Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8428
8428.10: Lifts and skip hoists
8428.10 is the HS subheading for lifts and skip hoists, under heading 8428 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8428 10 00 00 Lifts and skip hoists
- 8428 10 20 00 Electrically operated Free
- 8428 10 80 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 2
- Anti-dumping dutyProvisional anti-dumping duty 71.74%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- until 20 February 2027
- Legal act
- 2026/23
Rates for named exporters (16)
Company Rate Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co Ltd 8A62 16.25% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Lingong Heavy Machinery Co Ltd 8A63 64.25% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Fronteq (Changzhou) Machinery Co Ltd. 8A64 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Sunward Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd 8A65 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Oshkosh JLG (Tianjin) Equipment Technology Co Ltd (“JLG Tianjin”) 8A66 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Jiangsu LiuGong Machinery Co Ltd, a PRC producer 8A67 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Terex (Changzhou) Machinery Co Ltd (“Terex Changzhou”) 8A68 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Zoomlion Intelligent Access Machinery Co Ltd 8A69 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Hered (Shandong) Intelligent Technology Co Ltd 8A70 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% XCMG Group, including:, & bull; XCMG Fire-Fighting Safety Equipment Co Ltd, the PRC producer, & bull; Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group Importer & amp; Export Co Ltd, the associated PRC exporter 8A71 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Hunan Sinoboom Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd (“Sinoboom”) 8A72 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Haulotte Access Equipment Manufacturing (Changzhou) Co Ltd 8A73 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Shandong Chufeng Heavy Industry Machinery Co Ltd 8A74 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Joovoo Industries Inc 8A75 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Jinan Juxin Machinery Co Ltd 8A76 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Goods which do not fall within the goods description are excluded from the measure, * These goods are excluded from the measure. Products classified to a commodity code in this notice that do not fall within the ‘goods description’ are excluded from this measure. Use the relevant additional code on your import declaration to exclude imports of these products from the anti-dumping duty. 8C02 Free - Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
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
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlAnti-dumping or countervailing registration
- Applies to goods from
- China
- Legal act
- 2026 No.1
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 | £68.3m | 23.5% | -27.9% |
 Spain | £34.7m | 11.9% | -10.3% |
 Finland | £29.7m | 10.2% | -24.6% |
 Germany | £28.1m | 9.7% | -21.8% |
 Italy | £27.6m | 9.5% | +28% |
 Netherlands | £24.5m | 8.4% | +6.9% |
 Sweden | £23.6m | 8.1% | -6.8% |
 France | £16.9m | 5.8% | +21.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 26 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$475kUS$475k+US$10m+US$145m+> US$391m
Exports: 123
- China: US$2bn
- Spain: US$659m
- Italy: US$467m
- Germany: US$391m
- Netherlands: US$347m
- United States: US$311m
- Slovakia: US$294m
- Sweden: US$206m
- France: US$193m
- Türkiye: US$180m
- Finland: US$174m
- Canada: US$170m
- Thailand: US$145m
- Czechia: US$97m
- South Korea: US$96m
- United Kingdom: US$91m
- Japan: US$90m
- Greece: US$66m
- Belgium: US$47m
- Austria: US$43m
- Poland: US$38m
- Mexico: US$35m
- India: US$34m
- Brazil: US$30m
- Taiwan: US$27m
- Denmark: US$24m
- Switzerland: US$23m
- Lithuania: US$14m
- Slovenia: US$13m
- Ireland: US$10m
- Portugal: US$10m
- Romania: US$9m
- Hungary: US$8m
- Norway: US$7m
- Australia: US$7m
- Argentina: US$6m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Latvia: US$6m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Belarus: US$5m
- Serbia: US$4m
- Croatia: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- North Macedonia: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Curaçao: US$1m
- El Salvador: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Lesotho: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$939k
- Mauritius: US$872k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$841k
- Luxembourg: US$619k
- Indonesia: US$584k
- Uzbekistan: US$568k
- Egypt: US$496k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$7mUS$7m+US$29m+US$95m+> US$207m
Imports: 208
- United Kingdom: US$419m
- Germany: US$385m
- Canada: US$315m
- France: US$311m
- United States: US$293m
- Russia: US$228m
- Switzerland: US$207m
- Australia: US$200m
- Saudi Arabia: US$199m
- Netherlands: US$168m
- United Arab Emirates: US$168m
- India: US$161m
- Israel: US$157m
- Vietnam: US$130m
- Belgium: US$124m
- Malaysia: US$112m
- Indonesia: US$106m
- Spain: US$106m
- Mexico: US$102m
- Kazakhstan: US$100m
- Türkiye: US$95m
- Poland: US$93m
- Italy: US$90m
- Thailand: US$88m
- Egypt: US$88m
- Austria: US$85m
- Portugal: US$77m
- Sweden: US$75m
- Philippines: US$73m
- Norway: US$71m
- Bangladesh: US$65m
- Singapore: US$63m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$59m
- Morocco: US$57m
- Taiwan: US$56m
- China: US$54m
- Ireland: US$52m
- Colombia: US$51m
- Algeria: US$49m
- Romania: US$44m
- Iraq: US$38m
- Denmark: US$36m
- Czechia: US$34m
- Hungary: US$34m
- Dominican Republic: US$34m
- Peru: US$33m
- Nigeria: US$32m
- Bulgaria: US$32m
- Chile: US$30m
- Ukraine: US$30m
- Slovakia: US$29m
- Kuwait: US$29m
- Azerbaijan: US$28m
- Cambodia: US$27m
- Japan: US$27m
- Brazil: US$26m
- Greece: US$25m
- Qatar: US$25m
- Guatemala: US$24m
- Albania: US$24m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$2bn | 34% |
| 2 | Spain | US$659m | 9.8% |
| 3 | Italy | US$467m | 7% |
| 4 | Germany | US$391m | 5.8% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$347m | 5.2% |
| 6 | United States | US$311m | 4.6% |
| 7 |  Slovakia | US$294m | 4.4% |
| 8 | Sweden | US$206m | 3.1% |
| 9 | France | US$193m | 2.9% |
| 10 | Türkiye | US$180m | 2.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | US$419m | 6.3% |
| 2 | Germany | US$385m | 5.7% |
| 3 | Canada | US$315m | 4.7% |
| 4 | France | US$311m | 4.6% |
| 5 | United States | US$293m | 4.4% |
| 6 |  Russia | US$228m | 3.4% |
| 7 | Switzerland | US$207m | 3.1% |
| 8 |  Australia | US$200m | 3% |
| 9 |  Saudi Arabia | US$199m | 3% |
| 10 | Netherlands | US$168m | 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
- 59number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Nauru
165
| 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 | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 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 | 7.3% | 6% – 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Egypt | 8.3% | 5% – 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 24% | 15% – 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 6% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 10% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 2.5% | 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% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 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) | 3.7% | 3% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 1.5% | 0% – 3% | 2023 |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 6% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 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 | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 7.7% | 3% – 10% | 2023 |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 3.8% | 0% – 7.6% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 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
- 74481 Lifts & skip hoists
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 512010
- CPC 2.1 product
- 43540 Lifts, skip hoists, escalators and moving walkways
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2816 Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8428.10 | changed |
| 2012 | 8428.10 | changed |
| 2007 | 8428.10 | changed |
| 2002 | 8428.10 | changed |
| 1996 | 8428.10 | changed |
| 1992 | 8428.10 | changed |
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.
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 15 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-10-07 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 15 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-08-20 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Anti-dumping
Trade Tariff news 7886 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Anti-dumping
Trade remedies notice 2026/23: provisional anti-dumping duty on boom lifts originating from China
Trade remedies notice 2026/23 · Source: gov.uk
- 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
- Other · Applies from:
Trade remedies notice 2026/16: registration of imports of boom lifts originating from China
Trade remedies notice 2026/16 · Source: gov.uk
- Anti-dumping
Trade Tariff news 4156 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8428.10 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8428.10 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
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, anti-dumping duty of 71.74% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from China (until 20 February 2027).
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 lifts and skip hoists worth £290.6m (down 11% on the year before), at an average of £6.33 per kg; China supplied 24%, followed by Spain.
World trade in lifts and skip hoists reached US$7bn in 2024, down 5.3% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 34% of the total, ahead of Spain.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for lifts and skip hoists?
Lifts and skip hoists fall under HS subheading 8428.10, part of heading 8428, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on lifts and skip hoists in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8428.10 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 lifts and skip hoists in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8428.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most lifts and skip hoists?
China, with US$2bn in 2024 (34% of world exports).
Which countries can export lifts and skip hoists 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 lifts and skip hoists?
The UK charges anti-dumping duty of 71.74% on goods from China until 20 February 2027. 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 lifts and skip hoists from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (24%), Spain (12%) and Finland (10%), out of total imports of £290.6m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.