Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8442

8442.40

8442.40: Parts of the foregoing machinery, apparatus or equipment

Subheading 8442.40 belongs to heading 8442 (machinery, apparatus and equipment) in chapter 84.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 2
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 8442 40 00 00 Parts of the foregoing machinery, apparatus or equipment 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 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 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£3.5m+5.6% · previous 12 months
Average import price£22.87 per kg
Jan 2024: £442kFeb 2024: £483kMar 2024: £700kApr 2024: £331kMay 2024: £369kJun 2024: £414kJul 2024: £1.1mAug 2024: £267kSept 2024: £458kOct 2024: £275kNov 2024: £281kDec 2024: £185kJan 2025: £365kFeb 2025: £256kMar 2025: £319kApr 2025: £225kMay 2025: £143kJun 2025: £202kJul 2025: £222kAug 2025: £410kSept 2025: £212kOct 2025: £657kNov 2025: £177kDec 2025: £225kJan 2026: £474kFeb 2026: £400kMar 2026: £191kApr 2026: £188kMay 2026: £241kJun 2026: £169kJul 2026: £325kAug 2026: £268k 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
Poland £739k 21% +77%
Germany £739k 21% +89.6%
United States £519k 14.7% -7.5%
Italy £347k 9.9% -4.6%
Japan £264k 7.5% +24.1%
China £239k 6.8% -16.2%
Czechia £164k 4.6% +28.3%
United Kingdom £113k 3.2% -50.4%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

8442.40 · US$185m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$79kUS$79k+US$1m+US$5m+> US$17m

Exports: 99
  1. Germany: US$35m
  2. Italy: US$20m
  3. China: US$17m
  4. Japan: US$12m
  5. United States: US$12m
  6. United Kingdom: US$11m
  7. Bulgaria: US$10m
  8. Belgium: US$10m
  9. Canada: US$10m
  10. Malaysia: US$5m
  11. Netherlands: US$5m
  12. France: US$4m
  13. Poland: US$3m
  14. Spain: US$3m
  15. Türkiye: US$3m
  16. Singapore: US$3m
  17. Switzerland: US$3m
  18. Czechia: US$2m
  19. Slovakia: US$2m
  20. South Korea: US$2m
  21. Hungary: US$2m
  22. Austria: US$2m
  23. Vietnam: US$1m
  24. Taiwan: US$1m
  25. Denmark: US$1m
  26. Israel: US$1m
  27. Hong Kong SAR China: US$761k
  28. Romania: US$716k
  29. India: US$640k
  30. Sweden: US$615k
  31. Thailand: US$596k
  32. Ireland: US$550k
  33. Croatia: US$402k
  34. Finland: US$398k
  35. Mexico: US$310k
  36. Greece: US$295k
  37. Australia: US$229k
  38. Portugal: US$221k
  39. New Zealand: US$186k
  40. Slovenia: US$152k
  41. Brazil: US$125k
  42. Norway: US$117k
  43. Lithuania: US$115k
  44. Russia: US$107k
  45. South Africa: US$103k
  46. Philippines: US$97k
  47. Latvia: US$93k
  48. Luxembourg: US$79k
  49. Saudi Arabia: US$74k
  50. Serbia: US$64k
  51. Uruguay: US$54k
  52. Indonesia: US$53k
  53. Cuba: US$32k
  54. El Salvador: US$32k
  55. Malta: US$31k
  56. Estonia: US$25k
  57. United Arab Emirates: US$22k
  58. Dominican Republic: US$18k
  59. Pakistan: US$14k
  60. Iceland: US$13k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$35m 18.7%
2 Italy US$20m 10.7%
3 China US$17m 9.2%
4 Japan US$12m 6.4%
5 United States US$12m 6.4%
6 United Kingdom US$11m 6%
7 Bulgaria US$10m 5.6%
8 Belgium US$10m 5.4%
9 Canada US$10m 5.3%
10 Malaysia US$5m 2.7%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$22m 11.8%
2 Germany US$17m 9%
3 Netherlands US$14m 7.3%
4 Romania US$12m 6.7%
5 France US$11m 5.8%
6 Spain US$10m 5.3%
7 Malaysia US$9m 4.8%
8 China US$7m 4%
9 United Kingdom US$6m 3.5%
10 Italy US$4m 2.4%

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8442.40; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 8442.40 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where 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 these goods into the UK came to £3.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 6% on the year before); Poland supplied 21%, followed by Germany.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$185m (−15.7% year on year).

The largest exporter was Germany (US$35m), followed by Italy.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for parts of the foregoing machinery, apparatus or equipment?

Parts of the foregoing machinery, apparatus or equipment fall under HS subheading 8442.40, part of heading 8442, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on parts of the foregoing machinery, apparatus or… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8442.40 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 parts of the foregoing machinery, apparatus or… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8442.40 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 parts of the foregoing machinery, apparatus or…?

Germany, with US$35m in 2024 (18.7% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods 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 these goods?

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 these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Poland (21%), Germany (21%) and United States (15%), out of total imports of £3.5m.