Subheading · Section XVI

8465.20: Machine tools: machining centres

8465.20

Official description Machining centres

  • 2%UK
  • 2.7%EU
  • 50%Türkiye
  • 2.4%–3%USA
  • US$719.8mWorld trade in 2024

8465.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8465, machine tools, chapter 84.

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%.

Subheading 8465.20 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the statutory rate is 50%.

The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides subheading 8465.20 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 2.4% and 3% (average 2.8%).

World trade in these goods reached US$719.8m in 2024, down 6.2% on 2023.

Italy was the largest exporter with 33.9% of the total, ahead of Germany.

Germany imported the most (US$64.4m).

The United Kingdom ranked 11th among 73 exporters with US$4.8m; its largest buyer was Germany.

The United Kingdom imported US$26.4m, most of it from Germany.

Duty rates compared

UK 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line USA 2.4% – 3% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 2.8%

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 8465 20 00 00 Machining centres 2%p/st

EU Combined Nomenclature

EU lines →
  1. 8465 20 00 Machining centres 2.7%p/st

Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule

Türkiye lines →

This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.

  1. 8465.20.00.00.00 İşleme merkezleri 50%Adet

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States

USA lines →
  1. 8465.20 Machining centers:
  2. 8465.20.10.00 For sawing, planing, milling, molding, grinding, sanding, polishing, drilling or mortising 3%No.
  3. 8465.20.50.00 For bending or assembling 2.9%No.
  4. 8465.20.80.00 Other 2.4%No.

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

World trade in 2024

8465.20 · US$719.8m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$411kUS$411k+US$2.7m+US$12m+> US$71.6m

Exports: 73
  1. Italy: US$244.2m
  2. Germany: US$202.4m
  3. China: US$71.6m
  4. Austria: US$46.9m
  5. Poland: US$30.6m
  6. India: US$25.7m
  7. Türkiye: US$14.8m
  8. Slovenia: US$12m
  9. Japan: US$10.3m
  10. United States: US$10.1m
  11. United Kingdom: US$4.8m
  12. Spain: US$4.2m
  13. Switzerland: US$3.9m
  14. Canada: US$3.4m
  15. Taiwan: US$3.1m
  16. Netherlands: US$3m
  17. New Zealand: US$2.9m
  18. France: US$2.7m
  19. Lithuania: US$2.2m
  20. Czechia: US$1.7m
  21. Slovakia: US$1.5m
  22. Bulgaria: US$1.5m
  23. Sweden: US$1.5m
  24. Morocco: US$1.5m
  25. South Korea: US$1.5m
  26. Australia: US$1.2m
  27. Romania: US$1m
  28. Latvia: US$1m
  29. Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
  30. Croatia: US$784.7k
  31. Belgium: US$727.8k
  32. Mexico: US$663.7k
  33. Serbia: US$640.2k
  34. Brazil: US$629.9k
  35. Singapore: US$495.1k
  36. Denmark: US$411k
  37. Portugal: US$408.8k
  38. Hungary: US$277.9k
  39. Colombia: US$265.9k
  40. Suriname: US$249.9k
  41. Mauritius: US$240.5k
  42. Georgia: US$212k
  43. North Macedonia: US$198k
  44. Estonia: US$193.6k
  45. Ukraine: US$178.2k
  46. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$154.2k
  47. Finland: US$112.2k
  48. Luxembourg: US$109.5k
  49. Costa Rica: US$89.4k
  50. South Africa: US$80k
  51. Kazakhstan: US$70.8k
  52. Israel: US$64.2k
  53. Malaysia: US$63.9k
  54. Iceland: US$53.5k
  55. Thailand: US$40.6k
  56. Russia: US$37.5k
  57. Philippines: US$29.7k
  58. Guatemala: US$21.1k
  59. Norway: US$15.7k
  60. Indonesia: US$11.3k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Italy US$244.2m 33.9%
2 Germany US$202.4m 28.1%
3 China US$71.6m 10%
4 Austria US$46.9m 6.5%
5 Poland US$30.6m 4.3%
6 India US$25.7m 3.6%
7 Türkiye US$14.8m 2.1%
8 Slovenia US$12m 1.7%
9 Japan US$10.3m 1.4%
10 United States US$10.1m 1.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$64.4m 8.9%
2 United States US$63.6m 8.8%
3 France US$62.7m 8.7%
4 Poland US$35.6m 4.9%
5 Spain US$30.7m 4.3%
6 Switzerland US$27.5m 3.8%
7 United Kingdom US$26.4m 3.7%
8 Netherlands US$26.3m 3.7%
9 Belgium US$25.4m 3.5%
10 Canada US$25.1m 3.5%

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.

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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$244.2m in 2024 (33.9% of world exports).