Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8428
8428.20: Pneumatic elevators and conveyors
8428.20 is the HS subheading for pneumatic elevators and conveyors, under heading 8428 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8428 20 00 00 Pneumatic elevators and conveyors
- 8428 20 20 00 For bulk materials Free
- 8428 20 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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £7.3m | 31.3% | +14.6% |
 Germany | £5.9m | 25.2% | +50.7% |
 United States | £2.9m | 12.5% | +124.1% |
 France | £1.4m | 5.8% | +204.7% |
 Spain | £1.3m | 5.6% | +114.4% |
 Denmark | £1.2m | 5.1% | +150.9% |
 China | £864k | 3.7% | +647.3% |
 Switzerland | £832k | 3.5% | -65% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 10% 
Brazil 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$403kUS$403k+US$5m+US$24m+> US$76m
Exports: 114
- Germany: US$285m
- Italy: US$189m
- China: US$178m
- United States: US$76m
- India: US$64m
- Canada: US$58m
- Belgium: US$50m
- Netherlands: US$48m
- Spain: US$44m
- France: US$32m
- Finland: US$29m
- United Kingdom: US$24m
- Romania: US$22m
- Austria: US$20m
- Denmark: US$19m
- Türkiye: US$18m
- Poland: US$17m
- Malaysia: US$14m
- Estonia: US$13m
- Switzerland: US$13m
- South Korea: US$13m
- Sweden: US$9m
- Ireland: US$7m
- Colombia: US$7m
- Czechia: US$6m
- Japan: US$6m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Australia: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Brazil: US$4m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Norway: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Mexico: US$3m
- Sri Lanka: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Albania: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Iceland: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$980k
- New Zealand: US$934k
- Azerbaijan: US$743k
- Peru: US$681k
- Lithuania: US$581k
- Mauritius: US$552k
- Indonesia: US$516k
- Greece: US$510k
- Croatia: US$499k
- United Arab Emirates: US$406k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$403k
- Latvia: US$376k
- Belarus: US$349k
- El Salvador: US$304k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$6m+US$25m+> US$44m
Imports: 186
- United States: US$172m
- United Arab Emirates: US$76m
- Germany: US$67m
- India: US$53m
- Indonesia: US$47m
- France: US$44m
- Canada: US$44m
- Spain: US$41m
- Netherlands: US$34m
- China: US$33m
- Brazil: US$32m
- Romania: US$32m
- Mexico: US$30m
- Finland: US$29m
- Portugal: US$28m
- Saudi Arabia: US$28m
- Italy: US$27m
- United Kingdom: US$26m
- Türkiye: US$25m
- Poland: US$22m
- Switzerland: US$21m
- Australia: US$21m
- Israel: US$17m
- Belgium: US$16m
- Thailand: US$14m
- Vietnam: US$13m
- Ireland: US$12m
- Peru: US$12m
- Malaysia: US$12m
- Morocco: US$11m
- Austria: US$11m
- Uzbekistan: US$11m
- Russia: US$11m
- Iran: US$10m
- Serbia: US$9m
- Cambodia: US$9m
- Norway: US$9m
- Bangladesh: US$8m
- Sweden: US$8m
- Kazakhstan: US$7m
- Czechia: US$7m
- Philippines: US$7m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Nigeria: US$6m
- Japan: US$6m
- Chile: US$6m
- Greece: US$6m
- South Korea: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- Qatar: US$5m
- Dominican Republic: US$5m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Guatemala: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Kenya: US$5m
- Egypt: US$5m
- Sudan: US$4m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Iraq: US$4m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$285m | 21.3% |
| 2 | Italy | US$189m | 14.1% |
| 3 | China | US$178m | 13.3% |
| 4 | United States | US$76m | 5.7% |
| 5 |  India | US$64m | 4.8% |
| 6 | Canada | US$58m | 4.4% |
| 7 |  Belgium | US$50m | 3.8% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$48m | 3.5% |
| 9 | Spain | US$44m | 3.3% |
| 10 | France | US$32m | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$172m | 12.9% |
| 2 |  United Arab Emirates | US$76m | 5.7% |
| 3 | Germany | US$67m | 5% |
| 4 | India | US$53m | 3.9% |
| 5 |  Indonesia | US$47m | 3.5% |
| 6 | France | US$44m | 3.3% |
| 7 | Canada | US$44m | 3.3% |
| 8 | Spain | US$41m | 3.1% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$34m | 2.5% |
| 10 | China | US$33m | 2.4% |
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
- 69number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Nauru
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 | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 11% | 7% – 15% | 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 | 5% | 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 3% | 0% – 6% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 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 | 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 | 10% | 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) | 2.5% | 0% – 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 3% | 0% – 6% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 2% | 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 | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 5% | 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
- 74471 Pneumatic elevators & conveyors
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 312010
- CPC 2.1 product
- 43550 Pneumatic and other continuous action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2816 Manufacture of lifting and handling equipment
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8428.20 | changed |
| 2012 | 8428.20 | changed |
| 2007 | 8428.20 | changed |
| 2002 | 8428.20 | changed |
| 1996 | 8428.20 | changed |
| 1992 | 8428.20 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8428.20 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8428.20 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty 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 pneumatic elevators and conveyors into the UK came to £23.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 19% on the year before); Italy supplied 31%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported pneumatic elevators and conveyors worth US$1bn (+0.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was Germany (US$285m), followed by Italy.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for pneumatic elevators and conveyors?
Pneumatic elevators and conveyors fall under HS subheading 8428.20, part of heading 8428, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on pneumatic elevators and conveyors in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8428.20 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 pneumatic elevators and conveyors in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8428.20 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 pneumatic elevators and conveyors?
Germany, with US$285m in 2024 (21.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export pneumatic elevators and conveyors 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 pneumatic elevators and conveyors?
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 pneumatic elevators and conveyors from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Italy (31%), Germany (25%) and United States (13%), out of total imports of £23.5m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.