Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8431
8431.49: Of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 or 8430: other
Parts of excavators, cranes and earthmovers
Official description Other
8431.49 is the HS subheading for parts of excavators, cranes and earthmovers, under heading 8431 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8431 49 00 00 Other
- 8431 49 20 00 Of cast iron or cast steel Free
- Certain types of steel shoes, with or without rubber pads attached thereto, whether or not assembled in a track chain, with a maximum length of 3000 mm Free
- Not assembled Free
- 8431 49 20 05 Steel track shoes exceeding a length of 380mm, height of 140 mm and weight of 118kg, without grousers of any shape with the dimension 1 mm or more Free
- 8431 49 20 10 Other Free
- Assembled Free
- 8431 49 20 20 Steel track shoes exceeding a length of 380mm, height of 140 mm and weight of 118kg, without grousers of any shape with the dimension 1 mm or more Free
- 8431 49 20 29 Other Free
- 8431 49 20 50 Specific pre-assembled or ready-to assemble sections for new mobile cranes Free
- 8431 49 20 90 Other Free
- 8431 49 80 00 Other Free
- Certain types of steel shoes, with or without rubber pads attached thereto, whether or not assembled in a track chain, with a maximum length of 3000 mm Free
- Not asssembled Free
- 8431 49 80 05 Steel track shoes exceeding a length of 380mm, height of 140 mm and weight of 118kg, without grousers of any shape with the dimension 1 mm or more Free
- 8431 49 80 10 Other Free
- Asssembled Free
- 8431 49 80 20 Steel track shoes exceeding a length of 380mm, height of 140 mm and weight of 118kg, without grousers of any shape with the dimension 1 mm or more Free
- 8431 49 80 29 Other Free
- 8431 49 80 50 Specific pre-assembled or ready-to assemble sections for new mobile cranes Free
- 8431 49 80 90 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 3
- 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 controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
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 | £267.9m | 31% | +30.8% |
 India | £166.8m | 19.3% | +13.7% |
 Germany | £71.6m | 8.3% | +5% |
 Italy | £61.5m | 7.1% | +4.9% |
 Poland | £40.8m | 4.7% | +15.1% |
 Japan | £37.3m | 4.3% | +9.2% |
 South Korea | £34.1m | 3.9% | +5.6% |
 Czechia | £24.4m | 2.8% | +7.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$682.8kUS$682.8k+US$21.5m+US$292.1m+> US$796.7m
Exports: 207
- China: US$7.8bn
- United States: US$2.4bn
- Germany: US$2.2bn
- Japan: US$1.6bn
- South Korea: US$1.6bn
- Italy: US$1.5bn
- Mexico: US$796.7m
- India: US$793.2m
- France: US$756.6m
- Poland: US$666.5m
- Canada: US$620.8m
- United Kingdom: US$614.1m
- Netherlands: US$567.1m
- Sweden: US$528.9m
- Czechia: US$445m
- Belgium: US$442.2m
- Türkiye: US$402.1m
- Slovenia: US$393.8m
- Spain: US$355.3m
- Finland: US$322.2m
- Indonesia: US$292.1m
- Austria: US$277.2m
- Slovakia: US$255.7m
- Hungary: US$238.6m
- South Africa: US$232.3m
- Australia: US$194.2m
- Bulgaria: US$188.1m
- Singapore: US$183.1m
- Thailand: US$174.5m
- Malaysia: US$174.1m
- Denmark: US$148.7m
- Vietnam: US$147.1m
- Brazil: US$118.8m
- Romania: US$95.8m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$94.5m
- Ireland: US$89.8m
- Estonia: US$85.6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$67m
- Sri Lanka: US$65.3m
- Croatia: US$64.4m
- Chile: US$49.4m
- Taiwan: US$49.3m
- Norway: US$45.2m
- Portugal: US$44.3m
- Switzerland: US$40.6m
- Egypt: US$39.3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$33.5m
- Serbia: US$32.3m
- Peru: US$31.9m
- New Zealand: US$27m
- Russia: US$21.5m
- Greece: US$18.6m
- Nigeria: US$17.9m
- Latvia: US$17.8m
- Kazakhstan: US$17m
- Malta: US$15.8m
- Philippines: US$14.9m
- Luxembourg: US$14.6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$12.1m
- Oman: US$12m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$11.9mUS$11.9m+US$56.9m+US$354.7m+> US$927.2m
Imports: 221
- United States: US$4.6bn
- Germany: US$2.1bn
- Japan: US$1.6bn
- Canada: US$1.4bn
- Australia: US$1.2bn
- United Kingdom: US$1bn
- India: US$927.2m
- France: US$906.6m
- Brazil: US$785.4m
- Indonesia: US$764.1m
- China: US$702.7m
- Italy: US$691.6m
- Russia: US$641.5m
- Belgium: US$639.5m
- Austria: US$592.4m
- Singapore: US$564.3m
- Netherlands: US$525.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$470.4m
- Sweden: US$433.2m
- South Korea: US$394m
- South Africa: US$378.6m
- Thailand: US$366m
- Chile: US$354.7m
- Mexico: US$309.9m
- Spain: US$297.4m
- Poland: US$287.6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$247.7m
- Finland: US$236.2m
- Czechia: US$213.2m
- Türkiye: US$207.5m
- Malaysia: US$188.2m
- Vietnam: US$169.9m
- Peru: US$169m
- Denmark: US$153.3m
- Norway: US$149.5m
- Switzerland: US$148.3m
- Slovenia: US$140.8m
- Slovakia: US$138.2m
- Kazakhstan: US$127.2m
- Ghana: US$126.4m
- Zambia: US$114.9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$107.6m
- Portugal: US$98.3m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$95.6m
- Colombia: US$93.2m
- Philippines: US$88.2m
- Papua New Guinea: US$87.6m
- Taiwan: US$82m
- Mongolia: US$79.7m
- Ireland: US$76.9m
- Greece: US$73.2m
- Romania: US$70.5m
- New Zealand: US$61.2m
- Hungary: US$60.3m
- Guinea: US$56.9m
- Tanzania: US$56.9m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$55.9m
- Bulgaria: US$54.2m
- Tajikistan: US$52.2m
- Uzbekistan: US$48.9m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$7.8bn | 27.2% |
| 2 |  United States | US$2.4bn | 8.4% |
| 3 | Germany | US$2.2bn | 7.6% |
| 4 | Japan | US$1.6bn | 5.6% |
| 5 | South Korea | US$1.6bn | 5.5% |
| 6 | Italy | US$1.5bn | 5.3% |
| 7 |  Mexico | US$796.7m | 2.8% |
| 8 | India | US$793.2m | 2.8% |
| 9 |  France | US$756.6m | 2.6% |
| 10 | Poland | US$666.5m | 2.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$4.6bn | 16% |
| 2 | Germany | US$2.1bn | 7.2% |
| 3 | Japan | US$1.6bn | 5.5% |
| 4 |  Canada | US$1.4bn | 4.9% |
| 5 |  Australia | US$1.2bn | 4.2% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$1bn | 3.6% |
| 7 | India | US$927.2m | 3.2% |
| 8 | France | US$906.6m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Brazil | US$785.4m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Indonesia | US$764.1m | 2.7% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 26
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.
- N364476 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a steel cover from Spain
- N361285 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of shear attachments from South Korea
- N360779 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a quick coupler from Sweden
- N359263 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a snowplow blade and a push tube assembly from Kazakhstan
- N350206 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a slide pad from the Czech Republic
- N349264 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of personnel baskets from Italy or Sweden
- 600015638 HMRC
The piston rod is a hard chrome-plated steel bar, precision cut to length, that attaches to the piston and extends from the cylinder through the rod-end head. The piston rod is used within various pieces of construction equipment such as bulldozer, excavators, etc.
- 600011837 HMRC
The item is a guard railing which forms part of the external walkways of a cranes super structure. The item is a fabricated structure made from steel. It is not made of Cast Iron or Cast Steel. The item is welded to a larger walkway structure and is intended to provide safety for personnel…
- 600011838 HMRC
A Spiral Staircase used to access the crane operators cab from the main control room. It is made from LH355-40 Steel, and is fabricated. It is shipped loose.
- 600011840 HMRC
Heavy Duty Axle specifically designed for vehicles that moves loads. The Axle is used in the manufacture of a harbour crane as part of the wheel set driven. It is made out of Steel and has moving parts.
- 600011925 HMRC
A pull rod used to provide balance and stability, providing a connection between the tower and the counterweight. Item is made of flat steel plate, steel bar and steel tube, welded together to form the structure.
26 rulings in total for this code
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.
- Anti-dumping
Lattice Boom Crawler Cranes From Japan: Antidumping Duty Order
FR Doc. 2026-14950 · 91 FR 46396 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-11262 · 91 FR 33690 · Source: federalregister.gov
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Sanctions · Applies from: CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Anti-dumping · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0441 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-02760 · 91 FR 6265 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change · Applies from:
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States — 2026 HTS Revision 2
2026HTSRev2 · Source: hts.usitc.gov
- Anti-dumping
FR Doc. 2026-00847 · 91 FR 2098 · Source: federalregister.gov
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8431.49 covers 12 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8431.49 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, 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 parts of excavators, cranes and earthmovers worth £864.1m (up 15% on the year before), at an average of £2.58 per kg; China supplied 31%, followed by India.
World trade in parts of excavators, cranes and earthmovers reached US$28.6bn in 2024, down 9.9% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 27.2% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 or 8430: other?
Of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 or 8430: other fall under HS subheading 8431.49, part of heading 8431, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of machinery of heading 8426, 8429 or 8430: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8431.49 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 machinery of heading 8426, 8429 or 8430: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8431.49 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 machinery of heading 8426, 8429 or 8430: other?
China, with US$7.8bn in 2024 (27.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export parts of excavators, cranes and earthmovers 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 excavators, cranes and earthmovers?
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 excavators, cranes and earthmovers from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (31%), India (19%) and Germany (8%), out of total imports of £864.1m.