Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8438
8438.10: Bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products
Bakery and pasta machinery
8438.10 is the HS subheading for bakery and pasta machinery, under heading 8438 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8438 10 00 00 Bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products
- 8438 10 10 00 Bakery machinery Free
- 8438 10 90 00 Machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products 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 2
- 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)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 lines
Import requirements 2
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £45.2m | 31% | +81.9% | |
| £41.2m | 28.2% | +90% | |
| £18.4m | 12.6% | +129.1% | |
| £13.6m | 9.3% | +378.6% | |
| £4m | 2.7% | -19.9% | |
| £3.8m | 2.6% | -33.3% | |
| £3.1m | 2.1% | -60.5% | |
| £2.9m | 2% | +147.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$296kUS$296k+US$4m+US$39m+> US$235m
Exports: 142
- Italy: US$892m
- China: US$392m
- Germany: US$278m
- Netherlands: US$241m
- United States: US$235m
- Austria: US$144m
- France: US$116m
- Japan: US$112m
- Türkiye: US$105m
- Belgium: US$66m
- Canada: US$58m
- Denmark: US$46m
- South Korea: US$46m
- Switzerland: US$45m
- Taiwan: US$39m
- Spain: US$39m
- United Kingdom: US$37m
- Mexico: US$34m
- Czechia: US$23m
- Poland: US$21m
- Hungary: US$19m
- India: US$19m
- South Africa: US$17m
- Slovenia: US$16m
- Greece: US$14m
- Brazil: US$14m
- Slovakia: US$13m
- Portugal: US$12m
- Lithuania: US$12m
- Sweden: US$11m
- Serbia: US$9m
- Lebanon: US$7m
- Kazakhstan: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$7m
- Bulgaria: US$7m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Finland: US$4m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Croatia: US$3m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Philippines: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Estonia: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Israel: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Eswatini: US$1m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$958k
- Iran: US$944k
- Egypt: US$913k
- Saudi Arabia: US$873k
- Chile: US$833k
- Colombia: US$775k
- Zambia: US$770k
- Ghana: US$662k
- Norway: US$644k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3mUS$3m+US$13m+US$43m+> US$105m
Imports: 208
- United States: US$364m
- Mexico: US$139m
- Germany: US$134m
- Poland: US$120m
- Russia: US$116m
- France: US$111m
- Canada: US$105m
- Spain: US$98m
- Brazil: US$89m
- Türkiye: US$79m
- United Kingdom: US$79m
- Indonesia: US$78m
- India: US$77m
- Saudi Arabia: US$63m
- Algeria: US$53m
- China: US$53m
- Vietnam: US$51m
- Australia: US$46m
- South Korea: US$46m
- Switzerland: US$45m
- Austria: US$43m
- Romania: US$42m
- Italy: US$42m
- Belgium: US$42m
- Netherlands: US$41m
- Malaysia: US$38m
- Kazakhstan: US$37m
- Greece: US$36m
- United Arab Emirates: US$33m
- Ukraine: US$31m
- Thailand: US$30m
- Portugal: US$30m
- South Africa: US$29m
- Czechia: US$28m
- Egypt: US$25m
- Philippines: US$24m
- Japan: US$23m
- Chile: US$23m
- Hungary: US$23m
- Morocco: US$20m
- Serbia: US$19m
- Dominican Republic: US$19m
- Iran: US$19m
- Croatia: US$18m
- Guatemala: US$17m
- Israel: US$17m
- Lithuania: US$16m
- Pakistan: US$16m
- Slovakia: US$15m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$14m
- Oman: US$14m
- Taiwan: US$13m
- Libya: US$12m
- Zimbabwe: US$12m
- Sweden: US$12m
- Colombia: US$12m
- Iraq: US$11m
- Bulgaria: US$11m
- Argentina: US$11m
- Nigeria: US$11m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$892m | 27.7% | |
| 2 | US$392m | 12.2% | |
| 3 | US$278m | 8.6% | |
| 4 | US$241m | 7.5% | |
| 5 | US$235m | 7.3% | |
| 6 | US$144m | 4.5% | |
| 7 | US$116m | 3.6% | |
| 8 | US$112m | 3.5% | |
| 9 | US$105m | 3.3% | |
| 10 | US$66m | 2.1% |
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.
- 3%median duty
- 70number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1.7% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.3% | 0% – 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0.4%* | 0.3% – 0.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 7.3% | 0% – 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0.5%* | 0.4% – 0.7% | 2023 | |
| 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 7% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 6.7% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 72722 Machinery, n.e.s., for the industrial preparation/manufacture of food/drink
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 112010
- CPC 2.1 product
- 44516 Machinery n.e.c. for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink (including fats or oils)
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2825 Manufacture of machinery for food, beverage and tobacco processing
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8438.10 | changed |
| 2012 | 8438.10 | changed |
| 2007 | 8438.10 | changed |
| 2002 | 8438.10 | changed |
| 1996 | 8438.10 | changed |
| 1992 | 8438.10 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 2
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.
- N300878 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Planetary and Spiral Mixers from China.
- 600013458 HMRC
A free-standing commercial 29 litre planetary commercial mixer for mixing large quantities of ingredients in the bakery/catering industry. It has a maximum flour capacity of 7.5kg and a maximum dough capacity of 11.3kg. The mixer has a 1.5kW motor and weighs 160kg. It is supplied with a whisk,…
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8438.10 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8438.10 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 1.7%.
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 bakery and pasta machinery into the UK came to £146m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 43% on the year before); Netherlands supplied 31%, followed by Italy.
In 2024, countries exported bakery and pasta machinery worth US$3bn (+2.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was Italy (US$892m), followed by China.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products?
Bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products fall under HS subheading 8438.10, part of heading 8438, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on bakery machinery and machinery for the… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8438.10 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 bakery machinery and machinery for the… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8438.10 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 bakery machinery and machinery for the…?
Italy, with US$892m in 2024 (27.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export bakery and pasta 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 bakery and pasta 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 bakery and pasta machinery from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Netherlands (31%), Italy (28%) and Germany (13%), out of total imports of £146m.
Typical products
- dough dividing machines
- dough or pastry mixers
- industrial kneading machines
- mixing machines for macaroni paste
- pasta extruding presses
- pasta twisting machines
- pastry stamps
- ravioli filling machines
- slicing machines for bread or cake
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.