Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8443
8443.13: Other offset printing machinery
Other offset printing machines
8443.13 is the HS subheading for other offset printing machines, under heading 8443 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8443 13 00 00 Other offset printing machinery p/st
- Sheet fed p/st
- 8443 13 10 00 Used Freep/st
- New, taking sheets of a size p/st
- 8443 13 32 00 Not exceeding 53 × 75 cm Freep/st
- 8443 13 34 00 Exceeding 53 × 75 cm but not exceeding 75 × 107 cm Freep/st
- 8443 13 38 00 Exceeding 75 × 107 cm Freep/st
- 8443 13 90 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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £27.2m | 59.7% | -44.4% |
 Japan | £7.1m | 15.7% | +5% |
 China | £4.7m | 10.3% | +408.7% |
 Brazil | £1.7m | 3.8% | +58,216.3% |
 United States | £1.7m | 3.7% | +69.5% |
 Italy | £1.3m | 2.8% | +124.2% |
 Hungary | £1.3m | 2.8% | — |
 Spain | £180k | 0.4% | -85.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$491.4kUS$491.4k+US$4.3m+US$19.4m+> US$73.3m
Exports: 116
- Germany: US$1.1bn
- Japan: US$426.6m
- China: US$218.2m
- United Kingdom: US$73.3m
- United States: US$71m
- Italy: US$52.8m
- France: US$42.9m
- Netherlands: US$36.5m
- Austria: US$32.4m
- Czechia: US$27.1m
- Switzerland: US$24.1m
- Spain: US$19.4m
- South Korea: US$18.2m
- Croatia: US$16.9m
- Belgium: US$16.2m
- Thailand: US$13.5m
- Israel: US$12m
- Poland: US$12m
- Türkiye: US$10.6m
- Canada: US$10.3m
- Malaysia: US$10.2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$8.4m
- Taiwan: US$7.1m
- Denmark: US$5.6m
- Brazil: US$5.3m
- India: US$4.9m
- Singapore: US$4.6m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4.3m
- Sweden: US$3.4m
- Australia: US$3.3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Portugal: US$2.9m
- Ireland: US$2.8m
- Djibouti: US$2.8m
- Slovakia: US$2.6m
- Hungary: US$2.5m
- Bulgaria: US$2.2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$1.9m
- Latvia: US$1.8m
- Bahrain: US$1.8m
- Indonesia: US$1.6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.5m
- Finland: US$1.4m
- Dominican Republic: US$1.1m
- Chile: US$1.1m
- Norway: US$1.1m
- Romania: US$1.1m
- El Salvador: US$1m
- Tunisia: US$1m
- Colombia: US$995.9k
- New Zealand: US$877.2k
- Morocco: US$695.6k
- Serbia: US$663.6k
- Kuwait: US$531k
- Estonia: US$491.4k
- Philippines: US$444.3k
- Paraguay: US$396.7k
- Peru: US$394.5k
- Sri Lanka: US$333.3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.4mUS$1.4m+US$7.9m+US$31.9m+> US$72.3m
Imports: 184
- China: US$508.9m
- United States: US$157.5m
- India: US$141.7m
- Brazil: US$90.8m
- Vietnam: US$77.9m
- Türkiye: US$72.3m
- France: US$60m
- Mexico: US$59.6m
- South Korea: US$58.4m
- United Kingdom: US$57.4m
- Poland: US$56m
- Italy: US$55.1m
- Germany: US$52.7m
- Japan: US$51.6m
- Netherlands: US$51.2m
- Indonesia: US$41.8m
- Thailand: US$37m
- Canada: US$32.1m
- Belgium: US$31.9m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$30.5m
- Spain: US$28.2m
- Austria: US$26.2m
- Russia: US$26m
- Saudi Arabia: US$25.2m
- Czechia: US$24.6m
- Switzerland: US$21.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$21m
- Australia: US$20.4m
- Taiwan: US$18.6m
- Egypt: US$17.7m
- Croatia: US$16.3m
- Malaysia: US$16.3m
- Pakistan: US$16m
- Israel: US$14.2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$12.9m
- Hungary: US$12.1m
- Slovenia: US$11.8m
- Bangladesh: US$11.8m
- Portugal: US$11.7m
- Nigeria: US$10.7m
- Algeria: US$10m
- Philippines: US$9.4m
- Cambodia: US$8.8m
- Greece: US$8.5m
- Ecuador: US$8m
- South Africa: US$7.9m
- Colombia: US$7.7m
- Tunisia: US$7.7m
- Singapore: US$7m
- Ukraine: US$6.8m
- Armenia: US$6.8m
- Peru: US$6.5m
- New Zealand: US$6.5m
- Uzbekistan: US$6.2m
- Morocco: US$6.1m
- Slovakia: US$5.2m
- Latvia: US$5.1m
- Romania: US$5.1m
- Bulgaria: US$5m
- Dominican Republic: US$5m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$1.1bn | 47.3% |
| 2 | Japan | US$426.6m | 18.2% |
| 3 | China | US$218.2m | 9.3% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$73.3m | 3.1% |
| 5 | United States | US$71m | 3% |
| 6 | Italy | US$52.8m | 2.3% |
| 7 |  France | US$42.9m | 1.8% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$36.5m | 1.6% |
| 9 |  Austria | US$32.4m | 1.4% |
| 10 |  Czechia | US$27.1m | 1.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$508.9m | 21.7% |
| 2 | United States | US$157.5m | 6.7% |
| 3 |  India | US$141.7m | 6% |
| 4 | Brazil | US$90.8m | 3.9% |
| 5 |  Vietnam | US$77.9m | 3.3% |
| 6 |  Türkiye | US$72.3m | 3.1% |
| 7 | France | US$60m | 2.6% |
| 8 |  Mexico | US$59.6m | 2.5% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$58.4m | 2.5% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$57.4m | 2.4% |
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.
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8443.13 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8443.13 into 5 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 offset printing machines worth £45.6m (down 30% on the year before), at an average of £18.37 per kg; Germany supplied 60%, followed by Japan.
World trade in other offset printing machines reached US$2.3bn in 2024, down 11% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 47.3% of the total, ahead of Japan.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other offset printing machinery?
Other offset printing machinery fall under HS subheading 8443.13, part of heading 8443, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other offset printing machinery in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8443.13 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 offset printing machinery in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8443.13 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 offset printing machinery?
Germany, with US$1.1bn in 2024 (47.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export other offset printing machines 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 offset printing machines?
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 offset printing machines from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (60%), Japan (16%) and China (10%), out of total imports of £45.6m.