Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8415
8415.90: Air-conditioning machines, comprising a motor-driven: parts
Air conditioner parts
Official description Parts
8415.90 is the HS subheading for air conditioner parts, under heading 8415 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8415 90 00 00 Parts
- 8415 90 00 10 Of air conditioning machines of subheading nos 8415 81, 8415 82 or 8415 83, for use in civil aircraft
- 8415 90 00 15 Electrically welded manifolds for the condenser in automotive air conditioning systems: -consisting of a tube produced by stamping an aluminium strip and joining the edges by electric arc welding, -containing internal baffles responsible for the proper flow of coolant, -with a length of 190 mm or more, but not more than 460 mm, -with a diameter of 9 mm or more, but not more than 42 mm, -with a weight of 0.01 kg or more, but not more than 0.45 kg, -whether or not having aluminium connection blocks, used in the production of air conditioning systems in vehicles of chapter 87 2%
- 8415 90 00 45 Aluminium connecting block for automotive air conditioning systems: -with a t6 hardening, -equipped with round stubs with a circumferential outer groove, -with through or non-through holes, made of profiles with an upper radius of 8 mm or more but not more than 11 mm, and a lower radius of 12 mm or more but not more than 17 mm, -with a distance between holes of 15 mm or more but not more than 22 mm, -with sockets designed for brazing or clamping, -with mounting holes for m6 or m8 mounting screw, threaded or not, -with a width of 5 mm or more but not more than 16 mm, -for connecting a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator, a chiller and other lines 2%
- 8415 90 00 60 Flame-soldered aluminium block, for connecting tube with condenser in car air-conditioning systems, with: -extruded, bent connector lines of aluminium with an external diameter of 5 mm or more, but not more than 25 mm, -a weight of 0.02 kg or more but not more than 0.25 kg 2%
- 8415 90 00 91 Pre-charged with hydrofluorocarbons (hfcs) 2%
- 8415 90 00 99 Other 2%
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 4
- 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 1 of 6 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 1 of 6 lines
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
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/583
- Documents
- L100 Import licence " controlled substances" (ozone), issued by the Commission
- Y902
- 9Y06
- Import controlImport control of fluorinated greenhouse gases
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 517/2014
- Documents
- Y054 Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y053
- Y986 Exemption from import prohibition according to Article 11.1 and 11.2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y926
- 9066
- C057 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option A, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
- C079 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option B, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
- C082 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option C, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
- 9065
- Y120 Undertaking importing less than 10 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent of hydrofluorocarbons, per year, contained in equipment or products, exempted from the provisions of Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 (Article 19.6 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573)
- Y950
- Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y124
- Y976
- Tariff lines
- on 4 of 6 lines
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £111.7m | 23.2% | +2.1% | |
| £71.5m | 14.8% | +29.2% | |
| £59.2m | 12.3% | +1.6% | |
| £50m | 10.4% | +7.7% | |
| £39.4m | 8.2% | -9.6% | |
| £25.7m | 5.3% | +67.9% | |
| £18.1m | 3.8% | -33.7% | |
| £15.7m | 3.3% | -4.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$211kUS$211k+US$16m+US$305m+> US$926m
Exports: 183
- China: US$10bn
- Mexico: US$6bn
- Thailand: US$3bn
- United States: US$1bn
- Czechia: US$1bn
- South Korea: US$926m
- Japan: US$907m
- Germany: US$805m
- Italy: US$770m
- Malaysia: US$597m
- Türkiye: US$587m
- Belgium: US$578m
- Canada: US$443m
- Poland: US$406m
- Spain: US$369m
- Austria: US$345m
- Netherlands: US$335m
- Slovakia: US$305m
- France: US$296m
- United Kingdom: US$218m
- India: US$181m
- Vietnam: US$161m
- Hungary: US$142m
- Sweden: US$134m
- Romania: US$116m
- Singapore: US$107m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$101m
- Portugal: US$86m
- Taiwan: US$60m
- Indonesia: US$53m
- Ireland: US$52m
- Bulgaria: US$52m
- Brazil: US$48m
- Denmark: US$44m
- United Arab Emirates: US$38m
- Australia: US$35m
- Morocco: US$34m
- South Africa: US$30m
- Israel: US$24m
- Lithuania: US$22m
- Slovenia: US$20m
- New Zealand: US$19m
- Tunisia: US$17m
- Saudi Arabia: US$17m
- Philippines: US$16m
- Estonia: US$16m
- Switzerland: US$15m
- Kazakhstan: US$14m
- Jordan: US$14m
- Croatia: US$13m
- Argentina: US$13m
- Armenia: US$13m
- Finland: US$11m
- French Polynesia: US$11m
- Brunei: US$10m
- Norway: US$10m
- Egypt: US$7m
- Greece: US$7m
- Russia: US$7m
- Moldova: US$6m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$7mUS$7m+US$60m+US$341m+> US$941m
Imports: 223
- United States: US$10bn
- Germany: US$1bn
- Japan: US$1bn
- Italy: US$1bn
- France: US$1bn
- Canada: US$1bn
- Brazil: US$941m
- Spain: US$918m
- Australia: US$792m
- Mexico: US$781m
- Netherlands: US$663m
- South Korea: US$612m
- Türkiye: US$582m
- United Kingdom: US$581m
- Belgium: US$563m
- Poland: US$553m
- India: US$461m
- Czechia: US$387m
- Thailand: US$375m
- Indonesia: US$365m
- United Arab Emirates: US$358m
- Austria: US$347m
- Taiwan: US$341m
- China: US$318m
- Algeria: US$313m
- Russia: US$270m
- Saudi Arabia: US$237m
- Slovakia: US$229m
- Malaysia: US$211m
- Romania: US$210m
- Vietnam: US$207m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$197m
- Portugal: US$188m
- Singapore: US$174m
- Hungary: US$159m
- Philippines: US$145m
- Morocco: US$141m
- Argentina: US$136m
- Dominican Republic: US$136m
- Sweden: US$132m
- Switzerland: US$121m
- Egypt: US$114m
- Iraq: US$106m
- New Zealand: US$103m
- Greece: US$88m
- Israel: US$87m
- Pakistan: US$86m
- Uzbekistan: US$86m
- Ireland: US$84m
- Croatia: US$81m
- Norway: US$81m
- Bulgaria: US$74m
- South Africa: US$69m
- Finland: US$65m
- Denmark: US$62m
- Slovenia: US$60m
- Bangladesh: US$47m
- Panama: US$45m
- Colombia: US$41m
- Kazakhstan: US$38m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$10bn | 31.3% | |
| 2 | US$6bn | 18.1% | |
| 3 | US$3bn | 10.1% | |
| 4 | US$1bn | 4.7% | |
| 5 | US$1bn | 4% | |
| 6 | US$926m | 3% | |
| 7 | US$907m | 3% | |
| 8 | US$805m | 2.6% | |
| 9 | US$770m | 2.5% | |
| 10 | US$597m | 2% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 28
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.
- N361284 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of air conditioning fittings from Japan
- N359690 U.S. CBP
- N355980 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a dryer and a coil from China
- N353698 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of air conditioner housings from Canada
- N353010 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a fan wall module from China
- N350773 U.S. CBP
The classification and country of origin of a heat pump
- 600009200 HMRC
A spare part which is a replacement defrosting temperature sensor for a portable air conditioner. The interior of the sensor is made from copper.
28 rulings in total for this code
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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İthalatta Haksız Rekabetin Önlenmesine İlişkin Tebliğ (No: 2026/30)
RG 21.08.2026 sayı 33347 · Tebliğ 2026/30 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr
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FR Doc. 2026-16362 · 91 FR 51662 · Source: federalregister.gov
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FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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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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Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
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Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States — 2026 HTS Revision 2
2026HTSRev2 · Source: hts.usitc.gov
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8415.90 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8415.90; the duty is 2.7%.
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 air conditioner parts worth £482.4m (up 2% on the year before), at an average of £17.52 per kg; Czechia supplied 23%, followed by Thailand.
World trade in air conditioner parts reached US$31bn in 2024, up 2.2% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 31.3% of the total, ahead of Mexico.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for air-conditioning machines, comprising a motor-driven: parts?
Air-conditioning machines, comprising a motor-driven: parts fall under HS subheading 8415.90, part of heading 8415, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on air-conditioning machines, comprising a… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8415.90 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 air-conditioning machines, comprising a… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8415.90 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 air-conditioning machines, comprising a…?
China, with US$10bn in 2024 (31.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export air conditioner parts 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 air conditioner parts?
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 air conditioner parts from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Czechia (23%), Thailand (15%) and United States (12%), out of total imports of £482.4m.