Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8449
8449.00: Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats
8449.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8449, machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or…, chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8449 00 00 00 Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats
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 scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Portugal | £540k | 25.7% | +14.3% |
 China | £532k | 25.3% | +379.1% |
 Germany | £341k | 16.2% | -74.7% |
 Austria | £289k | 13.7% | +26.7% |
 Italy | £162k | 7.7% | -82.3% |
 United States | £89k | 4.2% | -61.2% |
 Netherlands | £36k | 1.7% | -47.9% |
 Vietnam | £34k | 1.6% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$164.8kUS$164.8k+US$2.2m+US$10.8m+> US$64.6m
Exports: 81
- Germany: US$238.8m
- China: US$184.6m
- Italy: US$64.6m
- Portugal: US$63.9m
- France: US$43.1m
- Austria: US$34.1m
- Singapore: US$11.7m
- Taiwan: US$10.8m
- South Korea: US$9.3m
- Japan: US$8.7m
- Switzerland: US$6.7m
- United States: US$6m
- Czechia: US$4.6m
- Belgium: US$4.6m
- Spain: US$3.5m
- Türkiye: US$3.4m
- Sweden: US$2.8m
- Denmark: US$2.6m
- Canada: US$2.4m
- Israel: US$2.2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.1m
- Australia: US$1.9m
- Poland: US$1.6m
- Hungary: US$1.2m
- Slovenia: US$1.2m
- Bulgaria: US$1.1m
- Norway: US$1.1m
- United Kingdom: US$820.2k
- India: US$656.1k
- Croatia: US$629k
- Brazil: US$562.8k
- Slovakia: US$499.7k
- Netherlands: US$380.7k
- Thailand: US$317.1k
- Finland: US$281.4k
- Russia: US$258.2k
- Peru: US$207.6k
- Sri Lanka: US$199.9k
- Indonesia: US$164.8k
- Egypt: US$135k
- Malaysia: US$116.6k
- Bolivia: US$112.6k
- Pakistan: US$98.1k
- New Zealand: US$86k
- Luxembourg: US$84.7k
- Mexico: US$82.1k
- Saudi Arabia: US$81.4k
- Paraguay: US$80.2k
- Serbia: US$74.8k
- Vietnam: US$46.5k
- Lithuania: US$45.7k
- Panama: US$43.9k
- Estonia: US$40.3k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$33.8k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$29.1k
- Honduras: US$25.6k
- Nepal: US$22.6k
- Romania: US$16.7k
- Kenya: US$15k
- Morocco: US$13.5k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$232.9kUS$232.9k+US$3m+US$10.9m+> US$45.4m
Imports: 150
- United States: US$110.4m
- Sweden: US$52.6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$46.5m
- India: US$46.3m
- China: US$45.4m
- Germany: US$40.1m
- Türkiye: US$34.2m
- Mexico: US$33.3m
- Vietnam: US$30.1m
- Japan: US$20.5m
- Singapore: US$19.3m
- Finland: US$16.2m
- France: US$15.3m
- Australia: US$12.5m
- Indonesia: US$10.9m
- Brazil: US$10.3m
- Egypt: US$9.3m
- Bangladesh: US$9.2m
- Slovenia: US$9m
- Malaysia: US$8.5m
- Kazakhstan: US$8.4m
- Russia: US$8.3m
- Thailand: US$7.9m
- South Korea: US$7.8m
- Poland: US$7.2m
- Czechia: US$7.2m
- Uzbekistan: US$7m
- Belgium: US$6.7m
- Spain: US$5.5m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$4.8m
- Italy: US$4.7m
- Algeria: US$4.2m
- Israel: US$4.1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$3.7m
- Canada: US$3.4m
- Bulgaria: US$3.3m
- Iraq: US$3m
- Austria: US$2.6m
- Netherlands: US$2.4m
- Angola: US$2.3m
- South Africa: US$2.3m
- United Kingdom: US$2.3m
- Taiwan: US$2.2m
- Portugal: US$2.2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Turkmenistan: US$1.8m
- Pakistan: US$1.7m
- Ukraine: US$1.2m
- Nigeria: US$1.2m
- Lithuania: US$1.2m
- Morocco: US$1.1m
- Denmark: US$1.1m
- Ethiopia: US$1.1m
- New Zealand: US$922.7k
- Bahamas: US$867k
- Argentina: US$854.1k
- Iran: US$827.5k
- Croatia: US$821k
- Jordan: US$645.3k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$238.8m | 32.9% |
| 2 | China | US$184.6m | 25.5% |
| 3 | Italy | US$64.6m | 8.9% |
| 4 | Portugal | US$63.9m | 8.8% |
| 5 |  France | US$43.1m | 5.9% |
| 6 | Austria | US$34.1m | 4.7% |
| 7 |  Singapore | US$11.7m | 1.6% |
| 8 |  Taiwan | US$10.8m | 1.5% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$9.3m | 1.3% |
| 10 |  Japan | US$8.7m | 1.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$110.4m | 15.2% |
| 2 |  Sweden | US$52.6m | 7.3% |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia | US$46.5m | 6.4% |
| 4 |  India | US$46.3m | 6.4% |
| 5 | China | US$45.4m | 6.3% |
| 6 | Germany | US$40.1m | 5.5% |
| 7 |  Türkiye | US$34.2m | 4.7% |
| 8 |  Mexico | US$33.3m | 4.6% |
| 9 | Vietnam | US$30.1m | 4.2% |
| 10 | Japan | US$20.5m | 2.8% |
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.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8449.00; the duty is 1.7%.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 8449.00 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 1.7%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard ; 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 £2.1m (down 46% on the year before), at an average of £16.17 per kg; Portugal supplied 26%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$725m in 2024, down 6.9% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 32.9% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats?
Machinery for the manufacture or finishing of felt or nonwovens in the piece or in shapes, including machinery for making felt hats; blocks for making hats fall under HS subheading 8449.00, part of heading 8449, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on machinery for the manufacture or finishing of… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8449.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on machinery for the manufacture or finishing of… in the EU?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 8449.00 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 machinery for the manufacture or finishing of…?
Germany, with US$238.8m in 2024 (32.9% 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 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 Portugal (26%), China (25%) and Germany (16%), out of total imports of £2.1m.