Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8461
8461.40: Gear-cutting, gear-grinding or gear-finishing machines
8461.40 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8461, machine tools for planing, shaping, slotting, broaching, gear cutting, gear…, chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8461 40 00 00 Gear-cutting, gear-grinding or gear-finishing machines p/st
- Gear-cutting machines (including abrasive gear-cutting machines) p/st
- For cutting cylindrical gears p/st
- 8461 40 11 00 Numerically controlled Freep/st
- 8461 40 19 00 Other Freep/st
- For cutting other gears p/st
- 8461 40 31 00 Numerically controlled Freep/st
- 8461 40 39 00 Other Freep/st
- Gear-finishing machines p/st
- Fitted with a micrometric adjusting system, in which the positioning in any one axis can be set up to an accuracy of at least 0.01 mm p/st
- 8461 40 71 00 Numerically controlled Freep/st
- 8461 40 79 00 Other Freep/st
- 8461 40 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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
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
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
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 | £2.8m | 65.3% | +8.8% |
 China | £805k | 18.5% | +4,475.8% |
 Switzerland | £463k | 10.6% | -55.4% |
 Netherlands | £79k | 1.8% | — |
 Poland | £70k | 1.6% | +34.3% |
 Italy | £62k | 1.4% | +8.7% |
 United States | £11k | 0.3% | -41.2% |
 South Korea | £8k | 0.2% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 1.7% – 2.7% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 2.3% 
Türkiye 1.7% – 2.7% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 2.3% USA 4.4% – 5.8% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 5.1% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 7.2% – 20% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 15.7% 
Argentina Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 8.4% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$115kUS$115k+US$889k+US$6m+> US$127m
Exports: 82
- Germany: US$611m
- Switzerland: US$208m
- Japan: US$127m
- China: US$97m
- United States: US$39m
- Italy: US$26m
- South Korea: US$13m
- Taiwan: US$6m
- Spain: US$6m
- Czechia: US$5m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- France: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Sweden: US$889k
- Canada: US$864k
- Portugal: US$741k
- Thailand: US$737k
- Australia: US$729k
- Netherlands: US$671k
- Argentina: US$487k
- Russia: US$390k
- Romania: US$385k
- Lithuania: US$363k
- Moldova: US$341k
- Malaysia: US$230k
- Bulgaria: US$208k
- Slovakia: US$204k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$181k
- Austria: US$142k
- Brazil: US$134k
- Finland: US$132k
- Ireland: US$119k
- Slovenia: US$115k
- South Africa: US$106k
- Denmark: US$104k
- Saudi Arabia: US$60k
- Serbia: US$55k
- Kuwait: US$44k
- Ukraine: US$39k
- Croatia: US$26k
- Pakistan: US$21k
- Azerbaijan: US$21k
- Israel: US$17k
- Peru: US$17k
- United Arab Emirates: US$13k
- New Zealand: US$12k
- Bahrain: US$12k
- Zimbabwe: US$12k
- Cambodia: US$12k
- Mexico: US$12k
- Angola: US$11k
- Egypt: US$10k
- Montenegro: US$10k
- Cyprus: US$9k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$48kUS$48k+US$1m+US$13m+> US$44m
Imports: 163
- China: US$502m
- India: US$112m
- United States: US$83m
- Mexico: US$48m
- Russia: US$44m
- Germany: US$38m
- Italy: US$33m
- South Korea: US$27m
- France: US$25m
- Türkiye: US$24m
- Belarus: US$23m
- Brazil: US$18m
- Japan: US$15m
- Kazakhstan: US$15m
- Taiwan: US$13m
- Thailand: US$13m
- Canada: US$12m
- Spain: US$12m
- Hungary: US$12m
- United Kingdom: US$10m
- Poland: US$8m
- Australia: US$8m
- Austria: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Romania: US$4m
- Sweden: US$4m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- Malaysia: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Uzbekistan: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Iran: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$999k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$952k
- Croatia: US$939k
- Netherlands: US$877k
- Israel: US$832k
- Moldova: US$672k
- Nigeria: US$625k
- Greece: US$620k
- Philippines: US$618k
- Yemen: US$534k
- Serbia: US$468k
- Myanmar (Burma): US$465k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$376k
- Tunisia: US$263k
- Egypt: US$253k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$611m | 52.3% |
| 2 | Switzerland | US$208m | 17.8% |
| 3 | Japan | US$127m | 10.9% |
| 4 | China | US$97m | 8.3% |
| 5 | United States | US$39m | 3.3% |
| 6 | Italy | US$26m | 2.2% |
| 7 | South Korea | US$13m | 1.1% |
| 8 | Taiwan | US$6m | 0.5% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$6m | 0.5% |
| 10 |  Czechia | US$5m | 0.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$502m | 42.9% |
| 2 |  India | US$112m | 9.6% |
| 3 | United States | US$83m | 7.1% |
| 4 | Mexico | US$48m | 4.1% |
| 5 |  Russia | US$44m | 3.7% |
| 6 | Germany | US$38m | 3.3% |
| 7 | Italy | US$33m | 2.9% |
| 8 | South Korea | US$27m | 2.3% |
| 9 |  France | US$25m | 2.2% |
| 10 | Türkiye | US$24m | 2.1% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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.
- 3%median duty
- 69number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 1.3% | 0% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 4.4% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 4.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 9.3% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 9% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2.3% | 1.7% – 2.7% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 4.4% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 4.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0.3%* | 0.1% – 0.4% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0.7% | 0% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 4.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0.3%* | 0.1% – 0.4% | 2023 |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 8% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 2.3% | 1.7% – 2.7% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 5.1% | 4.4% – 5.8% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 9.3% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · 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
- 73175 Gear-cutting, gear-grinding/gear-finishing machines
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 212010
- CPC 2.1 product
- 44216 Machine-tools for deburring, sharpening, grinding, honing, lapping, polishing or otherwise finishing metal, sintered metal carbides or cermets by means of grinding stones, abrasives or polishing products; machine-tools for planing, shaping, slotting, broaching, gear cutting, gear grinding or gear finishing, sawing, cutting-off and other machine-tools working by removing metal, sintered metal carbides or cermets n.e.c.
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2822 Manufacture of metal-forming machinery and machine tools
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8461.40 | changed |
| 2012 | 8461.40 | changed |
| 2007 | 8461.40 | changed |
| 2002 | 8461.40 | changed |
| 1996 | 8461.40 | changed |
| 1992 | 8461.40 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
- 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 8461.40 covers 7 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8461.40 into 7 tariff lines; the duty is between 1.7% and 2.7% (average 2.3%).
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 £4.4m (up 10% on the year before), at an average of £21.13 per kg; Germany supplied 65%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$1.2bn in 2024, up 2.9% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 52.3% of the total, ahead of Switzerland.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for gear-cutting, gear-grinding or gear-finishing machines?
Gear-cutting, gear-grinding or gear-finishing machines fall under HS subheading 8461.40, part of heading 8461, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on gear-cutting, gear-grinding or gear-finishing… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8461.40 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 gear-cutting, gear-grinding or gear-finishing… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8461.40 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7% to 2.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most gear-cutting, gear-grinding or gear-finishing…?
Germany, with US$611m in 2024 (52.3% 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 Germany (65%), China (19%) and Switzerland (11%), out of total imports of £4.4m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.