Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8433
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
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8433 11 00 00 Powered, with the cutting device rotating in a horizontal plane p/st
- 8433 11 10 00 Electric Freep/st
- 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
- 8433 11 10 90 Other Freep/st
- Other p/st
- Self-propelled p/st
- 8433 11 51 00 With a seat Freep/st
- 8433 11 59 00 Other Freep/st
- 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 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 | £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
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$86kUS$86k+US$4m+US$148m+> US$432m
Exports: 120
- China: US$2bn
- United States: US$820m
- Mexico: US$555m
- Germany: US$432m
- Vietnam: US$376m
- Austria: US$312m
- Italy: US$289m
- Poland: US$206m
- Czechia: US$200m
- France: US$198m
- United Kingdom: US$188m
- Japan: US$148m
- Sweden: US$121m
- Belgium: US$91m
- Slovakia: US$76m
- Hungary: US$48m
- Spain: US$40m
- Netherlands: US$35m
- Romania: US$23m
- Indonesia: US$19m
- Canada: US$13m
- Denmark: US$13m
- South Korea: US$12m
- Estonia: US$8m
- Slovenia: US$8m
- Thailand: US$8m
- Lithuania: US$5m
- India: US$4m
- Serbia: US$4m
- Ireland: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Finland: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Singapore: US$996k
- Norway: US$921k
- Kazakhstan: US$708k
- Argentina: US$589k
- Ukraine: US$452k
- Luxembourg: US$426k
- Russia: US$414k
- Malaysia: US$344k
- Chile: US$175k
- Israel: US$172k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$113k
- Niger: US$100k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$94k
- Cambodia: US$86k
- Seychelles: US$75k
- Morocco: US$67k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$626kUS$626k+US$5m+US$59m+> US$274m
Imports: 209
- United States: US$1bn
- Germany: US$992m
- France: US$557m
- Canada: US$379m
- Belgium: US$291m
- United Kingdom: US$287m
- Australia: US$274m
- Poland: US$238m
- Netherlands: US$233m
- Sweden: US$191m
- Italy: US$180m
- Czechia: US$166m
- Austria: US$152m
- Denmark: US$109m
- Mexico: US$91m
- Russia: US$75m
- Switzerland: US$67m
- Norway: US$60m
- Spain: US$60m
- Hungary: US$59m
- Ireland: US$59m
- Slovakia: US$57m
- New Zealand: US$43m
- Slovenia: US$36m
- Finland: US$34m
- Croatia: US$33m
- Lithuania: US$32m
- Japan: US$29m
- Indonesia: US$24m
- Estonia: US$23m
- Romania: US$23m
- Kazakhstan: US$19m
- Brazil: US$18m
- Ukraine: US$15m
- Serbia: US$15m
- South Korea: US$15m
- Latvia: US$15m
- Türkiye: US$14m
- Thailand: US$14m
- Chile: US$12m
- Bulgaria: US$11m
- Portugal: US$11m
- Greece: US$10m
- Belarus: US$10m
- China: US$9m
- South Africa: US$9m
- Argentina: US$8m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$7m
- Luxembourg: US$7m
- India: US$6m
- Uruguay: US$5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5m
- Vietnam: US$5m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Iraq: US$4m
- Paraguay: US$4m
- Peru: US$4m
- Israel: US$4m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
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
The tariff classification of parts of a lawn mower and subassemblies for a lawn mower from China
- N330768 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a Yard Maintenance Set from Vietnam
- N326702 U.S. CBP
The eligibility of a walk-behind lawn mower under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
- N326093 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of unassembled lawn mowers from China
- N326094 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an unassembled lawn mower from China
- 600012620 HMRC
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
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,…
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.