Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8466

8466.10

8466.10: Tool holders and self-opening dieheads

8466.10 is the HS subheading for tool holders and self-opening dieheads, under heading 8466 in chapter 84.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 4 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 8466 10 00 00 Tool holders and self-opening dieheads
  2. Tool holders
  3. 8466 10 20 00 Arbors, collets and sleeves Free+2
  4. Other
  5. 8466 10 31 00 For lathes Free+2
  6. 8466 10 38 00 Other Free+2
  7. 8466 10 80 00 Self-opening dieheads Free+2

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
    Russia, Ukraine
    Legal act
    2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9011
    • 9022
    • 9038
    • 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
    Documents
    • Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
    • Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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–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–XC agreement XC Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–XL agreement XL Free
UK–South Africa agreement South Africa Free

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£53.2m+1.1% · previous 12 months
Average import price£65.12 per kg
Jan 2024: £4.1mFeb 2024: £4.5mMar 2024: £4.3mApr 2024: £5mMay 2024: £4.4mJun 2024: £5.3mJul 2024: £5mAug 2024: £4.6mSept 2024: £4.1mOct 2024: £5.2mNov 2024: £4.9mDec 2024: £4.1mJan 2025: £4mFeb 2025: £4mMar 2025: £4.9mApr 2025: £4.5mMay 2025: £4.4mJun 2025: £3.4mJul 2025: £4.9mAug 2025: £4.2mSept 2025: £4.4mOct 2025: £5.4mNov 2025: £4.2mDec 2025: £3.8mJan 2026: £3.8mFeb 2026: £4.8mMar 2026: £4.4mApr 2026: £4.8mMay 2026: £4.1mJun 2026: £4.5mJul 2026: £4.6mAug 2026: £4.3m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Germany £14.7m 27.7% +2.8%
United States £9.3m 17.5% -7.9%
Japan £4.3m 8.1% +10%
Italy £4m 7.5% +7.6%
China £3.4m 6.4% -29.6%
Israel £2.6m 4.9% -0.1%
India £2.5m 4.6% +21.2%
Switzerland £2.2m 4.1% +0.4%

Same subheading in other tariffs

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.

World trade in 2024

8466.10 · US$3.5bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$39.6kUS$39.6k+US$4.4m+US$59.9m+> US$181.5m

Exports: 154
  1. Germany: US$855m
  2. Taiwan: US$384.7m
  3. China: US$350m
  4. Switzerland: US$214.1m
  5. Japan: US$181.5m
  6. United States: US$159.7m
  7. Italy: US$144.6m
  8. Israel: US$141.9m
  9. Vietnam: US$111.9m
  10. Sweden: US$107.7m
  11. Netherlands: US$104.1m
  12. India: US$89m
  13. South Korea: US$85.3m
  14. France: US$70.5m
  15. Singapore: US$59.9m
  16. Czechia: US$49.9m
  17. Belgium: US$48.7m
  18. Türkiye: US$40.4m
  19. Austria: US$38.5m
  20. United Kingdom: US$25.1m
  21. Slovenia: US$22m
  22. Norway: US$19.7m
  23. Spain: US$19.4m
  24. Canada: US$17.9m
  25. Bulgaria: US$15m
  26. Croatia: US$12.4m
  27. Poland: US$11.9m
  28. Thailand: US$9.7m
  29. Malaysia: US$9.5m
  30. Hungary: US$7.7m
  31. Romania: US$7.3m
  32. Mexico: US$7m
  33. Brazil: US$6.7m
  34. Slovakia: US$6.6m
  35. Denmark: US$5.6m
  36. Indonesia: US$4.8m
  37. Kazakhstan: US$4.4m
  38. Finland: US$2.6m
  39. Australia: US$2.5m
  40. Portugal: US$2.2m
  41. Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.8m
  42. Philippines: US$1.6m
  43. Ukraine: US$1.2m
  44. Lithuania: US$1.1m
  45. Armenia: US$996.1k
  46. Ireland: US$964.8k
  47. Serbia: US$922.6k
  48. Luxembourg: US$790.4k
  49. Greece: US$599k
  50. Bangladesh: US$482.1k
  51. South Africa: US$452.7k
  52. Latvia: US$432.5k
  53. Estonia: US$420.1k
  54. Dominican Republic: US$364.9k
  55. New Zealand: US$290.3k
  56. Russia: US$282.1k
  57. Tunisia: US$261k
  58. United Arab Emirates: US$219.7k
  59. Albania: US$193.4k
  60. Kuwait: US$161.9k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$855m 24.6%
2 Taiwan US$384.7m 11.1%
3 China US$350m 10.1%
4 Switzerland US$214.1m 6.2%
5 Japan US$181.5m 5.2%
6 United States US$159.7m 4.6%
7 Italy US$144.6m 4.2%
8 Israel US$141.9m 4.1%
9 Vietnam US$111.9m 3.2%
10 Sweden US$107.7m 3.1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$961.7m 27.7%
2 Germany US$305.1m 8.8%
3 Netherlands US$266.4m 7.7%
4 China US$214.7m 6.2%
5 Italy US$153.1m 4.4%
6 France US$105.6m 3%
7 Mexico US$97.1m 2.8%
8 Switzerland US$79.7m 2.3%
9 Japan US$73.1m 2.1%
10 United Kingdom US$68m 2%

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8466.10 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8466.10 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is 1.2%.

Goods from 175 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 175 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 tool holders and self-opening dieheads worth £53.2m (up 1% on the year before), at an average of £65.12 per kg; Germany supplied 28%, followed by United States.

World trade in tool holders and self-opening dieheads reached US$3.5bn in 2024, down 1.6% on 2023.

Germany was the largest exporter with 24.6% of the total, ahead of Taiwan.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for tool holders and self-opening dieheads?

Tool holders and self-opening dieheads fall under HS subheading 8466.10, part of heading 8466, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on tool holders and self-opening dieheads in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8466.10 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 tool holders and self-opening dieheads in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8466.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most tool holders and self-opening dieheads?

Germany, with US$855m in 2024 (24.6% of world exports).

Which countries can export tool holders and self-opening dieheads to the UK duty-free?

175 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 tool holders and self-opening dieheads?

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 tool holders and self-opening dieheads from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (28%), United States (18%) and Japan (8%), out of total imports of £53.2m.