Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8462
8462.49: Punching, notching or nibbling machines: other
Official description Other
8462.49 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8462, machine tools, chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8462 49 00 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Switzerland | £302k | 23.7% | +13,593.8% |
 China | £232k | 18.2% | -27.9% |
 Türkiye | £214k | 16.8% | +29.8% |
 Spain | £105k | 8.2% | -73.4% |
 United States | £77k | 6% | -28.2% |
 Germany | £63k | 4.9% | -48.5% |
 Poland | £60k | 4.7% | +29.2% |
 Sweden | £57k | 4.5% | +620.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 1.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 1.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA 4.4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 7.5% 
Brazil 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$114kUS$114k+US$621k+US$9m+> US$22m
Exports: 101
- China: US$96m
- United States: US$24m
- Spain: US$22m
- Italy: US$19m
- Japan: US$16m
- Taiwan: US$14m
- Switzerland: US$14m
- South Korea: US$13m
- Germany: US$12m
- Türkiye: US$9m
- Canada: US$7m
- Austria: US$4m
- Poland: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- Brazil: US$1m
- France: US$1m
- Israel: US$842k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$803k
- Finland: US$786k
- Belgium: US$730k
- Vietnam: US$621k
- Czechia: US$562k
- Portugal: US$529k
- Thailand: US$496k
- Serbia: US$391k
- South Africa: US$366k
- Australia: US$344k
- Argentina: US$326k
- Malaysia: US$316k
- New Zealand: US$293k
- Hungary: US$256k
- United Arab Emirates: US$255k
- Mexico: US$255k
- Slovenia: US$237k
- Singapore: US$220k
- Pakistan: US$198k
- Denmark: US$169k
- Indonesia: US$161k
- Chile: US$156k
- Estonia: US$153k
- Croatia: US$151k
- Ireland: US$147k
- Senegal: US$146k
- Romania: US$118k
- San Marino: US$114k
- Lithuania: US$99k
- Norway: US$86k
- Bulgaria: US$85k
- Russia: US$70k
- Ukraine: US$67k
- Saudi Arabia: US$51k
- Mozambique: US$44k
- Sri Lanka: US$38k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$34k
- Bangladesh: US$22k
- Angola: US$21k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$228kUS$228k+US$1m+US$3m+> US$9m
Imports: 178
- India: US$37m
- Mexico: US$32m
- United States: US$26m
- Vietnam: US$19m
- China: US$10m
- Thailand: US$9m
- France: US$9m
- Canada: US$6m
- Germany: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$6m
- Russia: US$6m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- United Kingdom: US$6m
- Italy: US$4m
- Uzbekistan: US$4m
- Philippines: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Bangladesh: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Cambodia: US$3m
- Iceland: US$3m
- Qatar: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Algeria: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Austria: US$1m
- Azerbaijan: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$1m
- Netherlands: US$1m
- Nigeria: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Morocco: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Iran: US$1m
- Pakistan: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$933k
- Ireland: US$932k
- Romania: US$831k
- Colombia: US$822k
- Croatia: US$808k
- Latvia: US$804k
- Iraq: US$786k
- Argentina: US$763k
- Singapore: US$681k
- Bolivia: US$665k
- Denmark: US$585k
- Ukraine: US$563k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$96m | 34.3% |
| 2 | United States | US$24m | 8.6% |
| 3 | Spain | US$22m | 7.8% |
| 4 |  Italy | US$19m | 6.7% |
| 5 | Japan | US$16m | 5.7% |
| 6 | Taiwan | US$14m | 5.1% |
| 7 | Switzerland | US$14m | 4.9% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$13m | 4.8% |
| 9 | Germany | US$12m | 4.4% |
| 10 | Türkiye | US$9m | 3.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | US$37m | 13.3% |
| 2 | Mexico | US$32m | 11.3% |
| 3 | United States | US$26m | 9.2% |
| 4 |  Vietnam | US$19m | 6.8% |
| 5 | China | US$10m | 3.7% |
| 6 |  Thailand | US$9m | 3.2% |
| 7 |  France | US$9m | 3% |
| 8 | Canada | US$6m | 2.3% |
| 9 | Germany | US$6m | 2.2% |
| 10 |  United Arab Emirates | US$6m | 2.2% |
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.
- 5%median duty
- 62number 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 | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 7.5% | 7% – 8% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 7% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 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) | 1.7% | 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 | 5% | 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 | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 7% | 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 | 1.2%* | 0.5% – 1.8% | 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 | 10% | 0% – 15% | 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 | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 7% | 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 | 1.1%* | 0.5% – 1.7% | 2023 |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 8% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 8.7% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 4.4% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 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
- 73318 Presses for working metal/metal carbides, n.e.s.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 212010
- CPC 2.1 product
- 44217 Machine-tools for working metal by forging, hammering or die-stamping; machine-tools for working metal by bending, folding, straightening, flattening, shearing, punching or notching; other presses for working metal or metal carbides
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2822 Manufacture of metal-forming machinery and machine tools
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8462.49, 8462.99 | changed |
| 2012 | 8462.49, 8462.99 | changed |
| 2007 | 8462.49, 8462.99 | changed |
| 2002 | 8462.49, 8462.99 | changed |
| 1996 | 8462.49, 8462.99 | changed |
| 1992 | 8462.49, 8462.99 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N291986 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a metal press from China
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 8462.99.
Subheading 8462.49 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8462.49; 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 these goods worth £1.3m (down 90% on the year before), at an average of £10.61 per kg; Switzerland supplied 24%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$280m in 2024, down 16.6% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 34.3% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for punching, notching or nibbling machines: other?
Punching, notching or nibbling machines: other fall under HS subheading 8462.49, part of heading 8462, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on punching, notching or nibbling machines: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8462.49 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 punching, notching or nibbling machines: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8462.49 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 punching, notching or nibbling machines: other?
China, with US$96m in 2024 (34.3% 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 Switzerland (24%), China (18%) and Türkiye (17%), out of total imports of £1.3m.