Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8433

8433.59

8433.59: Other harvesting machinery; threshing machinery: other

Other harvesting machinery

Official description Other

8433.59 is the HS subheading for other harvesting machinery, under heading 8433 in chapter 84.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 3 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 8433 59 00 00 Other p/st
  2. Forage harvesters p/st
  3. 8433 59 11 00 Self-propelled Freep/st
  4. 8433 59 19 00 Other Freep/st
  5. 8433 59 85 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

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£87.4m+51.3% · previous 12 months
Average import price£7.52 per kg
Jan 2024: £3.4mFeb 2024: £4.8mMar 2024: £6.9mApr 2024: £8.8mMay 2024: £8.6mJun 2024: £5.2mJul 2024: £5.6mAug 2024: £914kSept 2024: £2.2mOct 2024: £1.2mNov 2024: £1.5mDec 2024: £3.4mJan 2025: £2.1mFeb 2025: £4mMar 2025: £6.4mApr 2025: £12mMay 2025: £12.2mJun 2025: £5.8mJul 2025: £5.2mAug 2025: £1.8mSept 2025: £2.5mOct 2025: £3.3mNov 2025: £3.4mDec 2025: £9.8mJan 2026: £4.8mFeb 2026: £12.3mMar 2026: £10.5mApr 2026: £14.4mMay 2026: £8.9mJun 2026: £6.9mJul 2026: £6.3mAug 2026: £4.5m 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
Germany £63.7m 72.9% +51.9%
Belgium £5.7m 6.5% +25.8%
Ireland £4.8m 5.5% +119.7%
Netherlands £4.7m 5.4% -1.8%
Norway £2.7m 3.1% +5,041.7%
France £2m 2.3% +119%
United States £1.3m 1.5% +7.2%
Italy £1.2m 1.4% +137.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

8433.59 · US$2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$579kUS$579k+US$5m+US$34m+> US$191m

Exports: 103
  1. Germany: US$639m
  2. United States: US$358m
  3. Brazil: US$191m
  4. Italy: US$151m
  5. Canada: US$97m
  6. China: US$94m
  7. Belgium: US$85m
  8. France: US$74m
  9. Netherlands: US$59m
  10. United Kingdom: US$34m
  11. Poland: US$28m
  12. Spain: US$27m
  13. Türkiye: US$20m
  14. Austria: US$18m
  15. Hungary: US$18m
  16. India: US$10m
  17. Russia: US$8m
  18. Argentina: US$8m
  19. Thailand: US$8m
  20. Bulgaria: US$7m
  21. Japan: US$7m
  22. Czechia: US$7m
  23. Luxembourg: US$7m
  24. New Zealand: US$5m
  25. Slovenia: US$5m
  26. Denmark: US$4m
  27. South Africa: US$4m
  28. Belarus: US$4m
  29. Croatia: US$4m
  30. Israel: US$4m
  31. Ireland: US$4m
  32. Sweden: US$3m
  33. Portugal: US$3m
  34. Malaysia: US$3m
  35. Switzerland: US$2m
  36. Kazakhstan: US$2m
  37. Slovakia: US$2m
  38. Latvia: US$2m
  39. Lithuania: US$2m
  40. Serbia: US$2m
  41. Greece: US$1m
  42. Estonia: US$1m
  43. Georgia: US$717k
  44. Azerbaijan: US$690k
  45. Chile: US$659k
  46. Australia: US$629k
  47. Norway: US$614k
  48. Sudan: US$599k
  49. Finland: US$591k
  50. Mexico: US$579k
  51. Taiwan: US$578k
  52. Romania: US$556k
  53. Ukraine: US$524k
  54. Colombia: US$371k
  55. South Korea: US$300k
  56. Vietnam: US$277k
  57. Uruguay: US$259k
  58. Moldova: US$239k
  59. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$223k
  60. Uzbekistan: US$207k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$639m 31.6%
2 United States US$358m 17.7%
3 Brazil US$191m 9.5%
4 Italy US$151m 7.5%
5 Canada US$97m 4.8%
6 China US$94m 4.7%
7 Belgium US$85m 4.2%
8 France US$74m 3.6%
9 Netherlands US$59m 2.9%
10 United Kingdom US$34m 1.7%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$353m 17.5%
2 Brazil US$259m 12.8%
3 France US$115m 5.7%
4 China US$100m 5%
5 Australia US$68m 3.4%
6 Canada US$63m 3.1%
7 United Kingdom US$63m 3.1%
8 Mexico US$62m 3.1%
9 Argentina US$57m 2.8%
10 Uzbekistan US$45m 2.2%

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8433.59 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8433.59 covers 3 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 other harvesting machinery into the UK came to £87.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 51% on the year before); Germany supplied 73%, followed by Belgium.

In 2024, countries exported other harvesting machinery worth US$2bn (−25.7% year on year).

The largest exporter was Germany (US$639m), followed by the United States.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other harvesting machinery; threshing machinery: other?

Other harvesting machinery; threshing machinery: other fall under HS subheading 8433.59, part of heading 8433, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on other harvesting machinery in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8433.59 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 other harvesting machinery in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8433.59 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 other harvesting machinery?

Germany, with US$639m in 2024 (31.6% of world exports).

Which countries can export other harvesting machinery 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 other harvesting machinery?

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 other harvesting machinery from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (73%), Belgium (7%) and Ireland (6%), out of total imports of £87.4m.