Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8424
8424.30: Steam or sandblasting machines and similar jet projecting machines
Sandblasting and steam/water jet machines
8424.30 is the HS subheading for sandblasting and steam/water jet machines, under heading 8424 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8424 30 00 00 Steam or sandblasting machines and similar jet projecting machines
- Water cleaning appliances, with built-in motor
- 8424 30 01 00 With heating device Freep/st
- 8424 30 08 00 Other Freep/st
- Other machines
- 8424 30 10 00 Compressed air operated Free
- 8424 30 90 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 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
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Libya, North Korea
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £49.9m | 33.8% | -15.4% |
 Germany | £35m | 23.7% | -24.1% |
 Italy | £33.3m | 22.5% | -12.2% |
 Vietnam | £5.5m | 3.7% | +212.8% |
 Netherlands | £4.5m | 3% | -45.5% |
 Czechia | £1.8m | 1.2% | +49.8% |
 United States | £1.7m | 1.2% | -67.8% |
 Hungary | £1.7m | 1.2% | -22.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 1.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Türkiye 1.7% – 50% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 13.8% USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
Brazil 7.2% – 20% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 13.6% 
Argentina Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 12 tariff lines · average 10.5% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 8% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$138kUS$138k+US$5m+US$37m+> US$178m
Exports: 150
- China: US$1.1bn
- Germany: US$778m
- Italy: US$452m
- Vietnam: US$342m
- United States: US$178m
- Netherlands: US$105m
- Canada: US$76m
- Poland: US$66m
- United Kingdom: US$59m
- Belgium: US$56m
- Czechia: US$53m
- Denmark: US$51m
- France: US$43m
- Hungary: US$38m
- Slovakia: US$37m
- Spain: US$34m
- Türkiye: US$33m
- Mexico: US$32m
- Japan: US$31m
- South Korea: US$29m
- Austria: US$23m
- Slovenia: US$20m
- Brazil: US$18m
- Sweden: US$18m
- Taiwan: US$13m
- Finland: US$11m
- Switzerland: US$11m
- Singapore: US$10m
- India: US$8m
- Bulgaria: US$7m
- Norway: US$7m
- Thailand: US$6m
- Greece: US$6m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Kazakhstan: US$6m
- Lithuania: US$5m
- Russia: US$5m
- Serbia: US$5m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Luxembourg: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Croatia: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Cyprus: US$3m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Suriname: US$1m
- Angola: US$979k
- Israel: US$802k
- Latvia: US$780k
- New Zealand: US$612k
- Indonesia: US$539k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$9m+US$43m+> US$121m
Imports: 220
- United States: US$606m
- Germany: US$303m
- France: US$272m
- United Kingdom: US$207m
- Mexico: US$132m
- Poland: US$132m
- Russia: US$121m
- Canada: US$114m
- Netherlands: US$112m
- Brazil: US$109m
- Belgium: US$94m
- Italy: US$81m
- Türkiye: US$79m
- Australia: US$75m
- China: US$73m
- Austria: US$72m
- Spain: US$68m
- Slovakia: US$62m
- Vietnam: US$57m
- Switzerland: US$53m
- Czechia: US$45m
- Sweden: US$43m
- Denmark: US$40m
- India: US$39m
- United Arab Emirates: US$39m
- Romania: US$34m
- Saudi Arabia: US$32m
- Norway: US$31m
- Thailand: US$30m
- Ukraine: US$30m
- Kazakhstan: US$29m
- Portugal: US$26m
- Malaysia: US$25m
- Indonesia: US$23m
- Ireland: US$22m
- Singapore: US$22m
- Finland: US$20m
- South Korea: US$20m
- Hungary: US$19m
- Argentina: US$19m
- Greece: US$17m
- Japan: US$17m
- Croatia: US$17m
- Slovenia: US$16m
- Israel: US$16m
- Chile: US$16m
- Bulgaria: US$15m
- Serbia: US$14m
- Uzbekistan: US$14m
- South Africa: US$14m
- Taiwan: US$11m
- Algeria: US$11m
- Egypt: US$10m
- New Zealand: US$10m
- Iraq: US$9m
- Guatemala: US$9m
- Lithuania: US$9m
- Colombia: US$8m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$8m
- Ecuador: US$7m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$1.1bn | 29.5% |
| 2 | Germany | US$778m | 20.2% |
| 3 | Italy | US$452m | 11.7% |
| 4 | Vietnam | US$342m | 8.9% |
| 5 | United States | US$178m | 4.6% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$105m | 2.7% |
| 7 | Canada | US$76m | 2% |
| 8 |  Poland | US$66m | 1.7% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$59m | 1.5% |
| 10 |  Belgium | US$56m | 1.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$606m | 15.7% |
| 2 | Germany | US$303m | 7.9% |
| 3 |  France | US$272m | 7% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$207m | 5.4% |
| 5 | Mexico | US$132m | 3.4% |
| 6 | Poland | US$132m | 3.4% |
| 7 |  Russia | US$121m | 3.1% |
| 8 | Canada | US$114m | 3% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$112m | 2.9% |
| 10 | Brazil | US$109m | 2.8% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
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
- 62number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 7% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 7% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 8% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 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) | 1.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 0% | 2023 · 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 | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 1.2%* | 0.7% – 1.9% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 8% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 6.5% | 3% – 10% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 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 | 1.3%* | 0.8% – 2% | 2023 |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 8% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 12% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 3.6% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 7% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0% | 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
- 74563 Steam/sandblasting machines & similar jet-projecting machines
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 312010
- CPC 2.1 product
- 43923 Fire extinguishers; spray guns and similar appliances; steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines; mechanical appliances for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, except agricultural or horticultural appliances
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2819 Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8424.30 | changed |
| 2012 | 8424.30 | changed |
| 2007 | 8424.30 | changed |
| 2002 | 8424.30 | changed |
| 1996 | 8424.30, 8508.80 | changed |
| 1992 | 8424.30, 8508.80 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 4
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.
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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.
- Anti-dumping
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In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8424.30 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8424.30 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is 1.7%.
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 sandblasting and steam/water jet machines worth £147.6m (down 15% on the year before), at an average of £8.60 per kg; China supplied 34%, followed by Germany.
World trade in sandblasting and steam/water jet machines reached US$3.9bn in 2024, up 13.2% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 29.5% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for steam or sandblasting machines and similar jet projecting machines?
Steam or sandblasting machines and similar jet projecting machines fall under HS subheading 8424.30, part of heading 8424, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on steam or sandblasting machines and similar jet… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8424.30 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 steam or sandblasting machines and similar jet… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8424.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most steam or sandblasting machines and similar jet…?
China, with US$1.1bn in 2024 (29.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export sandblasting and steam/water jet machines 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 sandblasting and steam/water jet machines?
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 sandblasting and steam/water jet machines from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (34%), Germany (24%) and Italy (23%), out of total imports of £147.6m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.