (hfc) or hydrocarbon refrigerants: - driven by ‘on-off’ single phase alternate current (ac) or ‘brushless direct current’ (bldc) variable speed motors, - with a nominal power rating of not more than 1.5kw, - a rated voltage of 100v or more but not more than 240v, - with a height of not more than 300mm, - an external diameter of not more than 150mm, - with a unit weight of not more than 15kg, for use in the manufacture of heat pumps for household appliances, including clothes dryers 2%p/st
- 8414 30 81 89 Other 2%p/st
- 8414 30 89 00 Other p/st
- 8414 30 89 10 For use in civil aircraft p/st
- 8414 30 89 20 Vehicle air conditioning system part, consisting of an open shaft reciprocating compressor of a power of more than 0.4 kw but not more than 10 kw 2%p/st
- 8414 30 89 40 Electrical compressor for motor vehicle air conditioning system: -with a power output of more than 0.4 kw but not exceeding 10 kw, for use in the manufacture of motor vehicles of subheading 8703 40 2%p/st
- 8414 30 89 90 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 5
- 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 3 of 11 lines
- 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
- 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)
- Tariff lines
- on 4 of 11 lines
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y12
- Tariff lines
- on 4 of 11 lines
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 restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £36.8m | 22.8% | +22.2% | |
| £28.8m | 17.8% | -4.8% | |
| £18.8m | 11.7% | -13.5% | |
| £14.9m | 9.2% | -2.5% | |
| £10.7m | 6.6% | -2.8% | |
| £10.1m | 6.2% | +11% | |
| £8.4m | 5.2% | +30.9% | |
| £6.4m | 4% | -36.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$133kUS$133k+US$5m+US$151m+> US$1bn
Exports: 166
- China: US$5bn
- Japan: US$2bn
- United States: US$1bn
- Germany: US$1bn
- South Korea: US$1bn
- Mexico: US$1bn
- Thailand: US$783m
- France: US$368m
- Italy: US$320m
- Poland: US$314m
- Brazil: US$278m
- Slovakia: US$273m
- Hungary: US$267m
- Czechia: US$214m
- India: US$189m
- Taiwan: US$168m
- Singapore: US$151m
- Portugal: US$134m
- Belgium: US$133m
- Netherlands: US$125m
- Denmark: US$124m
- Spain: US$85m
- Malaysia: US$83m
- United Kingdom: US$75m
- Austria: US$62m
- Türkiye: US$54m
- Indonesia: US$42m
- Philippines: US$37m
- Canada: US$20m
- Kazakhstan: US$13m
- Switzerland: US$12m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$12m
- Sweden: US$11m
- Romania: US$11m
- Ireland: US$10m
- South Africa: US$9m
- Slovenia: US$7m
- Serbia: US$7m
- Estonia: US$7m
- Norway: US$6m
- Bulgaria: US$5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5m
- Australia: US$4m
- Vietnam: US$4m
- Bahrain: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Israel: US$3m
- Croatia: US$3m
- Chile: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Argentina: US$1m
- Panama: US$1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Morocco: US$1m
- Costa Rica: US$784k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$25m+US$199m+> US$586m
Imports: 219
- United States: US$3bn
- Mexico: US$1bn
- Germany: US$807m
- China: US$741m
- Türkiye: US$684m
- Brazil: US$643m
- South Korea: US$586m
- Thailand: US$584m
- Italy: US$578m
- India: US$490m
- United Arab Emirates: US$476m
- France: US$390m
- Poland: US$360m
- Spain: US$331m
- Canada: US$307m
- Russia: US$258m
- Japan: US$257m
- Indonesia: US$239m
- Czechia: US$227m
- Taiwan: US$218m
- Pakistan: US$206m
- Malaysia: US$199m
- United Kingdom: US$196m
- Netherlands: US$182m
- Slovakia: US$181m
- Egypt: US$165m
- Vietnam: US$161m
- Argentina: US$160m
- Singapore: US$146m
- Saudi Arabia: US$130m
- Iran: US$125m
- Romania: US$117m
- Algeria: US$117m
- South Africa: US$111m
- Denmark: US$108m
- Belgium: US$99m
- Australia: US$82m
- Qatar: US$70m
- Bangladesh: US$68m
- Colombia: US$67m
- Philippines: US$62m
- Austria: US$61m
- Hungary: US$56m
- Sweden: US$55m
- Morocco: US$53m
- Uzbekistan: US$52m
- Portugal: US$46m
- Switzerland: US$41m
- Kuwait: US$39m
- Ireland: US$39m
- Israel: US$35m
- Bulgaria: US$33m
- Serbia: US$32m
- Ukraine: US$30m
- Kazakhstan: US$25m
- Iraq: US$22m
- Greece: US$22m
- Finland: US$21m
- Chile: US$21m
- Slovenia: US$21m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$5bn | 33.4% | |
| 2 | US$2bn | 10.3% | |
| 3 | US$1bn | 7.9% | |
| 4 | US$1bn | 7.9% | |
| 5 | US$1bn | 6.9% | |
| 6 | US$1bn | 6.2% | |
| 7 | US$783m | 4.8% | |
| 8 | US$368m | 2.3% | |
| 9 | US$320m | 2% | |
| 10 | US$314m | 1.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$3bn | 17.5% | |
| 2 | US$1bn | 8.5% | |
| 3 | US$807m | 5% | |
| 4 | US$741m | 4.6% | |
| 5 | US$684m | 4.2% | |
| 6 | US$643m | 4% | |
| 7 | US$586m | 3.6% | |
| 8 | US$584m | 3.6% | |
| 9 | US$578m | 3.5% | |
| 10 | US$490m | 3% |
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
- 46number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 8% | 0% – 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 3.9% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 1% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.7% | 0% – 10% | 2022 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 0% – 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1% | 0% – 3% | 2023 | |
| 1.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 14% | 2% – 30% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.2% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 5.8% | 5% – 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.2%* | 1.7% – 2.7% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 0% – 35% | 2023 | |
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 9% | 0% – 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 1.5%* | 1.1% – 1.8% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 4.2% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2.3% | 0% – 9.2% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 1.6% | 0% – 2% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 9% | 0% – 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 0% – 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 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
- 74315 Compressors of a kind used in refrigerating equipment
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 212010
- CPC 2.1 product
- 43230 Air or vacuum pumps; air or other gas compressors
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2813 Manufacture of other pumps, compressors, taps and valves
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8414.30 | changed |
| 2012 | 8414.30 | changed |
| 2007 | 8414.30 | changed |
| 2002 | 8414.30 | changed |
| 1996 | 8414.30 | changed |
| 1992 | 8414.30 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 2
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.
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.
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FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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CELEX 32026R1463 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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Update to Commodity Code structure to maintain dynamic alignment with the EU – 30 June 2026
Trade Tariff news 6995 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
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FR Doc. 2026-10571 · 91 FR 31818 · Source: federalregister.gov
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The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8414.30 into 11 tariff lines; the duty is 2%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8414.30 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 2.2%.
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 2%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of refrigeration compressors into the UK came to £161.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 1% on the year before); China supplied 23%, followed by Japan.
In 2024, countries exported refrigeration compressors worth US$16bn (−0.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$5bn), followed by Japan.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for compressors of a kind used in refrigerating equipment?
Compressors of a kind used in refrigerating equipment fall under HS subheading 8414.30, part of heading 8414, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on compressors of a kind used in refrigerating… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8414.30 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 compressors of a kind used in refrigerating… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8414.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most compressors of a kind used in refrigerating…?
China, with US$5bn in 2024 (33.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export refrigeration compressors 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 refrigeration compressors?
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 refrigeration compressors from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (23%), Japan (18%) and Germany (12%), out of total imports of £161.3m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.