Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8442
8442.50: Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished)
8442.50 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8442, machinery, apparatus and equipment, chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK from Barbados
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8442 50 00 00 Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) Free
Additional duties and import rulesBarbados
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
No additional measures recorded for this origin.
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £4.1m | 30.8% | +128.9% |
 Poland | £1.7m | 12.9% | +2.6% |
 Germany | £1.6m | 11.7% | -32.3% |
 United States | £1.5m | 11.6% | -57.7% |
 Italy | £735k | 5.5% | -0% |
 Switzerland | £616k | 4.6% | -29.1% |
 Malta | £529k | 4% | +41.6% |
 Netherlands | £410k | 3.1% | +5.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$190kUS$190k+US$2m+US$16m+> US$53m
Exports: 118
- China: US$122m
- Germany: US$118m
- Switzerland: US$54m
- United States: US$53m
- Italy: US$43m
- Poland: US$24m
- Japan: US$21m
- Czechia: US$20m
- Netherlands: US$17m
- Spain: US$17m
- United Kingdom: US$16m
- Türkiye: US$16m
- India: US$15m
- France: US$14m
- Malaysia: US$14m
- Austria: US$14m
- South Korea: US$11m
- Belgium: US$11m
- Denmark: US$6m
- Romania: US$5m
- Hungary: US$5m
- Greece: US$5m
- Canada: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Brazil: US$4m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Portugal: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Kenya: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Vietnam: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Indonesia: US$1m
- Malta: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Bahrain: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$765k
- Australia: US$674k
- Ukraine: US$633k
- Estonia: US$609k
- Bulgaria: US$588k
- Serbia: US$583k
- Armenia: US$568k
- Egypt: US$495k
- Israel: US$423k
- Ireland: US$375k
- New Zealand: US$364k
- Cambodia: US$315k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$299k
- Costa Rica: US$282k
- El Salvador: US$279k
- Uzbekistan: US$190k
- Luxembourg: US$189k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$543kUS$543k+US$3m+US$12m+> US$22m
Imports: 191
- Germany: US$72m
- United States: US$32m
- France: US$31m
- China: US$24m
- Italy: US$23m
- Russia: US$22m
- Poland: US$21m
- Austria: US$21m
- Vietnam: US$20m
- India: US$19m
- Netherlands: US$19m
- Mexico: US$18m
- United Kingdom: US$17m
- Türkiye: US$17m
- Indonesia: US$14m
- Switzerland: US$14m
- Thailand: US$14m
- Portugal: US$14m
- Malaysia: US$12m
- Spain: US$11m
- Canada: US$11m
- Czechia: US$10m
- South Korea: US$10m
- Hungary: US$9m
- Belgium: US$8m
- Pakistan: US$8m
- Taiwan: US$7m
- Sweden: US$6m
- Greece: US$5m
- Japan: US$5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5m
- Egypt: US$5m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Romania: US$5m
- Bangladesh: US$5m
- Serbia: US$5m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- Kazakhstan: US$4m
- Dominican Republic: US$4m
- Philippines: US$4m
- Finland: US$4m
- Nigeria: US$4m
- Jamaica: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Croatia: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$3m
- Laos: US$3m
- Malta: US$3m
- Morocco: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Algeria: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Iran: US$2m
- Tanzania: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Israel: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$122m | 18% |
| 2 | Germany | US$118m | 17.4% |
| 3 | Switzerland | US$54m | 8% |
| 4 | United States | US$53m | 7.8% |
| 5 | Italy | US$43m | 6.3% |
| 6 | Poland | US$24m | 3.6% |
| 7 |  Japan | US$21m | 3% |
| 8 |  Czechia | US$20m | 3% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$17m | 2.5% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$17m | 2.4% |
Subheading 8442.50 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8442.50; the duty is duty-free.
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 these goods worth £13.3m (down 11% on the year before), at an average of £8.84 per kg; China supplied 31%, followed by Poland.
World trade in these goods reached US$679m in 2024, up 0.7% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 18% of the total, ahead of Germany.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished)?
Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished) fall under HS subheading 8442.50, part of heading 8442, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on plates, cylinders and other printing components in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8442.50 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 plates, cylinders and other printing components in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8442.50 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 plates, cylinders and other printing components?
China, with US$122m in 2024 (18% 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 China (31%), Poland (13%) and Germany (12%), out of total imports of £13.3m.