Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8419
8419.89: Other machinery, plant and equipment: other
Other industrial process machinery
Official description Other
8419.89 is the HS subheading for other industrial process machinery, under heading 8419 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8419 89 00 00 Other
- 8419 89 10 00 Cooling towers and similar plant for direct cooling (without a separating wall) by means of recirculated water Free
- 8419 89 30 00 Vacuum-vapour plant for the deposition of metal Free
- 8419 89 98 00 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 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)
- 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 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
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
- 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
- Y950
- Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y124
- Y976
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 3 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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 | £41.5m | 20.6% | -8.1% |
 China | £36.1m | 17.9% | +216.3% |
 United States | £19.3m | 9.6% | -8.4% |
 Taiwan | £15.4m | 7.6% | +3,808.2% |
 Switzerland | £13.5m | 6.7% | +4.7% |
 Italy | £11.4m | 5.7% | -13.5% |
 Netherlands | £10.2m | 5.1% | -11.6% |
 Belgium | £8.3m | 4.1% | -29.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$484kUS$484k+US$19m+US$154m+> US$636m
Exports: 161
- China: US$2bn
- Germany: US$2bn
- South Korea: US$874m
- United States: US$855m
- Italy: US$636m
- Japan: US$380m
- Switzerland: US$330m
- India: US$324m
- Netherlands: US$258m
- France: US$237m
- United Kingdom: US$233m
- Sweden: US$209m
- Thailand: US$175m
- Canada: US$168m
- Taiwan: US$165m
- Singapore: US$154m
- Austria: US$148m
- Mexico: US$145m
- Belgium: US$143m
- Indonesia: US$132m
- Malaysia: US$131m
- Czechia: US$129m
- Spain: US$115m
- Poland: US$113m
- Denmark: US$107m
- Türkiye: US$98m
- Finland: US$69m
- Slovakia: US$55m
- Romania: US$49m
- Vietnam: US$48m
- Brazil: US$42m
- Australia: US$26m
- Slovenia: US$25m
- Portugal: US$24m
- Hungary: US$23m
- Russia: US$23m
- South Africa: US$21m
- Oman: US$20m
- Norway: US$19m
- Argentina: US$18m
- United Arab Emirates: US$18m
- Israel: US$15m
- Bulgaria: US$15m
- Lithuania: US$12m
- Serbia: US$12m
- Iran: US$10m
- Ireland: US$9m
- Greece: US$8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$8m
- Philippines: US$7m
- Croatia: US$7m
- Estonia: US$7m
- New Zealand: US$6m
- Ukraine: US$5m
- Moldova: US$5m
- Kazakhstan: US$4m
- Ecuador: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Kenya: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$4mUS$4m+US$30m+US$140m+> US$279m
Imports: 218
- United States: US$2bn
- China: US$1bn
- Germany: US$553m
- Indonesia: US$515m
- Mexico: US$450m
- South Korea: US$425m
- India: US$279m
- France: US$260m
- Netherlands: US$260m
- United Kingdom: US$258m
- Malaysia: US$257m
- Japan: US$247m
- Taiwan: US$234m
- Canada: US$227m
- Singapore: US$204m
- Poland: US$197m
- Russia: US$175m
- Vietnam: US$169m
- Türkiye: US$156m
- Switzerland: US$150m
- Austria: US$140m
- Italy: US$140m
- United Arab Emirates: US$136m
- Qatar: US$128m
- Brazil: US$128m
- Spain: US$125m
- Thailand: US$122m
- Belgium: US$120m
- Saudi Arabia: US$115m
- Australia: US$101m
- Sweden: US$96m
- Czechia: US$92m
- Uzbekistan: US$86m
- Kazakhstan: US$67m
- Nigeria: US$66m
- Denmark: US$66m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$58m
- Ireland: US$55m
- Hungary: US$52m
- Egypt: US$49m
- Argentina: US$47m
- Chile: US$44m
- Norway: US$44m
- Bangladesh: US$44m
- Kenya: US$43m
- Oman: US$43m
- Romania: US$42m
- Israel: US$39m
- Finland: US$35m
- Angola: US$32m
- Colombia: US$31m
- Ukraine: US$31m
- Iraq: US$30m
- Slovakia: US$30m
- Algeria: US$30m
- Philippines: US$30m
- Morocco: US$30m
- Portugal: US$29m
- South Africa: US$28m
- Slovenia: US$28m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$2bn | 20.7% |
| 2 | Germany | US$2bn | 16% |
| 3 |  South Korea | US$874m | 8% |
| 4 | United States | US$855m | 7.8% |
| 5 | Italy | US$636m | 5.8% |
| 6 |  Japan | US$380m | 3.5% |
| 7 | Switzerland | US$330m | 3% |
| 8 |  India | US$324m | 3% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$258m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  France | US$237m | 2.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$2bn | 13.8% |
| 2 | China | US$1bn | 10.3% |
| 3 | Germany | US$553m | 5.1% |
| 4 |  Indonesia | US$515m | 4.7% |
| 5 |  Mexico | US$450m | 4.1% |
| 6 | South Korea | US$425m | 3.9% |
| 7 | India | US$279m | 2.6% |
| 8 | France | US$260m | 2.4% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$260m | 2.4% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$258m | 2.4% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 46
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.
- N364449 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an industrial water cooling tower from South Korea
- N364501 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an industrial water cooling tower from South Korea
- N363841 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of infrared heat shrink machine from Germany
- N361753 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of prefabricated modules from Thailand
- N361373 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a temperature control unit from South Korea
- N360714 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of pellet production equipment from Canada
- 600015886 HMRC
A rubber mat used on waxing tables for heating up tins of wax, the contents of which are be applied to outdoor clothing such as jackets. Outer material of the product is silicone rubber, inside is a resistive heating element reinforced with glass textile. When power is applied the resistive…
- 600010048 HMRC
This product is a kit designed for setting off smoke and heat detectors. The kit contains 1 heat unit, battery batons, fast charger, removal tool, protective carrying bag and extension poles (height of 9 metres). The head unit incorporates a smoke capsule, pcbs, a stepper motor, a smoke generator…
- 600010049 HMRC
This product is a kit that is designed to test smoke and heat detectors to a height of 6 meters. The kit consists of: 1 Test kit 1 Removal tool 1 Storage bag 1 telescopic pole The kit is packaged in a single cardboard carton.
- 600010050 HMRC
This product is a device which generates heat, smoke and carbon monoxide for the purpose of testing the correct function and operation of heat, smoke and carbon monoxide detectors. It is powered by a rechargeable battery and a charger is supplied. The product is then placed over the device under…
- 600010244 HMRC
Kit designed for setting off smoke, co and heat detectors. Containing 1 head unit, battery pack, charger, telescopic access pole made from fibreglass reinforced plastic, 3 extension poles, back pack and a storage bag. The head unit incorporates a smoke capsule, co capsules, pcbs, a stepper motor,…
- 600010242 HMRC
A device for testing smoke and heat detectors by releasing smoke or hot air into a cup which is placed over the device under test to trigger its alarm. The kit also includes extension poles which are fitted together then attached to the unit enabling the user to test detectors at height reducing…
46 rulings in total for this code
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8419.89 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8419.89 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 1.7% and 2.4% (average 2.2%).
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 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 other industrial process machinery worth £201.4m (up 8% on the year before), at an average of £23.41 per kg; Germany supplied 21%, followed by China.
World trade in other industrial process machinery reached US$11bn in 2024, down 4.1% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 20.7% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other machinery, plant and equipment: other?
Other machinery, plant and equipment: other fall under HS subheading 8419.89, part of heading 8419, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other machinery, plant and equipment: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8419.89 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 other machinery, plant and equipment: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8419.89 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7% to 2.4%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other machinery, plant and equipment: other?
China, with US$2bn in 2024 (20.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export other industrial process machinery 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 other industrial process machinery?
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 other industrial process machinery from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (21%), China (18%) and United States (10%), out of total imports of £201.4m.