Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8424

8424.49

8424.49: Agricultural or horticultural sprayers: other

Official description Other

8424.49 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8424, mechanical appliances, chapter 84.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 8424 49 00 00 Other p/st
  2. 8424 49 10 00 Sprayers and powder distributors designed to be mounted on or drawn by tractors Freep/st
  3. 8424 49 90 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 2

  • 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

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
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
    Documents
    • Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
    Tariff lines
    on 1 of 2 lines

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£55.5m+27.7% · previous 12 months
Average import price£17.63 per kg
Jan 2024: £4.9mFeb 2024: £4.8mMar 2024: £6.4mApr 2024: £3.9mMay 2024: £3.3mJun 2024: £4.9mJul 2024: £4mAug 2024: £3.6mSept 2024: £5mOct 2024: £3.5mNov 2024: £2mDec 2024: £1.9mJan 2025: £2.7mFeb 2025: £6.6mMar 2025: £3.9mApr 2025: £4mMay 2025: £2.3mJun 2025: £4.5mJul 2025: £4.7mAug 2025: £2.1mSept 2025: £4.2mOct 2025: £3.6mNov 2025: £3.7mDec 2025: £2.3mJan 2026: £6mFeb 2026: £4.9mMar 2026: £5.3mApr 2026: £5.1mMay 2026: £6.6mJun 2026: £6.3mJul 2026: £5.1mAug 2026: £2.4m 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
Germany £32.9m 59.3% +68.6%
Netherlands £12.2m 22.1% +5.5%
United States £1.9m 3.4% +0.5%
Italy £1.6m 2.9% +22%
China £1.2m 2.1% +39%
France £1.1m 2% -29.8%
Poland £978k 1.8% -8.1%
Denmark £691k 1.2% +86.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

8424.49 · US$1.2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$199kUS$199k+US$2m+US$12m+> US$125m

Exports: 117
  1. Germany: US$321m
  2. Brazil: US$144m
  3. China: US$137m
  4. Netherlands: US$125m
  5. Italy: US$81m
  6. United States: US$78m
  7. France: US$61m
  8. Denmark: US$34m
  9. Switzerland: US$32m
  10. Türkiye: US$31m
  11. Spain: US$16m
  12. Czechia: US$12m
  13. United Kingdom: US$11m
  14. Poland: US$9m
  15. Japan: US$8m
  16. Austria: US$7m
  17. Belgium: US$7m
  18. Hungary: US$7m
  19. Slovenia: US$6m
  20. Canada: US$6m
  21. Mexico: US$5m
  22. Taiwan: US$4m
  23. South Africa: US$4m
  24. Lithuania: US$4m
  25. Bulgaria: US$4m
  26. Slovakia: US$4m
  27. Thailand: US$3m
  28. Portugal: US$3m
  29. Serbia: US$2m
  30. Argentina: US$2m
  31. India: US$2m
  32. Ireland: US$2m
  33. Australia: US$2m
  34. Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
  35. Sweden: US$2m
  36. South Korea: US$2m
  37. Kazakhstan: US$1m
  38. Moldova: US$1m
  39. United Arab Emirates: US$1m
  40. Estonia: US$1m
  41. Ukraine: US$1m
  42. New Zealand: US$1m
  43. Israel: US$966k
  44. Greece: US$887k
  45. Vietnam: US$859k
  46. Russia: US$780k
  47. Dominican Republic: US$734k
  48. Romania: US$714k
  49. Singapore: US$623k
  50. Finland: US$622k
  51. Malaysia: US$521k
  52. Norway: US$493k
  53. Chile: US$405k
  54. Cambodia: US$303k
  55. Luxembourg: US$289k
  56. Colombia: US$249k
  57. Zimbabwe: US$207k
  58. Mauritius: US$199k
  59. Croatia: US$193k
  60. Latvia: US$192k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$321m 26.8%
2 Brazil US$144m 12.1%
3 China US$137m 11.5%
4 Netherlands US$125m 10.4%
5 Italy US$81m 6.8%
6 United States US$78m 6.5%
7 France US$61m 5.1%
8 Denmark US$34m 2.9%
9 Switzerland US$32m 2.7%
10 Türkiye US$31m 2.6%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 France US$133m 11.1%
2 Russia US$73m 6.1%
3 United Kingdom US$61m 5.1%
4 United States US$55m 4.6%
5 Germany US$53m 4.5%
6 Poland US$50m 4.2%
7 Paraguay US$42m 3.5%
8 Brazil US$33m 2.7%
9 Canada US$32m 2.7%
10 Australia US$31m 2.6%

Import duty on this product around the world 151

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.

  • 3.3%median duty
  • 66number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 45%highest: Bahamas, Comoros, Maldives

151

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 5% 2023
Angola 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Argentina 2% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 3.3% 0% – 5% 2023
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 1% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 3.3% 0% – 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 5% 2023
Benin 5% 2023
Bermuda 0% 2023
Bhutan 0% 2022
Bolivia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 7.5% 5% – 10% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 5% 2023
Burundi 0% 2023
Cambodia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 10% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 0% 2023 · HS 2017
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 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 5% 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 5% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 5% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
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 15% 10% – 20% 2023
Iran 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 5.5% 0% – 12% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 3.3% 0% – 5% 2023
Kenya 0% 2023
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 3.3% 0% – 5% 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 0.8%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 0% 2023
Malawi 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 0% 2023
Maldives 20% 2023
Mali 5% 2023
Mauritania 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 1% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 5% 2023
Nigeria 5% 2023
North Macedonia 0% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 0% 2023
Palestinian Territories 5.5% 0% – 12% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 5% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 3.3% 0% – 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 0% 2023
Samoa 5% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 5% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 5% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 5% 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 Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 5% 2023
Sudan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Switzerland 0.5%* 2023
Tanzania 0% 2023
Thailand 5% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Türkiye 12% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 0% 2023
Ukraine 1% 0% – 2% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 2.4% 2023
Uruguay 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 0% 2023
Venezuela 14% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 0% 2023
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 0% 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
74564 Agricultural/horticultural appliances for projecting, dispersing/spraying liquids/powders
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Capital goods · BEC 112010
CPC 2.1 product
44150 Mechanical appliances for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders for agriculture or horticulture
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2821 Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20178424.49changed
20128424.81changed
20078424.81changed
20028424.81changed
19968424.81changed
19928424.81changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

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.

  • N353271 U.S. CBP 18 September 2025 · 8424.49.00.00

    The tariff classification of aerial pesticide spraying, solid dispersal, and firefighting spraying systems from Brazil

  • N283874 U.S. CBP 21 March 2017 · 8424.49.00.00

    The tariff classification of three spraying appliances 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. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 433 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-22 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  2. EU Anti-dumping · Applies from:

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/244 of 3 February 2026 imposing a definitive anti-dumping duty and definitively collecting the provisional duty imposed on imports of high-pressure seamless steel cylinders originating in People’s Republic of China

    CELEX 32026R0244 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

Code history

Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 8424.81.

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8424.49 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8424.49 into 2 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 these goods worth £55.5m (up 28% on the year before), at an average of £17.63 per kg; Germany supplied 59%, followed by Netherlands.

World trade in these goods reached US$1.2bn in 2024, down 8.4% on 2023.

Germany was the largest exporter with 26.8% of the total, ahead of Brazil.

Products classified here

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for agricultural or horticultural sprayers: other?

Agricultural or horticultural sprayers: other fall under HS subheading 8424.49, part of heading 8424, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on agricultural or horticultural sprayers: other in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8424.49 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 agricultural or horticultural sprayers: other in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8424.49 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 agricultural or horticultural sprayers: other?

Germany, with US$321m in 2024 (26.8% 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 (59%), Netherlands (22%) and United States (3%), out of total imports of £55.5m.

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Typical products

Everyday names, not part of the legal text.