Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8465
8465.20: Machine tools: machining centres
Official description Machining centres
8465.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8465, machine tools, chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8465 20 00 00 Machining centres 2%p/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
- 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) | — | 2% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £6.9m | 40% | -18.6% | |
| £5.5m | 31.8% | +64.8% | |
| £1.7m | 9.9% | -42% | |
| £1.2m | 6.8% | -22.9% | |
| £914k | 5.3% | +14.4% | |
| £660k | 3.8% | -26.5% | |
| £129k | 0.7% | — | |
| £105k | 0.6% | +2,778% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$411kUS$411k+US$3m+US$12m+> US$72m
Exports: 73
- Italy: US$244m
- Germany: US$202m
- China: US$72m
- Austria: US$47m
- Poland: US$31m
- India: US$26m
- Türkiye: US$15m
- Slovenia: US$12m
- Japan: US$10m
- United States: US$10m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- Spain: US$4m
- Switzerland: US$4m
- Canada: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- France: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Morocco: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Croatia: US$785k
- Belgium: US$728k
- Mexico: US$664k
- Serbia: US$640k
- Brazil: US$630k
- Singapore: US$495k
- Denmark: US$411k
- Portugal: US$409k
- Hungary: US$278k
- Colombia: US$266k
- Suriname: US$250k
- Mauritius: US$241k
- Georgia: US$212k
- North Macedonia: US$198k
- Estonia: US$194k
- Ukraine: US$178k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$154k
- Finland: US$112k
- Luxembourg: US$110k
- Costa Rica: US$89k
- South Africa: US$80k
- Kazakhstan: US$71k
- Israel: US$64k
- Malaysia: US$64k
- Iceland: US$54k
- Thailand: US$41k
- Russia: US$38k
- Philippines: US$30k
- Guatemala: US$21k
- Norway: US$16k
- Indonesia: US$11k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$506kUS$506k+US$4m+US$14m+> US$31m
Imports: 147
- Germany: US$64m
- United States: US$64m
- France: US$63m
- Poland: US$36m
- Spain: US$31m
- Switzerland: US$27m
- United Kingdom: US$26m
- Netherlands: US$26m
- Belgium: US$25m
- Canada: US$25m
- Austria: US$21m
- Russia: US$18m
- Japan: US$15m
- Czechia: US$15m
- Brazil: US$14m
- Italy: US$14m
- Australia: US$13m
- Romania: US$12m
- Türkiye: US$11m
- Portugal: US$10m
- China: US$10m
- Sweden: US$9m
- New Zealand: US$8m
- South Korea: US$7m
- Vietnam: US$7m
- Mexico: US$7m
- Ukraine: US$6m
- Slovenia: US$6m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Serbia: US$6m
- Saudi Arabia: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Israel: US$5m
- Finland: US$5m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Ireland: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4m
- Norway: US$4m
- Estonia: US$4m
- Colombia: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Belarus: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Tanzania: US$3m
- Morocco: US$3m
- Latvia: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Greece: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Albania: US$2m
- Argentina: US$2m
- North Macedonia: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Moldova: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$244m | 33.9% | |
| 2 | US$202m | 28.1% | |
| 3 | US$72m | 10% | |
| 4 | US$47m | 6.5% | |
| 5 | US$31m | 4.3% | |
| 6 | US$26m | 3.6% | |
| 7 | US$15m | 2.1% | |
| 8 | US$12m | 1.7% | |
| 9 | US$10m | 1.4% | |
| 10 | US$10m | 1.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$64m | 8.9% | |
| 2 | US$64m | 8.8% | |
| 3 | US$63m | 8.7% | |
| 4 | US$36m | 4.9% | |
| 5 | US$31m | 4.3% | |
| 6 | US$27m | 3.8% | |
| 7 | US$26m | 3.7% | |
| 8 | US$26m | 3.7% | |
| 9 | US$25m | 3.5% | |
| 10 | US$25m | 3.5% |
Import duty on this product around the world 152
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
- 64number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Anguilla
152
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2022 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 9% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.7% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.6% | 0% – 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0.6%* | 0.3% – 0.9% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3.6% | 0% – 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0.5%* | 0.2% – 0.8% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.6% | 1% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 | ||
| 2.8% | 2.4% – 3% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 72812 Machine tools (including machines for nailing, stapling, gluing/othw. assembling) for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics/similar hard materials (other than machines of subgroups 731.1 & 745.1)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 312020
- CPC 2.1 product
- 44222 Machine-tools for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics or similar hard materials; presses for the manufacture of particle board or fibre building board of wood or other ligneous materials and other machinery for treating wood or cork
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2822 Manufacture of metal-forming machinery and machine tools
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8465.20 | changed |
| 2012 | 8465.91, 8465.92, 8465.93, 8465.94, 8465.95, 8465.96, 8465.99 | changed |
| 2007 | 8465.91, 8465.92, 8465.93, 8465.94, 8465.95, 8465.96, 8465.99 | changed |
| 2002 | 8465.91, 8465.92, 8465.93, 8465.94, 8465.95, 8465.96, 8465.99 | changed |
| 1996 | 8465.91, 8465.92, 8465.93, 8465.94, 8465.95, 8465.96, 8465.99 | changed |
| 1992 | 8465.91, 8465.92, 8465.93, 8465.94, 8465.95, 8465.96, 8465.99 | 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.
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The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 8465.91, 8465.92, 8465.93, 8465.94, 8465.95, 8465.96, 8465.99.
Subheading 8465.20 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8465.20; the duty is 2.7%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 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 £17.3m (down 5% on the year before), at an average of £20.44 per kg; Germany supplied 40%, followed by Italy.
World trade in these goods reached US$720m in 2024, down 6.2% on 2023.
Italy was the largest exporter with 33.9% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. For the purposes of subheading 846520, the term ‘machining centres’ applies only to machine-tools for working wood, cork, bone, hard rubber, hard plastics or similar hard materials, which can carry out different types of machining operations by automatic tool change from a magazine or the like in conformity with a machining programme.
2. For the purposes of subheading 847149, the term ‘systems’ means automatic data-processing machines whose units satisfy the conditions laid down in note 6(C) to Chapter 84 and which comprise at least a central processing unit, one input unit (for example, a keyboard or a scanner), and one output unit (for example, a visual display unit or a printer).
3. For the purposes of subheading 848120, the expression ‘valves for oleohydraulic or pneumatic transmissions’ means valves which are used specifically in the transmission of ‘fluid power’ in a hydraulic or pneumatic system, where the energy source is supplied in the form of pressurized fluids (liquid or gas). These valves may be of any type (for example, pressure-reducing type, check type). Subheading 848120 takes precedence over all other subheadings of heading 8481.
4. Subheading 848240 applies only to bearings with cylindrical rollers of a uniform diameter not exceeding 5 mm and having a length which is at least three times the diameter. The ends of the rollers may be rounded.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for machine tools: machining centres?
Machine tools: machining centres fall under HS subheading 8465.20, part of heading 8465, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on machine tools: machining centres in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8465.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on machine tools: machining centres in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8465.20 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 machine tools: machining centres?
Italy, with US$244m in 2024 (33.9% 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 2% 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 (40%), Italy (32%) and Poland (10%), out of total imports of £17.3m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.