Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8423
8423.81: Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg
Subheading 8423.81 belongs to heading 8423 (weighing machinery) in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8423 81 00 00 Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg p/st
- Using electronic means for gauging weight p/st
- 8423 81 21 00 Check weighers and automatic control machines operating by reference to a pre-determined weight Freep/st
- 8423 81 23 00 Machinery for weighing and labelling pre-packaged goods Freep/st
- 8423 81 25 00 Shop scales Freep/st
- 8423 81 29 00 Other Freep/st
- 8423 81 80 00 Other Freep/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 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 2
- 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
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 | £4.9m | 38% | -2.7% |
 China | £3.8m | 29.8% | +16.7% |
 Slovakia | £941k | 7.4% | -81.8% |
 United States | £472k | 3.7% | +200.7% |
 Serbia | £415k | 3.2% | +29.4% |
 Italy | £350k | 2.7% | -7.1% |
 France | £313k | 2.4% | +5,633.9% |
 Spain | £310k | 2.4% | -19.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$57kUS$57k+US$1m+US$10m+> US$28m
Exports: 138
- China: US$271m
- Germany: US$175m
- Serbia: US$44m
- United Kingdom: US$28m
- Netherlands: US$24m
- United States: US$22m
- Indonesia: US$21m
- South Korea: US$20m
- Italy: US$19m
- Japan: US$18m
- Spain: US$17m
- Singapore: US$12m
- Mexico: US$10m
- Türkiye: US$10m
- Taiwan: US$10m
- Belgium: US$9m
- Austria: US$8m
- France: US$8m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Iceland: US$5m
- Poland: US$4m
- Vietnam: US$4m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Norway: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Russia: US$1m
- Canada: US$1m
- Tunisia: US$983k
- Colombia: US$952k
- South Africa: US$935k
- Bulgaria: US$901k
- Sri Lanka: US$816k
- Slovenia: US$693k
- Israel: US$664k
- Argentina: US$594k
- Lithuania: US$594k
- Australia: US$582k
- Thailand: US$393k
- Brazil: US$313k
- New Zealand: US$288k
- Ukraine: US$264k
- Chile: US$261k
- Estonia: US$244k
- Ireland: US$241k
- Croatia: US$216k
- Greece: US$160k
- Malaysia: US$154k
- United Arab Emirates: US$151k
- El Salvador: US$123k
- Guatemala: US$112k
- Morocco: US$104k
- Romania: US$89k
- Luxembourg: US$85k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$369kUS$369k+US$3m+US$12m+> US$23m
Imports: 211
- United States: US$95m
- Germany: US$55m
- Netherlands: US$54m
- Italy: US$48m
- France: US$39m
- Spain: US$31m
- Poland: US$23m
- Russia: US$20m
- Mexico: US$18m
- Vietnam: US$17m
- Belgium: US$16m
- Singapore: US$16m
- United Kingdom: US$15m
- Türkiye: US$15m
- Australia: US$14m
- United Arab Emirates: US$14m
- Canada: US$13m
- Japan: US$13m
- Austria: US$12m
- Malaysia: US$12m
- Switzerland: US$12m
- Taiwan: US$11m
- Czechia: US$9m
- Romania: US$8m
- Portugal: US$8m
- China: US$7m
- Indonesia: US$7m
- Hungary: US$7m
- South Africa: US$7m
- South Korea: US$6m
- Thailand: US$6m
- India: US$6m
- Kazakhstan: US$6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$6m
- Bangladesh: US$5m
- Ukraine: US$5m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Chile: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- Ireland: US$4m
- Peru: US$4m
- Brazil: US$4m
- Norway: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Israel: US$4m
- Philippines: US$4m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Croatia: US$3m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Ecuador: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$271m | 34.8% |
| 2 | Germany | US$175m | 22.4% |
| 3 | Serbia | US$44m | 5.7% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$28m | 3.6% |
| 5 |  Netherlands | US$24m | 3.1% |
| 6 | United States | US$22m | 2.8% |
| 7 |  Indonesia | US$21m | 2.6% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$20m | 2.5% |
| 9 | Italy | US$19m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Japan | US$18m | 2.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$95m | 12.2% |
| 2 | Germany | US$55m | 7% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$54m | 7% |
| 4 | Italy | US$48m | 6.1% |
| 5 | France | US$39m | 5% |
| 6 | Spain | US$31m | 3.9% |
| 7 |  Poland | US$23m | 2.9% |
| 8 |  Russia | US$20m | 2.6% |
| 9 |  Mexico | US$18m | 2.2% |
| 10 |  Vietnam | US$17m | 2.2% |
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.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8423.81 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8423.81 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 1.7%. 4 of them are 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 these goods into the UK came to £12.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 39% on the year before); Germany supplied 38%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$781m (+0.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$271m), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg?
Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg fall under HS subheading 8423.81, part of heading 8423, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8423.81 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 having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8423.81 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 having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding…?
China, with US$271m in 2024 (34.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 these goods?
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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (38%), China (30%) and Slovakia (7%), out of total imports of £12.8m.