Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8436
8436.80: Other agricultural, horticultural, forestry: other machinery
Other agricultural and forestry machinery
Official description Other machinery
8436.80 is the HS subheading for other agricultural and forestry machinery, under heading 8436 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8436 80 00 00 Other machinery
- 8436 80 10 00 Forestry machinery Freep/st
- 8436 80 90 00 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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
Import requirements 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlPhytosanitary Certificate (import)
- Applies to goods from
- Afghanistan, Åland Islands, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla and 241 more
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1527
- Documents
- N851
- 901Y
- C085 Common Health Entry Document for Plants and Plant Products (CHED-PP) (as set out in Part 2, Section C of Annex II to Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1715 (OJ L 261))
- 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 1 of 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Netherlands | £25.3m | 22% | +3.3% |
 Finland | £20.2m | 17.6% | -5.1% |
 China | £14.6m | 12.7% | -4.6% |
 Germany | £9m | 7.8% | +50.3% |
 Belgium | £8.5m | 7.4% | +125.7% |
 Sweden | £7.3m | 6.4% | -10.8% |
 Italy | £6.2m | 5.4% | +4% |
 United States | £4.8m | 4.2% | -14.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 1.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 1.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Brazil 14% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% – 14% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines · average 13.2% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 3.4% – 5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 4.1% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$12m+US$74m+> US$315m
Exports: 109
- Finland: US$505m
- Canada: US$375m
- Germany: US$327m
- Netherlands: US$315m
- China: US$307m
- United States: US$262m
- Sweden: US$235m
- Italy: US$205m
- Austria: US$105m
- Estonia: US$86m
- United Kingdom: US$74m
- Belgium: US$62m
- Poland: US$58m
- Denmark: US$54m
- New Zealand: US$44m
- Spain: US$41m
- France: US$38m
- Brazil: US$37m
- Norway: US$37m
- Hungary: US$32m
- Czechia: US$26m
- Uzbekistan: US$25m
- Japan: US$21m
- Slovenia: US$18m
- South Korea: US$17m
- Mexico: US$15m
- Türkiye: US$12m
- Portugal: US$11m
- Israel: US$11m
- South Africa: US$8m
- Malaysia: US$8m
- Serbia: US$8m
- Switzerland: US$8m
- Lithuania: US$8m
- Ireland: US$7m
- Romania: US$7m
- Latvia: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Russia: US$4m
- Australia: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Thailand: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Iran: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$1m
- Uruguay: US$1m
- Armenia: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Singapore: US$949k
- Greece: US$863k
- Belarus: US$744k
- Sierra Leone: US$740k
- Kazakhstan: US$571k
- Peru: US$521k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$751kUS$751k+US$9m+US$43m+> US$128m
Imports: 206
- United States: US$587m
- Germany: US$284m
- Canada: US$212m
- France: US$206m
- Sweden: US$149m
- Russia: US$131m
- United Kingdom: US$128m
- Poland: US$112m
- Australia: US$94m
- Norway: US$92m
- Spain: US$75m
- Netherlands: US$73m
- Austria: US$69m
- Belgium: US$67m
- Brazil: US$57m
- Finland: US$57m
- Chile: US$52m
- Romania: US$49m
- Czechia: US$47m
- Mexico: US$45m
- Switzerland: US$43m
- Italy: US$42m
- Latvia: US$38m
- Denmark: US$37m
- Japan: US$36m
- Kazakhstan: US$34m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$31m
- Estonia: US$29m
- Portugal: US$27m
- Ukraine: US$27m
- Hungary: US$27m
- Belarus: US$26m
- New Zealand: US$25m
- Ireland: US$23m
- Lithuania: US$21m
- Uruguay: US$20m
- Vietnam: US$20m
- Slovenia: US$19m
- Slovakia: US$18m
- Argentina: US$14m
- India: US$14m
- China: US$14m
- Colombia: US$12m
- Thailand: US$12m
- Croatia: US$12m
- Saudi Arabia: US$12m
- Türkiye: US$10m
- South Korea: US$10m
- Taiwan: US$10m
- Luxembourg: US$10m
- Indonesia: US$9m
- Bulgaria: US$9m
- Malaysia: US$9m
- South Africa: US$9m
- Philippines: US$9m
- Armenia: US$8m
- Greece: US$8m
- Nicaragua: US$8m
- Peru: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finland | US$505m | 14.6% |
| 2 | Canada | US$375m | 10.8% |
| 3 | Germany | US$327m | 9.4% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$315m | 9.1% |
| 5 | China | US$307m | 8.9% |
| 6 | United States | US$262m | 7.6% |
| 7 | Sweden | US$235m | 6.8% |
| 8 | Italy | US$205m | 5.9% |
| 9 |  Austria | US$105m | 3% |
| 10 |  Estonia | US$86m | 2.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$587m | 16.9% |
| 2 | Germany | US$284m | 8.2% |
| 3 | Canada | US$212m | 6.1% |
| 4 |  France | US$206m | 5.9% |
| 5 | Sweden | US$149m | 4.3% |
| 6 |  Russia | US$131m | 3.8% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$128m | 3.7% |
| 8 |  Poland | US$112m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Australia | US$94m | 2.7% |
| 10 | Norway | US$92m | 2.6% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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.
- 0%median duty
- 85number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Comoros
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 0% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 8% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 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 | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 1.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 4.5% | 0% – 9% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0.9%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 1.5% | 0% – 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 1% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 4.5% | 0% – 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 0% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0.9%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 7% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 1.5% | 0% – 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 6.7% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 3% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · 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
- 72196 Other agricultural, horticultural, forestry/bee-keeping machinery (including germination plant fitted with mechanical/thermal equipment)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 112010
- CPC 2.1 product
- 44198 Other agricultural machinery n.e.c.
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2821 Manufacture of agricultural and forestry machinery
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8436.80 | changed |
| 2012 | 8436.80 | changed |
| 2007 | 8436.80 | changed |
| 2002 | 8436.80 | changed |
| 1996 | 8436.80 | changed |
| 1992 | 8436.80 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 14
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.
- N363473 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an Alpha Eagle from Italy
- N363476 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a RoboMIDI and RoboMAX from Italy
- N358306 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a cattle feeding and watering system from Denmark
- N350367 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a composting system from China
- N349064 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an automated livestock feeder from China.
- H307394 U.S. CBP
Revocation of NY N114998 (August 5, 2010), NY 807222 (March 23, 1995), and NY 801876 (September 19, 1994), and modification of NY N297986 (July 17, 2018) and NY 897172 (May 2, 1994); Tariff classification of Wood Chipping/Shredding Machines
- 600016120 HMRC
An attachment used in commercial forestry operations for cutting logs of wood up to 700mm in diameter into smaller log rings so they can be used for firewood. The product is intended for firewood suppliers and producers. The attachment is mounted onto an excavator and powered via the excavator’s…
- 600012993 HMRC
The product is a tractor mounted machine for use when harvesting Christmas trees. The base of the tree is fed into the machinery where it is then milled and/or dowelled to enable it to be fitted into a stand or clamp. The machinery itself utilises hydraulics and is powered via the power take-off…
- 600010378 HMRC
Specialist forestry equipment designed for off road use. A forwarder is used for the purpose of collecting and transporting processed trees from the forest or woodland to the roadside, where the processed timber is then transported by conventional road going vehicles. Forestry forwarders – these…
14 rulings in total for this code
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8436.80 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8436.80 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 1.7%.
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 other agricultural and forestry machinery worth £114.9m (up 5% on the year before), at an average of £10.40 per kg; Netherlands supplied 22%, followed by Finland.
World trade in other agricultural and forestry machinery reached US$3.5bn in 2024, down 8.7% on 2023.
Finland was the largest exporter with 14.6% of the total, ahead of Canada.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other agricultural, horticultural, forestry: other machinery?
Other agricultural, horticultural, forestry: other machinery fall under HS subheading 8436.80, part of heading 8436, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other agricultural, horticultural, forestry in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8436.80 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 agricultural, horticultural, forestry in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8436.80 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other agricultural, horticultural, forestry?
Finland, with US$505m in 2024 (14.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export other agricultural and forestry 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 agricultural and forestry 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 agricultural and forestry machinery from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Netherlands (22%), Finland (18%) and China (13%), out of total imports of £114.9m.
Typical products
- automatic watering troughs for livestock
- beeswax foundation machines
- branch chipping machines
- hedge cutting machines
- honey presses
- mechanical clippers for animals
- mechanical germination appliances
- milling machine, tractor mounted
- stump removers
- tree felling machines
- tree transplanters
- tree uprooters
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.