Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8431

8431.31: Of lifts, skip hoists or escalators

Parts of lifts and escalators

8431.31 is the HS subheading for parts of lifts and escalators, under heading 8431 in chapter 84.

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Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin

Additional duties and charges 4 additional measures Import requirements: 3

VAT 20.00 % import VAT

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8431 31 00 00 Of lifts, skip hoists or escalators 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 4

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:, • XCMG Fire-Fighting Safety Equipment Co Ltd, the PRC producer, • 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, * 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 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)
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
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

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or scheme	Countries	Rate
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£153.8m+5.5% · previous 12 months

Average import price£9.90 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
China	£36.1m	23.5%	+24.5%
Spain	£27.5m	17.9%	+7.9%
Germany	£20.5m	13.3%	+10.8%
Sweden	£12.1m	7.9%	+8.2%
Taiwan	£11.6m	7.6%	-4.1%
Italy	£10.9m	7.1%	-9.8%
Finland	£3.9m	2.5%	+73.8%
Greece	£3.8m	2.4%	-0.1%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Türkiye Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines

USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

8431.31 · US$6bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$105kUS$105k+US$5m+US$84m+> US$276m

Exports: 155

China: US$2bn
Spain: US$542m
Italy: US$513m
Germany: US$416m
Slovakia: US$276m
France: US$216m
Czechia: US$198m
Austria: US$176m
Türkiye: US$160m
United States: US$148m
Canada: US$140m
United Kingdom: US$139m
Finland: US$135m
Mexico: US$120m
Sweden: US$94m
Hungary: US$84m
Poland: US$71m
Netherlands: US$68m
Japan: US$66m
Taiwan: US$64m
Switzerland: US$55m
Greece: US$51m
Estonia: US$49m
South Korea: US$47m
India: US$34m
Thailand: US$24m
Denmark: US$17m
Vietnam: US$15m
Brazil: US$14m
Portugal: US$13m
Lithuania: US$12m
Belgium: US$12m
Singapore: US$8m
Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$8m
Norway: US$7m
Australia: US$7m
Slovenia: US$6m
Malaysia: US$6m
Romania: US$5m
Israel: US$5m
South Africa: US$5m
Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
Croatia: US$4m
Bulgaria: US$4m
Ireland: US$4m
Argentina: US$3m
Angola: US$3m
Russia: US$2m
Saudi Arabia: US$2m
Kuwait: US$1m
Latvia: US$1m
New Zealand: US$1m
Oman: US$1m
United Arab Emirates: US$1m
Luxembourg: US$970k
Indonesia: US$879k
Colombia: US$741k
Serbia: US$658k
Egypt: US$454k
Philippines: US$444k

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$2bn	27%
2	Spain	US$542m	9.7%
3	Italy	US$513m	9.2%
4	Germany	US$416m	7.5%
5	Slovakia	US$276m	5%
6	France	US$216m	3.9%
7	Czechia	US$198m	3.6%
8	Austria	US$176m	3.2%
9	Türkiye	US$160m	2.9%
10	United States	US$148m	2.7%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$501m	9%
2	Germany	US$440m	7.9%
3	Italy	US$394m	7.1%
4	France	US$330m	5.9%
5	Spain	US$263m	4.7%
6	United Kingdom	US$216m	3.9%
7	India	US$197m	3.5%
8	Canada	US$165m	3%
9	Hong Kong SAR China	US$160m	2.9%
10	Slovakia	US$157m	2.8%

Binding rulings for similar goods 8

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.

600012912 HMRC 9 May 2025 – 8 May 2028 · 8431 31 00 00

A Pivot Roller Wide This component is nylon hardened rubber roller, with a concave around its circumference to allow smooth movement of the Stairlift across the rail as it travel the staircase. The roller is affixed to the Stairlift Roller Assembly, and subsequently the carriage upon assembly.
600012913 HMRC 9 May 2025 – 8 May 2028 · 8431 31 00 00

A pivot roller narrow This component is nylon hardened rubber roller, with a concave around its circumference to allow smooth movement of the Stairlift across the rail as it travel the staircase. The roller is affixed to the Stairlift Roller Assembly, and subsequently the carriage upon assembly.
600012914 HMRC 9 May 2025 – 8 May 2028 · 8431 31 00 00

A Roller Assembly. The roller assembly is manufactured and machined from Mild steel metal. The component is machined, with two threads either side to allow assembly onto the Stairlift Carriage and the two hardened rubber rollers are screwed onto the assembly. The purpose of this component is to…
600012910 HMRC 7 May 2025 – 6 May 2028 · 8431 31 00 00

Sub assembly component which is utilised in the production of a hinge section of a stairlift curved rail. The component consists of a fabricated metal backplate and fittings and fixtures to accommodate further assembly of the backplate, including welded fabrications of strengthening plates and…
600012754 HMRC 7 April 2025 – 6 April 2028 · 8431 31 00 00

The product is a welded collar assembly for attaching a stairlift leg to the model 260 stairlift rail. It is made from cold finished seamless stainless steel. Metal is welded together to a mild steel bar to form a collar. The collar is fitted to the rail leg during fabrication of the stairlift…
600011434 HMRC 19 September 2024 – 18 September 2027 · 8431 31 00 00

Tube-Top-Long Version LH is utilised in the manufacture of a retracting hinge section of a curved stairlift rail and made from 36.0 x 4mm BS6323/4 mild steel tubing that has been drilled, machined and welded to 100 x 30 x 6mm mild steel plate. The plate is used to ensure straightness/squareness of…

8 rulings in total for this code

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8431.31; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 8431.31 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where 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, 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.

Imports of parts of lifts and escalators into the UK came to £153.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 6% on the year before); China supplied 24%, followed by Spain.

In 2024, countries exported parts of lifts and escalators worth US$6bn (−4.4% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$2bn), followed by Spain.

Products classified here

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for of lifts, skip hoists or escalators?

Of lifts, skip hoists or escalators fall under HS subheading 8431.31, part of heading 8431, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on of lifts, skip hoists or escalators in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8431.31 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 of lifts, skip hoists or escalators in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8431.31 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 of lifts, skip hoists or escalators?

China, with US$2bn in 2024 (27% of world exports).

Which countries can export parts of lifts and escalators 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 parts of lifts and escalators?

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 parts of lifts and escalators from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (24%), Spain (18%) and Germany (13%), out of total imports of £153.8m.