Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8443
8443.99: Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates: parts and accessories, other
Printer and copier parts and accessories
Official description Other
8443.99 is the HS subheading for printer and copier parts and accessories, under heading 8443 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8443 99 00 00 Other
- 8443 99 10 00 Electronic assemblies Free
- 8443 99 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 3
- 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)
- 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 3
- 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
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Japan | £252.7m | 28.7% | -3.5% |
 China | £182.9m | 20.8% | -6.4% |
 Malaysia | £142.9m | 16.3% | +5.3% |
 Poland | £63.4m | 7.2% | +21.3% |
 United States | £42.7m | 4.9% | -10% |
 Vietnam | £35.1m | 4% | -9% |
 Thailand | £23.2m | 2.6% | +1.6% |
 Germany | £17.8m | 2% | +3.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
Brazil 7.2% – 12.6% General (MFN) 19 tariff lines · average 10.6% 
Argentina Free General (MFN) 20 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 22 tariff lines Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC Free General (MFN) 5 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$193kUS$193k+US$9m+US$349m+> US$2bn
Exports: 201
- Japan: US$10.3bn
- China: US$8.9bn
- Malaysia: US$4.7bn
- Germany: US$2.7bn
- Netherlands: US$2.1bn
- Vietnam: US$2bn
- United States: US$1.7bn
- Singapore: US$1.2bn
- Thailand: US$1bn
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$776m
- United Kingdom: US$709m
- France: US$680m
- Indonesia: US$675m
- Czechia: US$549m
- Mexico: US$495m
- Philippines: US$444m
- Poland: US$430m
- Taiwan: US$401m
- Italy: US$354m
- Ireland: US$349m
- Belgium: US$280m
- Spain: US$208m
- Switzerland: US$172m
- Austria: US$159m
- South Korea: US$138m
- Hungary: US$115m
- Slovakia: US$108m
- Israel: US$98m
- Denmark: US$82m
- Sweden: US$68m
- Estonia: US$63m
- South Africa: US$61m
- India: US$59m
- Canada: US$59m
- Romania: US$42m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$41m
- Morocco: US$37m
- United Arab Emirates: US$37m
- Türkiye: US$33m
- Portugal: US$31m
- Lithuania: US$30m
- Slovenia: US$30m
- Serbia: US$27m
- Australia: US$22m
- Ukraine: US$19m
- Croatia: US$18m
- Greece: US$16m
- Bulgaria: US$14m
- Macao SAR China: US$9m
- Latvia: US$9m
- Kazakhstan: US$7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- Brazil: US$7m
- New Zealand: US$7m
- Costa Rica: US$6m
- Finland: US$5m
- Russia: US$4m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$3m
- Norway: US$3m
- Panama: US$2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$7mUS$7m+US$55m+US$459m+> US$1.8bn
Imports: 222
- United States: US$7.5bn
- Germany: US$4.3bn
- Netherlands: US$3.5bn
- China: US$2.3bn
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.2bn
- Singapore: US$1.8bn
- France: US$1.8bn
- Japan: US$1.6bn
- Vietnam: US$1.3bn
- United Kingdom: US$1bn
- Italy: US$930m
- Czechia: US$920m
- Thailand: US$835m
- Canada: US$825m
- Mexico: US$809m
- Poland: US$649m
- Spain: US$594m
- India: US$542m
- South Korea: US$538m
- Malaysia: US$534m
- Brazil: US$505m
- Switzerland: US$490m
- Austria: US$459m
- Belgium: US$420m
- United Arab Emirates: US$366m
- Philippines: US$342m
- Australia: US$339m
- South Africa: US$305m
- Sweden: US$262m
- Russia: US$245m
- Israel: US$241m
- Saudi Arabia: US$202m
- Türkiye: US$201m
- Taiwan: US$190m
- Indonesia: US$186m
- Denmark: US$175m
- Ireland: US$165m
- Hungary: US$155m
- Chile: US$149m
- Romania: US$133m
- Slovakia: US$132m
- Portugal: US$124m
- Norway: US$119m
- Estonia: US$117m
- Morocco: US$88m
- Greece: US$83m
- Peru: US$80m
- Argentina: US$79m
- Finland: US$74m
- Panama: US$71m
- Croatia: US$69m
- Colombia: US$69m
- Kazakhstan: US$56m
- New Zealand: US$56m
- Serbia: US$55m
- Lithuania: US$55m
- Slovenia: US$54m
- Qatar: US$49m
- Kuwait: US$47m
- Bulgaria: US$44m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | US$10.3bn | 24.1% |
| 2 | China | US$8.9bn | 21% |
| 3 | Malaysia | US$4.7bn | 11.1% |
| 4 | Germany | US$2.7bn | 6.4% |
| 5 |  Netherlands | US$2.1bn | 4.8% |
| 6 | Vietnam | US$2bn | 4.7% |
| 7 | United States | US$1.7bn | 3.9% |
| 8 |  Singapore | US$1.2bn | 2.8% |
| 9 | Thailand | US$1bn | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$776m | 1.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$7.5bn | 17.5% |
| 2 | Germany | US$4.3bn | 10.1% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$3.5bn | 8.3% |
| 4 | China | US$2.3bn | 5.5% |
| 5 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$2.2bn | 5.1% |
| 6 | Singapore | US$1.8bn | 4.3% |
| 7 |  France | US$1.8bn | 4.2% |
| 8 | Japan | US$1.6bn | 3.6% |
| 9 | Vietnam | US$1.3bn | 3.1% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$1bn | 2.4% |
Import duty on this product around the world 162
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.
- 2.5%median duty
- 74number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 30%highest: Algeria, Bermuda, Bahamas
162
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bahamas | 23% | 0% – 45% | 2022 |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 4.5% | 0% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Chad | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 15% | 10% – 20% | 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 | 2.4% | 0% – 3% | 2023 |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 12% | 5% – 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2023 |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 4.5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Indonesia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Iran | 11% | 5% – 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 13% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 7.5% | 2.5% – 18% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 6% | 3% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 3% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0.6% | 0% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
| Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 1% | 0% – 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 1.3% | 0% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 5% | 0% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · 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
- 75197 Parts & accessories of heading 751.9
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 611220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 44922 Parts for the goods of subclasses 44914, 44917 and 45150
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2817 Manufacture of office machinery and equipment (except computers and peripheral equipment)2829 Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8443.99 | changed |
| 2012 | 8443.99 | changed |
| 2007 | 8443.99 | changed |
| 2002 | 8443.60, 8443.90, 8473.30, 8473.40, 8473.50, 8517.90, 9009.91, 9009.92, 9009.93, 9009.99 | changed |
| 1996 | 8443.60, 8443.90, 8473.30, 8473.40, 8473.50, 8517.90, 9009.90 | changed |
| 1992 | 8443.60, 8443.90, 8473.10, 8473.21, 8473.29, 8473.30, 8473.40, 8517.90, 9009.90 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 17
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.
- N340288 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a Tissue-Tek AutoWrite DUO Kit from Taiwan
- N340286 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a Tissue-Tek AutoWrite Ink Cartridge Kit from the Netherlands
- N326354 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of printer parts from China.
- N308933 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a HP Laser Toner Reload Kit from China.
- N305345 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a printing ink cartridge and makeup ink cartridge from Japan.
- N304113 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Flex Circuit Assemblies from China
- 600014817 HMRC
An Inkjet printhead for use in high capacity printing applications such as label printing using an ultra violet ink. the 4 inch wide printhead can contain more than 2,500 individual jetting elements to provide a resolution of between 150dpi and 1,200dpi. The printhead works by piezo electronic…
- 600014818 HMRC
An Inkjet printhead for use in high capacity printing applications such as label printing using a water based ink. The 4 inch wide printhead can contain more than 2,500 individual jetting elements to provide a resolution of between 150dpi and 1,200dpi. The printhead works by piezo electronic…
- 600014427 HMRC
A Thermal Printhead assembly for use in high volume printing systems. It operates by passing a current through it to produce heat, which creates an image on a heat sensitive medium passing the printhead. Individual heating elements are each able to produce a dot, which together produce the image.…
17 rulings in total for this code
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
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8443.99 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8443.99 into 2 tariff lines; 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 printer and copier parts and accessories worth £879m (down 2% on the year before), at an average of £47.06 per kg; Japan supplied 29%, followed by China.
World trade in printer and copier parts and accessories reached US$42.6bn in 2024, up 4% on 2023.
Japan was the largest exporter with 24.1% of the total, ahead of China.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for printing machinery used for printing by means of plates: parts and accessories, other?
Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates: parts and accessories, other fall under HS subheading 8443.99, part of heading 8443, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on printing machinery used for printing by means of… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8443.99 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 printing machinery used for printing by means of… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8443.99 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 printing machinery used for printing by means of…?
Japan, with US$10.3bn in 2024 (24.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export printer and copier parts and accessories 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 printer and copier parts and accessories?
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 printer and copier parts and accessories from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Japan (29%), China (21%) and Malaysia (16%), out of total imports of £879m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.