Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8433

8433.11

8433.11: Powered, with the cutting device rotating in a horizontal plane

Powered rotary lawn mowers

8433.11 is the HS subheading for powered rotary lawn mowers, under heading 8433 in chapter 84.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 5 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 8433 11 00 00 Powered, with the cutting device rotating in a horizontal plane p/st
  2. 8433 11 10 00 Electric Freep/st
  3. 8433 11 10 10 Electric robot mowers, capable of cutting grass (for example, in lawns, parks and sports grounds), without direct human control, whether or not including the secondary equipment necessary to their functioning (a charging station and, in most cases, ancillary materials or equipment necessary for the proper navigation of the robot lawn mower, e.g., a boundary wire or a wireless alternative thereto). Freep/st
  4. 8433 11 10 90 Other Freep/st
  5. Other p/st
  6. Self-propelled p/st
  7. 8433 11 51 00 With a seat Freep/st
  8. 8433 11 59 00 Other Freep/st
  9. 8433 11 90 00 Other Freep/st

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 - Waste
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/590
    Documents
    • C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
    • C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
    • Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
    • C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
    Tariff lines
    on 3 of 5 lines

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
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£234.8m-16% · previous 12 months
Average import price£7.89 per kg
Jan 2024: £19.4mFeb 2024: £26.2mMar 2024: £29.3mApr 2024: £39.8mMay 2024: £31.1mJun 2024: £25.3mJul 2024: £17.6mAug 2024: £12.2mSept 2024: £10.1mOct 2024: £11.1mNov 2024: £11.1mDec 2024: £16.2mJan 2025: £24mFeb 2025: £33mMar 2025: £32.7mApr 2025: £47.4mMay 2025: £39.3mJun 2025: £26.5mJul 2025: £20mAug 2025: £8.2mSept 2025: £8.7mOct 2025: £8.7mNov 2025: £8.8mDec 2025: £9.1mJan 2026: £19.5mFeb 2026: £29.8mMar 2026: £34mApr 2026: £33.9mMay 2026: £33.7mJun 2026: £20.2mJul 2026: £18.1mAug 2026: £10.4m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
China £119.5m 50.9% -20.8%
United States £38.9m 16.6% -6.1%
Italy £17m 7.3% +19.6%
Japan £9.7m 4.1% +1.7%
Slovakia £9.2m 3.9% -24.2%
Vietnam £7.1m 3% +14.6%
Austria £7.1m 3% -31.7%
Poland £5m 2.1% -34.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

8433.11 · US$7bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$86kUS$86k+US$4m+US$148m+> US$432m

Exports: 120
  1. China: US$2bn
  2. United States: US$820m
  3. Mexico: US$555m
  4. Germany: US$432m
  5. Vietnam: US$376m
  6. Austria: US$312m
  7. Italy: US$289m
  8. Poland: US$206m
  9. Czechia: US$200m
  10. France: US$198m
  11. United Kingdom: US$188m
  12. Japan: US$148m
  13. Sweden: US$121m
  14. Belgium: US$91m
  15. Slovakia: US$76m
  16. Hungary: US$48m
  17. Spain: US$40m
  18. Netherlands: US$35m
  19. Romania: US$23m
  20. Indonesia: US$19m
  21. Canada: US$13m
  22. Denmark: US$13m
  23. South Korea: US$12m
  24. Estonia: US$8m
  25. Slovenia: US$8m
  26. Thailand: US$8m
  27. Lithuania: US$5m
  28. India: US$4m
  29. Serbia: US$4m
  30. Ireland: US$3m
  31. New Zealand: US$3m
  32. Portugal: US$3m
  33. Finland: US$3m
  34. Australia: US$3m
  35. South Africa: US$2m
  36. Latvia: US$2m
  37. Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
  38. Taiwan: US$2m
  39. Switzerland: US$2m
  40. Brazil: US$2m
  41. Türkiye: US$1m
  42. Greece: US$1m
  43. Croatia: US$1m
  44. Bulgaria: US$1m
  45. Singapore: US$996k
  46. Norway: US$921k
  47. Kazakhstan: US$708k
  48. Argentina: US$589k
  49. Ukraine: US$452k
  50. Luxembourg: US$426k
  51. Russia: US$414k
  52. Malaysia: US$344k
  53. Chile: US$175k
  54. Israel: US$172k
  55. Kyrgyzstan: US$113k
  56. Niger: US$100k
  57. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$94k
  58. Cambodia: US$86k
  59. Seychelles: US$75k
  60. Morocco: US$67k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$2bn 34%
2 United States US$820m 12.6%
3 Mexico US$555m 8.5%
4 Germany US$432m 6.6%
5 Vietnam US$376m 5.8%
6 Austria US$312m 4.8%
7 Italy US$289m 4.5%
8 Poland US$206m 3.2%
9 Czechia US$200m 3.1%
10 France US$198m 3%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$1bn 19.8%
2 Germany US$992m 15.3%
3 France US$557m 8.6%
4 Canada US$379m 5.8%
5 Belgium US$291m 4.5%
6 United Kingdom US$287m 4.4%
7 Australia US$274m 4.2%
8 Poland US$238m 3.7%
9 Netherlands US$233m 3.6%
10 Sweden US$191m 2.9%

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
  • 55number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 35%highest: Argentina, Algeria, Cameroon

164

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 2.5% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 5% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 35% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 0% 2023
Aruba 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 23% 10% – 35% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 5% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 5% 2023
Benin 5% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 0% 2022
Bolivia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 15% 10% – 20% 2023
Brazil 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 5% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cambodia 7% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 0% 2023
Cape Verde 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 6% 2023
Colombia 5% 0% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 0% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 0% 2023
Ecuador 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 5% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 15% 10% – 20% 2023
Ethiopia 10% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 0% 2023
Fiji 0% 2023
French Polynesia 6% 2023
Gabon 30% 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 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 8.8% 7.5% – 10% 2023
Indonesia 15% 2023
Iran 10% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 0% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 0% 2023
Kazakhstan 0% 2023
Kenya 25% 2023
Kiribati 0% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 15% 10% – 20% 2023
Liberia 5% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 10% 2023
Malawi 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 15% 2023
Maldives 20% 2023
Mali 5% 2023
Mauritania 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 0% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 15% 10% – 20% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 1% 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
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 3% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 5% 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 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 15% 10% – 20% 2023
South Korea 0% 2023
Sri Lanka 15% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 5% 2023
St Lucia 5% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 5% 2023
Sudan 0% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 5% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 0% 2023
Syria 1% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 5% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 10% 2023
Togo 5% 2023
Tonga 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 5% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 0% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 10% 2023
Venezuela 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 5% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 10% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 15% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.3% 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
72121 Mowers for lawns, parks/sports grounds
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Capital goods · BEC 112010
CPC 2.1 product
44121 Mowers for lawns, parks or sportsgrounds
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2821 Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20178433.11changed
20128433.11changed
20078433.11changed
20028433.11changed
19968433.11changed
19928433.11changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 7

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.

  • N351254 U.S. CBP 28 July 2025 · 8433.11.00.10

    The tariff classification of parts of a lawn mower and subassemblies for a lawn mower from China

  • N330768 U.S. CBP 13 February 2023 · 8433.11.00.10

    The tariff classification of a Yard Maintenance Set from Vietnam

  • N326702 U.S. CBP 6 July 2022 · 8433.11.00.50

    The eligibility of a walk-behind lawn mower under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).

  • N326093 U.S. CBP 3 June 2022 · 8433.11.00.10

    The tariff classification of unassembled lawn mowers from China

  • N326094 U.S. CBP 3 June 2022 · 8433.11.00.10

    The tariff classification of an unassembled lawn mower from China

  • 600012620 HMRC 18 March 2025 – 17 March 2028 · 8433 11 10 00

    The product is a robotic lawn mower. The product has a battery power source and cuts the grass automatically. It continuously alternates between mowing and charging. The movement pattern is random, which means that the lawn is mowed evenly and with less wear. The boundary wire and the guide wire…

  • 600012596 HMRC 10 March 2025 – 9 March 2028 · 8433 11 10 00

    The cordless mower, trimmer and edger is adjustable to three different angles and heights. With wheels so you just roll and go. You can go where other mowers can't go, and every cut is clean, fast and easy. Just push, roll and go. It's so easy. It's like pushing a vacuum over your lawn. Portable,…

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.

  1. US Anti-dumping

    Certain Small Vertical Shaft Engines Between 99cc and up to 225cc, and Parts Thereof From the People's Republic of China: Continuation of Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders

    FR Doc. 2026-21819 · 91 FR 67272 · Source: federalregister.gov

  2. EU Anti-dumping · Applies from:

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/142 of 22 January 2026 making imports of robot lawn mowers originating in the People’s Republic of China subject to registration with a view to allowing the levy of anti-dumping duties on the imports subject to registration

    CELEX 32026R0142 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8433.11 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8433.11 covers 4 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 powered rotary lawn mowers into the UK came to £234.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 16% on the year before); China supplied 51%, followed by United States.

In 2024, countries exported powered rotary lawn mowers worth US$7bn (+4.8% year on year).

The largest exporter was China (US$2bn), followed by the United States.

Products classified here

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for powered, with the cutting device rotating in a horizontal plane?

Powered, with the cutting device rotating in a horizontal plane fall under HS subheading 8433.11, part of heading 8433, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on powered, with the cutting device rotating in a… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8433.11 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 powered, with the cutting device rotating in a… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8433.11 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 powered, with the cutting device rotating in a…?

China, with US$2bn in 2024 (34% of world exports).

Which countries can export powered rotary lawn mowers 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 powered rotary lawn mowers?

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 powered rotary lawn mowers from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (51%), United States (17%) and Italy (7%), out of total imports of £234.8m.

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