Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8462
8462.24: Numerically controlled panel benders
Subheading 8462.24 belongs to heading 8462 (machine tools) in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8462 24 00 00 Numerically controlled panel benders 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 1
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | £4.4m | 73.1% | +127.6% |
 Italy | £757k | 12.7% | +40.1% |
 Germany | £496k | 8.3% | -18.2% |
 Türkiye | £304k | 5.1% | +183.1% |
 China | £49k | 0.8% | +4,592.2% |
 Switzerland | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Ireland | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$106.6kUS$106.6k+US$604.2k+US$23.5m+> US$81.3m
Exports: 53
- Austria: US$109.3m
- Italy: US$81.3m
- Germany: US$52.2m
- Switzerland: US$51.7m
- China: US$23.5m
- United Kingdom: US$18.2m
- Türkiye: US$8.9m
- United States: US$3.7m
- Japan: US$3.1m
- Australia: US$2.1m
- Slovakia: US$1.8m
- Poland: US$666.6k
- France: US$604.2k
- Slovenia: US$585.9k
- Belgium: US$525.5k
- Taiwan: US$524.1k
- South Korea: US$508.1k
- Czechia: US$418.8k
- New Zealand: US$340.6k
- India: US$320.2k
- Serbia: US$270.4k
- Canada: US$177.6k
- Croatia: US$160.2k
- Ireland: US$113.8k
- Estonia: US$106.6k
- Spain: US$85.2k
- Finland: US$74.2k
- Norway: US$66.9k
- Lithuania: US$58k
- Iceland: US$47.4k
- Sweden: US$41k
- Malaysia: US$37.4k
- Netherlands: US$27.6k
- Vietnam: US$23.1k
- South Africa: US$22.4k
- Portugal: US$21.7k
- Panama: US$19.2k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$17.7k
- Ukraine: US$13.4k
- Bahrain: US$4.4k
- Singapore: US$3.8k
- Greece: US$2.7k
- Guatemala: US$2.4k
- Bulgaria: US$2.3k
- Thailand: US$2k
- Tanzania: US$1.2k
- Kuwait: US$1k
- Sri Lanka: US$300
- Luxembourg: US$100
- Romania: US$100
- Angola: US$0
- Denmark: US$0
- Hungary: US$0
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$434.9kUS$434.9k+US$2.4m+US$10.8m+> US$16.8m
Imports: 113
- United States: US$85.1m
- China: US$26.2m
- United Kingdom: US$18.3m
- Türkiye: US$16.8m
- South Korea: US$14.5m
- Australia: US$11.8m
- Brazil: US$11.8m
- Italy: US$11.6m
- Poland: US$11.2m
- Germany: US$10.8m
- Austria: US$10.8m
- India: US$9.8m
- South Africa: US$9.2m
- Spain: US$9.1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$9.1m
- Canada: US$7.5m
- Slovenia: US$6.5m
- Russia: US$5.8m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Greece: US$4.5m
- Georgia: US$3.9m
- France: US$3.9m
- Netherlands: US$3.8m
- Mexico: US$3.7m
- Kazakhstan: US$3.6m
- Czechia: US$3.1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.5m
- Slovakia: US$2.4m
- Vietnam: US$2.4m
- Thailand: US$2.3m
- Finland: US$2.2m
- Sweden: US$2.1m
- Israel: US$2.1m
- Lithuania: US$2.1m
- Norway: US$1.9m
- Hungary: US$1.6m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$1.6m
- Bulgaria: US$1.4m
- Nigeria: US$1.4m
- Egypt: US$1.4m
- Japan: US$1.4m
- Portugal: US$1.2m
- Taiwan: US$1.2m
- Argentina: US$1.1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Uzbekistan: US$945k
- Belgium: US$935.1k
- Belarus: US$876.9k
- Algeria: US$861.3k
- Dominican Republic: US$776.1k
- Estonia: US$722.4k
- Croatia: US$708.3k
- Azerbaijan: US$555k
- Ukraine: US$474.8k
- Cambodia: US$434.9k
- Serbia: US$433.4k
- Ireland: US$377.9k
- Jordan: US$360.6k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$260.1k
- Romania: US$257.4k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | US$109.3m | 30.2% |
| 2 | Italy | US$81.3m | 22.5% |
| 3 | Germany | US$52.2m | 14.4% |
| 4 | Switzerland | US$51.7m | 14.3% |
| 5 | China | US$23.5m | 6.5% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$18.2m | 5% |
| 7 | Türkiye | US$8.9m | 2.5% |
| 8 |  United States | US$3.7m | 1% |
| 9 |  Japan | US$3.1m | 0.9% |
| 10 |  Australia | US$2.1m | 0.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$85.1m | 23.5% |
| 2 | China | US$26.2m | 7.2% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$18.3m | 5.1% |
| 4 | Türkiye | US$16.8m | 4.6% |
| 5 |  South Korea | US$14.5m | 4% |
| 6 | Australia | US$11.8m | 3.3% |
| 7 |  Brazil | US$11.8m | 3.3% |
| 8 | Italy | US$11.6m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$11.2m | 3.1% |
| 10 | Germany | US$10.8m | 3% |
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 8462.21.
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8462.24; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 8462.24 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2.7%.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 59% on the year before); Austria supplied 73%, followed by Italy.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$361.7m (+9.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was Austria (US$109.3m), followed by Italy.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for numerically controlled panel benders?
Numerically controlled panel benders fall under HS subheading 8462.24, part of heading 8462, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on numerically controlled panel benders in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8462.24 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 numerically controlled panel benders in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8462.24 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most numerically controlled panel benders?
Austria, with US$109.3m in 2024 (30.2% 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 Austria (73%), Italy (13%) and Germany (8%), out of total imports of £6m.