Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8418

8418.61

8418.61: Heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading 8415

Heat pumps

8418.61 is the HS subheading for heat pumps, under heading 8418 in chapter 84.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 3 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 5
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 8418 61 00 00 Heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading 8415
  2. 8418 61 00 10 For use in civil aircraft Free
  3. Other
  4. 8418 61 00 91 Pre-charged with hydrofluorocarbons (hfcs) Free
  5. 8418 61 00 99 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. 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
  • 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 2 of 3 lines

Import requirements 5

  • 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 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 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
  • 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

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£199m+4.2% · previous 12 months
Average import price£16.65 per kg
Jan 2024: £8.7mFeb 2024: £9.5mMar 2024: £12.2mApr 2024: £12.6mMay 2024: £15.4mJun 2024: £16.7mJul 2024: £12.7mAug 2024: £11.6mSept 2024: £12.3mOct 2024: £16.3mNov 2024: £14.8mDec 2024: £14.7mJan 2025: £13.3mFeb 2025: £15.1mMar 2025: £16.7mApr 2025: £16mMay 2025: £18.3mJun 2025: £11.6mJul 2025: £23.8mAug 2025: £17.9mSept 2025: £11.2mOct 2025: £20.2mNov 2025: £14mDec 2025: £13.1mJan 2026: £16.6mFeb 2026: £17.7mMar 2026: £20.2mApr 2026: £14.3mMay 2026: £18.2mJun 2026: £17.5mJul 2026: £20.2mAug 2026: £15.8m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
China £49.6m 24.9% +20.2%
Japan £36.9m 18.5% +37.8%
Italy £30.9m 15.5% +7.2%
France £20.2m 10.2% -5.9%
Sweden £12.7m 6.4% +15.3%
Germany £8.8m 4.4% +4.3%
Czechia £5.3m 2.7% +71.4%
Malaysia £5m 2.5% -38.3%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

8418.61 · US$4bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$877kUS$877k+US$16m+US$100m+> US$377m

Exports: 104
  1. China: US$888m
  2. Germany: US$511m
  3. Italy: US$429m
  4. France: US$377m
  5. Sweden: US$354m
  6. Poland: US$195m
  7. Slovakia: US$141m
  8. Austria: US$127m
  9. United States: US$120m
  10. Czechia: US$109m
  11. Japan: US$100m
  12. South Korea: US$96m
  13. Belgium: US$82m
  14. Switzerland: US$78m
  15. Spain: US$71m
  16. Portugal: US$69m
  17. Netherlands: US$65m
  18. Ireland: US$56m
  19. Thailand: US$43m
  20. Türkiye: US$39m
  21. United Kingdom: US$38m
  22. Denmark: US$33m
  23. Israel: US$30m
  24. Malaysia: US$26m
  25. Mexico: US$19m
  26. Slovenia: US$16m
  27. Canada: US$9m
  28. Lithuania: US$8m
  29. Latvia: US$7m
  30. Singapore: US$6m
  31. Croatia: US$5m
  32. South Africa: US$5m
  33. Finland: US$5m
  34. Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
  35. Greece: US$5m
  36. United Arab Emirates: US$4m
  37. India: US$4m
  38. Bulgaria: US$4m
  39. Jordan: US$3m
  40. Serbia: US$3m
  41. Hungary: US$2m
  42. Norway: US$2m
  43. Australia: US$2m
  44. Romania: US$2m
  45. Vietnam: US$2m
  46. Estonia: US$2m
  47. Taiwan: US$1m
  48. Ukraine: US$1m
  49. Iceland: US$932k
  50. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$904k
  51. Luxembourg: US$877k
  52. Malta: US$847k
  53. Saudi Arabia: US$699k
  54. New Zealand: US$330k
  55. Cyprus: US$306k
  56. Brazil: US$261k
  57. Paraguay: US$168k
  58. Mauritius: US$157k
  59. Kenya: US$142k
  60. Morocco: US$102k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$888m 21.1%
2 Germany US$511m 12.1%
3 Italy US$429m 10.2%
4 France US$377m 9%
5 Sweden US$354m 8.4%
6 Poland US$195m 4.6%
7 Slovakia US$141m 3.4%
8 Austria US$127m 3%
9 United States US$120m 2.9%
10 Czechia US$109m 2.6%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$797m 19%
2 France US$311m 7.4%
3 Netherlands US$281m 6.7%
4 Switzerland US$220m 5.2%
5 United Kingdom US$202m 4.8%
6 Spain US$191m 4.5%
7 Austria US$172m 4.1%
8 Belgium US$161m 3.8%
9 Italy US$160m 3.8%
10 Australia US$151m 3.6%

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
  • 26number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Malaysia, Syria

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 2.5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 2% 2023
Algeria 15% 2023
Angola 25% 0% – 50% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 20% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 7.3% 3% – 11% 2023
Aruba 22% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 13% 1% – 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 20% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 7.3% 3% – 11% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 20% 2023
Benin 5% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 0% 2022
Bolivia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 0% – 10% 2022
Botswana 13% 0% – 25% 2023
Brazil 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 5% 2023
Burundi 8.3% 0% – 25% 2023
Cambodia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 10% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 10% 2023
Chad 10% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 9% 2023
Colombia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 10% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 3% 0% – 9% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 5% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 5% 0% – 10% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 10% 2023
Eswatini 13% 0% – 25% 2023
Ethiopia 5% 0% – 10% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 2.2% 2023
Fiji 0% 2023
French Polynesia 13% 2023
Gabon 10% 2023
Gambia 5% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 5% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Guinea 5% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 5% 2023
Guyana 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 15% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 20% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 20% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 17% 0% – 25% 2023
Kazakhstan 4.4% 0% – 7.5% 2023
Kenya 8.3% 0% – 25% 2023
Kiribati 10% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 7.3% 3% – 11% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 20% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 13% 0% – 25% 2023
Liberia 5% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 1.6%* 0.6% – 2.8% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 5% 2023
Malawi 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 30% 2023
Maldives 20% 2023
Mali 5% 2023
Mauritania 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 7.5% 0% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 13% 0% – 25% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 15% 2023
New Zealand 5% 2023
Nicaragua 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Niger 5% 2023
Nigeria 5% 2023
North Macedonia 4% 0% – 8% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 12% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 5% 0% – 10% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 5% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 7.3% 3% – 11% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 8.3% 0% – 25% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 15% 2023
Senegal 5% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 5% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 13% 0% – 25% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 0% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 25% 2023
St Lucia 20% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 20% 2023
Sudan 20% 0% – 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 20% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 1.6%* 0.6% – 2.8% 2023
Syria 30% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 6.8% 0% – 9% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 8.3% 0% – 25% 2023
Thailand 0% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 2.2% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 8.3% 0% – 25% 2023
Ukraine 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 12% 10% – 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 20% 2023
Venezuela 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 10% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 10% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 25% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.4% 0.2% – 0.6% 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
74145 Other refrigerating/freezing equipment; heat pumps
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Capital goods · BEC 312010
CPC 2.1 product
43913 Refrigerating and freezing equipment and heat pumps, except household type equipment
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2819 Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20178418.61changed
20128418.61changed
20078418.61changed
20028418.61changed
19968418.61changed
19928418.61changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 1

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.

  • N338606 U.S. CBP 28 March 2024 · 8418.61.01.00

    The tariff classification of a hydronic air-to-water heat pump from China

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.

  1. US Import and export controls

    Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

    FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

  2. US Tariff change

    Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

    FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

  3. GB Sanctions · Applies from:

    The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8418.61 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 8418.61 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where 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 Free.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of heat pumps into the UK came to £199m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 4% on the year before); China supplied 25%, followed by Japan.

In 2024, countries exported heat pumps worth US$4bn (−29.9% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$888m), followed by Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading 8415?

Heat pumps other than air conditioning machines of heading 8415 fall under HS subheading 8418.61, part of heading 8418, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on heat pumps other than air conditioning machines… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8418.61 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 heat pumps other than air conditioning machines… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8418.61 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 heat pumps other than air conditioning machines…?

China, with US$888m in 2024 (21.1% of world exports).

Which countries can export heat pumps 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 heat pumps?

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 heat pumps from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (25%), Japan (19%) and Italy (16%), out of total imports of £199m.

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