Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8428
8428.39: Other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods: other
Other continuous conveyors
Official description Other
8428.39 is the HS subheading for other continuous conveyors, under heading 8428 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8428 39 00 00 Other
- 8428 39 20 00 Roller conveyors Free
- 8428 39 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 1
- 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 controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £53.1m | 23.9% | +13.7% | |
| £36.2m | 16.3% | -15.6% | |
| £27.4m | 12.3% | +34.7% | |
| £14.6m | 6.6% | -34.3% | |
| £13.1m | 5.9% | +185.3% | |
| £12.8m | 5.8% | +53.2% | |
| £11m | 4.9% | +105.9% | |
| £10m | 4.5% | -33.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$689kUS$689k+US$14m+US$128m+> US$551m
Exports: 133
- China: US$1bn
- Germany: US$1bn
- Austria: US$726m
- Italy: US$551m
- United States: US$548m
- South Korea: US$492m
- Canada: US$326m
- Netherlands: US$314m
- Japan: US$245m
- Poland: US$225m
- Hungary: US$160m
- Taiwan: US$140m
- Spain: US$132m
- Finland: US$128m
- United Kingdom: US$122m
- France: US$121m
- Czechia: US$118m
- Türkiye: US$112m
- Denmark: US$104m
- Brazil: US$97m
- Sweden: US$88m
- Mexico: US$79m
- Portugal: US$69m
- Belgium: US$57m
- Switzerland: US$51m
- Slovenia: US$50m
- Romania: US$41m
- Estonia: US$40m
- Malaysia: US$34m
- India: US$28m
- Thailand: US$26m
- New Zealand: US$19m
- Australia: US$15m
- Slovakia: US$14m
- Singapore: US$13m
- Vietnam: US$10m
- Israel: US$7m
- Latvia: US$7m
- Ireland: US$7m
- South Africa: US$7m
- Bulgaria: US$7m
- Croatia: US$6m
- Norway: US$6m
- Serbia: US$6m
- Argentina: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
- Colombia: US$5m
- Russia: US$5m
- Lebanon: US$5m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Ukraine: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Bahrain: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Philippines: US$1m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3mUS$3m+US$23m+US$94m+> US$221m
Imports: 202
- United States: US$2bn
- Germany: US$464m
- Canada: US$435m
- Mexico: US$312m
- United Kingdom: US$287m
- France: US$282m
- China: US$221m
- Netherlands: US$218m
- Vietnam: US$187m
- India: US$170m
- Thailand: US$164m
- Spain: US$147m
- Poland: US$146m
- Türkiye: US$134m
- Australia: US$132m
- Russia: US$122m
- Indonesia: US$115m
- Austria: US$110m
- Italy: US$104m
- Switzerland: US$103m
- South Korea: US$94m
- Taiwan: US$92m
- Brazil: US$91m
- Sweden: US$91m
- Japan: US$88m
- Belgium: US$81m
- Saudi Arabia: US$80m
- Malaysia: US$75m
- Czechia: US$64m
- Romania: US$63m
- Hungary: US$58m
- Denmark: US$57m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$53m
- Finland: US$47m
- Chile: US$47m
- Kazakhstan: US$46m
- United Arab Emirates: US$43m
- Ukraine: US$42m
- Uzbekistan: US$40m
- Portugal: US$40m
- Norway: US$39m
- Morocco: US$36m
- Philippines: US$36m
- Argentina: US$35m
- South Africa: US$34m
- Singapore: US$31m
- Israel: US$29m
- Egypt: US$29m
- Algeria: US$28m
- Cambodia: US$27m
- Ireland: US$23m
- Bangladesh: US$22m
- Slovakia: US$21m
- Serbia: US$21m
- Latvia: US$21m
- Guatemala: US$20m
- Paraguay: US$19m
- Lithuania: US$18m
- Colombia: US$16m
- Greece: US$14m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$1bn | 17.7% | |
| 2 | US$1bn | 14% | |
| 3 | US$726m | 9.2% | |
| 4 | US$551m | 6.9% | |
| 5 | US$548m | 6.9% | |
| 6 | US$492m | 6.2% | |
| 7 | US$326m | 4.1% | |
| 8 | US$314m | 4% | |
| 9 | US$245m | 3.1% | |
| 10 | US$225m | 2.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$2bn | 23.5% | |
| 2 | US$464m | 5.9% | |
| 3 | US$435m | 5.5% | |
| 4 | US$312m | 3.9% | |
| 5 | US$287m | 3.6% | |
| 6 | US$282m | 3.5% | |
| 7 | US$221m | 2.8% | |
| 8 | US$218m | 2.8% | |
| 9 | US$187m | 2.4% | |
| 10 | US$170m | 2.1% |
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
- 63number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Nauru
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 11% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 7% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 0% – 6% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 3% | 0% – 6% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0.5% | 0% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 1.5% | 0% – 6% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 74479 Continuous-action elevators & conveyers for goods/materials, n.e.s.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 212020
- 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 | 8428.39 | changed |
| 2012 | 8428.39 | changed |
| 2007 | 8428.39 | changed |
| 2002 | 8428.39 | changed |
| 1996 | 8428.39 | changed |
| 1992 | 8428.39 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 6
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.
- N356427 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a conveyor module from Denmark
- N355218 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a transfer conveyor from Canada
- N340050 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an automatic powder coating line from Turkey
- N334779 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a conveyor system from China
- N334535 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a linear transport system and its components from Germany
- N306887 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a roller conveyor 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.
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FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
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FR Doc. 2026-10571 · 91 FR 31818 · Source: federalregister.gov
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8428.39 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8428.39 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 other continuous conveyors into the UK came to £221.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 5% on the year before); Austria supplied 24%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported other continuous conveyors worth US$8bn (+6.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$1bn), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods: other?
Other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods: other fall under HS subheading 8428.39, part of heading 8428, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other continuous-action elevators and conveyors… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8428.39 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 other continuous-action elevators and conveyors… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8428.39 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 other continuous-action elevators and conveyors…?
China, with US$1bn in 2024 (17.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export other continuous 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 other continuous 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 other continuous conveyors from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Austria (24%), Germany (16%) and Poland (12%), out of total imports of £221.7m.