Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8431

8431.20: Of machinery of heading 8427

Forklift and works truck parts

8431.20 is the HS subheading for forklift and works truck parts, under heading 8431 in chapter 84.

Importing into Country of origin

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 4% standard rate · across 7 national lines depends on the country of origin

Additional duties and charges 6 additional measures Import requirements: 3

VAT 20.00 % import VAT

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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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8431 20 00 00 Of machinery of heading 8427 4%
Chassis and hydraulics for hand pallet trucks 4%
8431 20 00 11 Consigned from Thailand 4%+3
8431 20 00 19 Other 4%+3
8431 20 00 40 Aluminium core, plastic tank radiator, with integral steel support structure and an open core square wave design of 9 fins per 2.54 cm of core length for use in the manufacture of vehicles of heading 8427 4%+4
8431 20 00 50 Chassis and hydraulics, with a so-called ‘weight indication system’ consisting of a weighing mechanism not integrated in the chassis, that is to say not integrated in the forks 4%+3
8431 20 00 60 Pre-assembled or ready-to-assemble sections of self-propelled mobile access equipment designed for the lifting of persons, excluding individual components when presented separately 4%+4
8431 20 00 70 Container spreader for lifting empty 20' and 40' cargo containers: -without an integrated carriage, -suitable for machines with a load capacity of not more than 11 000 kg, -designed to carry one or two containers at a time, -with a top or side mounting, -with an anti-corrosion layer coated, -with a weight of 3 200 kg or more but not more than 4 000 kg for use in the manufacture of self-propelled container handlers 4%+3
8431 20 00 80 Other 4%+5

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 6

Anti-dumping dutyProvisional anti-dumping duty 71.74%

Applies to goods from: China
In force: until 20 February 2027
Legal act: 2026/23
Tariff lines: on 1 of 7 lines

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:<br> • XCMG Fire-Fighting Safety Equipment Co Ltd, the PRC producer<br> • Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group Importer & 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<BR> * 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
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
Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free

Applies to goods from
all countries

In force
until 31 December 2028

Legal act
2020 No. 1435

Tariff lines
on 1 of 7 lines
Duty suspensionAutonomous suspension under end-use Free
Applies to goods from
all countries

In force
until 31 December 2028

Legal act
2020 No. 1435
Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
Tariff lines
on 1 of 7 lines
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)
Tariff lines
on 1 of 7 lines

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
2022 No.998, S.I. 2022/395
Documents
- 9015
- 9016
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Import controlAnti-dumping or countervailing registration

Applies to goods from
China

Legal act
2026 No.1

Tariff lines
on 1 of 7 lines

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or scheme	Countries	Rate
standard rate (no agreement)	—	4%
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–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–XC agreement	XC	Free
UK–Kosovo agreement	Kosovo	Free
UK–XL agreement	XL	Free
UK–South Africa agreement	South Africa	Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£194.3m+18.3% · previous 12 months

Average import price£4.18 per kg

Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Germany	£33.4m	17.2%	+6.5%
Italy	£30.5m	15.7%	+22.7%
India	£26.2m	13.5%	+111%
China	£24.1m	12.4%	+20.6%
Poland	£18.4m	9.5%	+291%
Czechia	£10.2m	5.3%	-24.7%
Sweden	£7.8m	4%	+13.7%
Türkiye	£7m	3.6%	+20.9%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Türkiye 50% – 60% Statutory rate (Law 474) 3 tariff lines · average 53.3%

USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

World trade in 2024

8431.20 · US$7.2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$48.9kUS$48.9k+US$4.2m+US$98m+> US$395.1m

Exports: 172

China: US$1.4bn
Germany: US$959.9m
Italy: US$529.8m
Belgium: US$453.6m
United States: US$453.2m
Mexico: US$395.1m
Czechia: US$358.8m
Sweden: US$266.7m
Canada: US$242.8m
Netherlands: US$240.2m
Poland: US$230m
Japan: US$220.2m
France: US$215.8m
India: US$131.5m
United Kingdom: US$130.8m
South Korea: US$114.7m
Sri Lanka: US$98m
Hungary: US$79.9m
Estonia: US$74.1m
Denmark: US$63.9m
Türkiye: US$61.4m
Ireland: US$60.5m
Spain: US$57.8m
Slovakia: US$50.5m
Austria: US$45m
Taiwan: US$37.5m
Finland: US$36.1m
Vietnam: US$35.3m
Thailand: US$30.9m
Malaysia: US$27m
Romania: US$22.2m
Bulgaria: US$17.6m
Philippines: US$14.9m
Singapore: US$11.2m
Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$10.2m
Latvia: US$8.3m
Portugal: US$7.3m
Slovenia: US$7.1m
Australia: US$5.9m
Norway: US$5.7m
Brazil: US$4.7m
Switzerland: US$4.4m
South Africa: US$4.2m
Croatia: US$3.5m
Serbia: US$2.9m
North Macedonia: US$2.5m
Chile: US$1.8m
Saudi Arabia: US$1.7m
Indonesia: US$1.5m
Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.4m
Greece: US$1.4m
Lithuania: US$1.2m
New Zealand: US$1.2m
United Arab Emirates: US$1.2m
Ukraine: US$1.1m
Luxembourg: US$988.8k
Kazakhstan: US$956.2k
Russia: US$931.8k
Panama: US$673.6k
Pakistan: US$536.2k

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$1.4bn	19%
2	Germany	US$959.9m	13.3%
3	Italy	US$529.8m	7.3%
4	Belgium	US$453.6m	6.3%
5	United States	US$453.2m	6.3%
6	Mexico	US$395.1m	5.5%
7	Czechia	US$358.8m	5%
8	Sweden	US$266.7m	3.7%
9	Canada	US$242.8m	3.4%
10	Netherlands	US$240.2m	3.3%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$1.7bn	24.2%
2	Germany	US$738m	10.2%
3	France	US$596.4m	8.3%
4	Mexico	US$331.9m	4.6%
5	Italy	US$289.4m	4%
6	Belgium	US$223m	3.1%
7	United Kingdom	US$222.8m	3.1%
8	Netherlands	US$213.5m	3%
9	Czechia	US$213m	2.9%
10	Canada	US$208.9m	2.9%

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8431.20 into 7 tariff lines; the duty is 4%.

Subheading 8431.20 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 4%.

175 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 4%.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the UK, anti-dumping duty of 71.74% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from China (until 20 February 2027).

Imports of forklift and works truck parts into the UK came to £194.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 18% on the year before); Germany supplied 17%, followed by Italy.

In 2024, countries exported forklift and works truck parts worth US$7.2bn (−3.4% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$1.4bn), followed by Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for of machinery of heading 8427?

Of machinery of heading 8427 fall under HS subheading 8431.20, part of heading 8431, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on of machinery of heading 8427 in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8431.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

What is the import duty on of machinery of heading 8427 in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8431.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most of machinery of heading 8427?

China, with US$1.4bn in 2024 (19% of world exports).

Which countries can export forklift and works truck parts to the UK duty-free?

175 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 4% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.

Is there anti-dumping duty on forklift and works truck parts?

The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. The UK charges anti-dumping duty of 71.74% on goods from China until 20 February 2027. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.

Where does the UK import forklift and works truck parts from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (17%), Italy (16%) and India (14%), out of total imports of £194.3m.