Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8466

8466.91

8466.91: For machines of heading 8464

Subheading 8466.91 belongs to heading 8466 (parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the machines…) in chapter 84.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 2 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 91 00 00 For machines of heading 8464
  2. 8466 91 20 00 Of cast iron or cast steel Free
  3. 8466 91 95 00 Other Free

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–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

last 12 months£8.3m-10.1% · previous 12 months
Average import price£37.04 per kg
Jan 2024: £1.3mFeb 2024: £872kMar 2024: £1.4mApr 2024: £1mMay 2024: £799kJun 2024: £1.4mJul 2024: £964kAug 2024: £1.2mSept 2024: £610kOct 2024: £912kNov 2024: £734kDec 2024: £883kJan 2025: £708kFeb 2025: £936kMar 2025: £912kApr 2025: £618kMay 2025: £621kJun 2025: £757kJul 2025: £745kAug 2025: £780kSept 2025: £721kOct 2025: £866kNov 2025: £578kDec 2025: £536kJan 2026: £670kFeb 2026: £843kMar 2026: £890kApr 2026: £670kMay 2026: £720kJun 2026: £551kJul 2026: £674kAug 2026: £561k 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
Italy £2.7m 32% -2.1%
United States £917k 11.1% -13.6%
Germany £811k 9.8% +9.5%
China £743k 9% -3.4%
France £570k 6.9% +5%
Netherlands £503k 6.1% -11.3%
Austria £431k 5.2% -28.5%
Sweden £355k 4.3% -25.4%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

8466.91 · US$681m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$64kUS$64k+US$2m+US$12m+> US$53m

Exports: 123
  1. Italy: US$132m
  2. China: US$129m
  3. United States: US$83m
  4. Germany: US$53m
  5. Austria: US$40m
  6. Switzerland: US$32m
  7. Spain: US$32m
  8. Japan: US$22m
  9. Sweden: US$18m
  10. France: US$17m
  11. Netherlands: US$14m
  12. Taiwan: US$12m
  13. Türkiye: US$10m
  14. Czechia: US$8m
  15. Portugal: US$8m
  16. Bulgaria: US$6m
  17. Denmark: US$6m
  18. South Korea: US$6m
  19. United Kingdom: US$5m
  20. Belgium: US$5m
  21. Malaysia: US$5m
  22. Hungary: US$4m
  23. Poland: US$4m
  24. Romania: US$4m
  25. Canada: US$3m
  26. Singapore: US$3m
  27. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$3m
  28. India: US$2m
  29. Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
  30. Slovenia: US$2m
  31. Australia: US$1m
  32. Brazil: US$1m
  33. Thailand: US$1m
  34. Luxembourg: US$1m
  35. Israel: US$953k
  36. Mexico: US$825k
  37. Vietnam: US$717k
  38. Norway: US$707k
  39. Greece: US$561k
  40. Finland: US$548k
  41. New Zealand: US$465k
  42. Serbia: US$456k
  43. South Africa: US$400k
  44. United Arab Emirates: US$366k
  45. Slovakia: US$362k
  46. Philippines: US$225k
  47. Lithuania: US$218k
  48. Iran: US$169k
  49. Croatia: US$165k
  50. San Marino: US$149k
  51. Estonia: US$139k
  52. Uganda: US$139k
  53. Peru: US$127k
  54. Sri Lanka: US$116k
  55. Indonesia: US$115k
  56. Ireland: US$103k
  57. Chile: US$87k
  58. Guatemala: US$87k
  59. Zambia: US$75k
  60. Colombia: US$64k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Italy US$132m 19.4%
2 China US$129m 18.9%
3 United States US$83m 12.2%
4 Germany US$53m 7.8%
5 Austria US$40m 5.8%
6 Switzerland US$32m 4.7%
7 Spain US$32m 4.6%
8 Japan US$22m 3.2%
9 Sweden US$18m 2.6%
10 France US$17m 2.5%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$80m 11.7%
2 United States US$76m 11.1%
3 Singapore US$35m 5.1%
4 China US$33m 4.8%
5 Italy US$31m 4.5%
6 France US$27m 3.9%
7 Portugal US$21m 3.1%
8 India US$19m 2.8%
9 Spain US$18m 2.7%
10 Austria US$16m 2.4%

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8466.91 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8466.91 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 1.2%.

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 £8.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 10% on the year before); Italy supplied 32%, followed by United States.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$681m (−1.3% year on year).

The largest exporter was Italy (US$132m), followed by China.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for for machines of heading 8464?

For machines of heading 8464 fall under HS subheading 8466.91, part of heading 8466, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on for machines of heading 8464 in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8466.91 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 for machines of heading 8464 in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8466.91 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 for machines of heading 8464?

Italy, with US$132m in 2024 (19.4% 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 Italy (32%), United States (11%) and Germany (10%), out of total imports of £8.3m.