Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8421
8421.29: Filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids: other
Other liquid filtering machinery
Official description Other
8421.29 is the HS subheading for other liquid filtering machinery, under heading 8421 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8421 29 00 00 Other
- 8421 29 20 00 Made of fluoropolymers and with filter or purifier membrane thickness not exceeding 140 microns Free
- 8421 29 80 00 Other
- 8421 29 80 10 For use in civil aircraft Free
- 8421 29 80 90 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 1 of 3 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) | — | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £83.7m | 29.9% | +13.7% |
 Germany | £62.6m | 22.4% | +24.1% |
 France | £26.7m | 9.5% | -8.2% |
 Italy | £14m | 5% | +9.4% |
 China | £12.5m | 4.5% | -14.2% |
| United Kingdom | £10.4m | 3.7% | -10.8% |
 Denmark | £6.9m | 2.5% | +49.8% |
 Netherlands | £6.8m | 2.4% | -22.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 1.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 0.9% 
Türkiye 1.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Brazil 7.2% – 20% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 13.4% 
Argentina Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 9.8% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 2.1% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free – 3% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 2% 
GCC Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 1.7% – 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 8.3% 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$161kUS$161k+US$6m+US$98m+> US$512m
Exports: 195
- United States: US$3bn
- Germany: US$2bn
- China: US$1bn
- Japan: US$1bn
- France: US$964m
- Mexico: US$512m
- United Kingdom: US$509m
- Italy: US$508m
- Belgium: US$363m
- Netherlands: US$274m
- Ireland: US$250m
- India: US$217m
- Singapore: US$127m
- Poland: US$120m
- Denmark: US$106m
- Sweden: US$105m
- South Korea: US$101m
- Canada: US$101m
- Czechia: US$98m
- Türkiye: US$90m
- Spain: US$87m
- Philippines: US$79m
- Switzerland: US$76m
- Indonesia: US$72m
- Malaysia: US$70m
- Taiwan: US$64m
- Austria: US$55m
- Thailand: US$53m
- Romania: US$46m
- Finland: US$44m
- Hungary: US$43m
- United Arab Emirates: US$42m
- Russia: US$35m
- Vietnam: US$35m
- Norway: US$32m
- Slovenia: US$32m
- Brazil: US$25m
- South Africa: US$23m
- Australia: US$20m
- Tunisia: US$16m
- Lithuania: US$14m
- Estonia: US$13m
- Egypt: US$13m
- Slovakia: US$13m
- Portugal: US$9m
- Israel: US$9m
- Ecuador: US$6m
- Morocco: US$6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- Colombia: US$5m
- Argentina: US$4m
- Chile: US$4m
- Kazakhstan: US$4m
- Bahrain: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$3m
- Greece: US$2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$5mUS$5m+US$32m+US$200m+> US$340m
Imports: 219
- United States: US$2bn
- China: US$1bn
- Germany: US$809m
- France: US$716m
- Belgium: US$705m
- South Korea: US$446m
- Netherlands: US$340m
- United Kingdom: US$325m
- Ireland: US$315m
- Singapore: US$313m
- Taiwan: US$312m
- Canada: US$300m
- Mexico: US$289m
- Italy: US$275m
- Spain: US$255m
- Australia: US$250m
- India: US$248m
- Japan: US$231m
- Switzerland: US$227m
- Brazil: US$214m
- Indonesia: US$201m
- Türkiye: US$200m
- Denmark: US$159m
- Poland: US$153m
- Saudi Arabia: US$142m
- Austria: US$138m
- Egypt: US$112m
- United Arab Emirates: US$109m
- Russia: US$109m
- Sweden: US$107m
- Thailand: US$93m
- Malaysia: US$91m
- Czechia: US$87m
- Vietnam: US$80m
- Norway: US$73m
- Guyana: US$72m
- Hungary: US$70m
- Morocco: US$66m
- Argentina: US$63m
- South Africa: US$60m
- Romania: US$53m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$52m
- Peru: US$52m
- Colombia: US$50m
- Israel: US$49m
- Chile: US$46m
- Finland: US$44m
- Kazakhstan: US$42m
- Angola: US$42m
- Portugal: US$41m
- Iraq: US$40m
- Philippines: US$34m
- Ukraine: US$33m
- Algeria: US$33m
- Qatar: US$32m
- Nigeria: US$30m
- Ecuador: US$29m
- Libya: US$28m
- Tunisia: US$26m
- Slovenia: US$25m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$3bn | 20.5% |
| 2 | Germany | US$2bn | 18.4% |
| 3 | China | US$1bn | 9.3% |
| 4 | Japan | US$1bn | 8.4% |
| 5 | France | US$964m | 7.5% |
| 6 | Mexico | US$512m | 4% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$509m | 4% |
| 8 | Italy | US$508m | 4% |
| 9 |  Belgium | US$363m | 2.8% |
| 10 | Netherlands | US$274m | 2.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$2bn | 12.3% |
| 2 | China | US$1bn | 8% |
| 3 | Germany | US$809m | 6.3% |
| 4 | France | US$716m | 5.6% |
| 5 | Belgium | US$705m | 5.5% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$446m | 3.5% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$340m | 2.7% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$325m | 2.5% |
| 9 |  Ireland | US$315m | 2.5% |
| 10 |  Singapore | US$313m | 2.5% |
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
- 45number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 8.4% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 1% | 0% – 3% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Bangladesh | 17% | 0% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 1% | 0% – 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 2% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 8.4% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Colombia | 3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0.6% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0.9% | 0% – 1.7% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 5% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 1% | 0% – 3% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2002 |
 Kuwait | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 1% | 0% – 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Malaysia | 1.4% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 21% | 2.5% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 2.3% | 0% – 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0.4% | 0% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0.3% | 0% – 1% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Russia | 1% | 0% – 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
| Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 5% | 0% – 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 2.9% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 6.7% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 0.7% | 0% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 8.4% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · 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
- 74367 Filtering/purifying machinery & apparatus for liquids, n.e.s.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 212010
- CPC 2.1 product
- 43914 Filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus, for liquids or gases, except oil filters, petrol filters and air intake filters for internal combustion engines
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2819 Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8421.29 | changed |
| 2012 | 8421.29 | changed |
| 2007 | 8421.29 | changed |
| 2002 | 8421.29 | changed |
| 1996 | 8421.29 | changed |
| 1992 | 8421.29 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 25
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.
- N363849 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of strainers from China
- N362507 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of the Fournier Rotary Press from Canada
- N359514 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an air and dirt separator from Italy
- N359518 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a combination separator from Italy
- N359520 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a hydro separator from Italy
- N359513 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an air separator from Italy
- 600013463 HMRC
This product is a tube and filter kit for use in conjunction with a jet fuel thermal oxidation tester and is a replacement/consumable unit for filtering the fuel during a testing process.
25 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.
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-10571 · 91 FR 31818 · Source: federalregister.gov
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8421.29 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8421.29 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 1.7%. 1 of them is duty-free.
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 other liquid filtering machinery into the UK came to £279.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 7% on the year before); United States supplied 30%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported other liquid filtering machinery worth US$13bn (+2.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was the United States (US$3bn), followed by Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids: other?
Filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus for liquids: other fall under HS subheading 8421.29, part of heading 8421, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8421.29 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 filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8421.29 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 1.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most filtering or purifying machinery and apparatus…?
The United States, with US$3bn in 2024 (20.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export other liquid filtering 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 liquid filtering 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 liquid filtering machinery from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (30%), Germany (22%) and France (10%), out of total imports of £279.7m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.