Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8466
8466.93: For machines of headings 8456 to 8461
Parts of metal-working machine tools
8466.93 is the HS subheading for parts of metal-working machine tools, under heading 8466 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8466 93 00 00 For machines of headings 8456 to 8461
- 8466 93 40 00 Parts and accessories of machines of subheadings 8456 11 10, 8456 12 10, 8456 20, 8456 30, 8457 10, 8458 91, 8459 21 00, 8459 61 or 8461 50 of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits, printed circuit assemblies, parts of heading 8517, or parts of automatic data processing machines Free
- Other
- 8466 93 50 00 For machines of subheading 8456 50 00 Free
- 8466 93 60 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 4
- 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
- Import controlImport control of fluorinated greenhouse gases
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 517/2014
- Documents
- Y054 Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y053
- Y986 Exemption from import prohibition according to Article 11.1 and 11.2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y926
- 9066
- Y950
- Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y124
- Y976
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 3 lines
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £31.9m | 23.7% | +4.3% |
 United States | £16.5m | 12.3% | -2.4% |
 Japan | £13.6m | 10.1% | +6.2% |
 Switzerland | £12.2m | 9.1% | +24.6% |
 Italy | £10.9m | 8.1% | +1.8% |
 China | £10.8m | 8% | +41.8% |
| United Kingdom | £8.2m | 6.1% | +7.8% |
 Spain | £7.9m | 5.9% | +81.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 1.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1% 
Türkiye 1.2% – 1.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1.4% USA Free – 5.8% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 2.6% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 3% 
Brazil 7.2% – 20% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 18.2% 
Argentina Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 14 tariff lines · average 10.8% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 2% Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free – 2.5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
GCC Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$103kUS$103k+US$9m+US$89m+> US$589m
Exports: 159
- Germany: US$1.3bn
- China: US$793m
- United States: US$744m
- Japan: US$599m
- Taiwan: US$589m
- Italy: US$472m
- Switzerland: US$377m
- South Korea: US$210m
- France: US$154m
- Austria: US$122m
- Spain: US$118m
- Netherlands: US$109m
- Czechia: US$104m
- United Kingdom: US$101m
- Belgium: US$93m
- Poland: US$89m
- Canada: US$88m
- India: US$72m
- Sweden: US$53m
- Thailand: US$48m
- Romania: US$46m
- Vietnam: US$45m
- Hungary: US$43m
- Singapore: US$39m
- Türkiye: US$38m
- Slovenia: US$35m
- Slovakia: US$31m
- Mexico: US$31m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$27m
- Denmark: US$24m
- Australia: US$21m
- Malaysia: US$21m
- Croatia: US$19m
- Brazil: US$18m
- Philippines: US$14m
- Portugal: US$13m
- Finland: US$11m
- Serbia: US$11m
- Israel: US$9m
- Norway: US$8m
- Estonia: US$8m
- Bulgaria: US$6m
- Ireland: US$6m
- Luxembourg: US$5m
- Latvia: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$1m
- Moldova: US$1m
- Eswatini: US$950k
- Kazakhstan: US$882k
- Argentina: US$862k
- Saudi Arabia: US$770k
- Russia: US$740k
- North Macedonia: US$738k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$466kUS$466k+US$8m+US$73m+> US$263m
Imports: 213
- United States: US$908m
- China: US$743m
- Germany: US$669m
- Japan: US$439m
- Canada: US$308m
- Switzerland: US$305m
- France: US$263m
- India: US$254m
- Mexico: US$234m
- Italy: US$215m
- Austria: US$165m
- Netherlands: US$160m
- South Korea: US$159m
- United Kingdom: US$147m
- Poland: US$123m
- Spain: US$104m
- Czechia: US$98m
- Belgium: US$96m
- Brazil: US$84m
- Singapore: US$84m
- Taiwan: US$84m
- Sweden: US$73m
- Russia: US$72m
- Türkiye: US$71m
- Hungary: US$68m
- Vietnam: US$64m
- Slovakia: US$60m
- Malaysia: US$60m
- Romania: US$48m
- Australia: US$46m
- Thailand: US$43m
- Bulgaria: US$39m
- Denmark: US$38m
- Indonesia: US$37m
- Philippines: US$32m
- United Arab Emirates: US$28m
- Saudi Arabia: US$28m
- Norway: US$26m
- Portugal: US$24m
- Slovenia: US$21m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$20m
- Finland: US$19m
- South Africa: US$19m
- Ireland: US$19m
- Israel: US$18m
- Croatia: US$14m
- Algeria: US$11m
- New Zealand: US$11m
- Costa Rica: US$10m
- Argentina: US$9m
- Latvia: US$9m
- Kazakhstan: US$8m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$8m
- Serbia: US$8m
- Chile: US$7m
- Belarus: US$7m
- Greece: US$7m
- Colombia: US$6m
- Ukraine: US$6m
- Morocco: US$6m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$1.3bn | 19.6% |
| 2 | China | US$793m | 11.6% |
| 3 | United States | US$744m | 10.9% |
| 4 | Japan | US$599m | 8.8% |
| 5 | Taiwan | US$589m | 8.6% |
| 6 | Italy | US$472m | 6.9% |
| 7 | Switzerland | US$377m | 5.5% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$210m | 3.1% |
| 9 |  France | US$154m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  Austria | US$122m | 1.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$908m | 13.3% |
| 2 | China | US$743m | 10.9% |
| 3 | Germany | US$669m | 9.8% |
| 4 | Japan | US$439m | 6.4% |
| 5 | Canada | US$308m | 4.5% |
| 6 | Switzerland | US$305m | 4.5% |
| 7 | France | US$263m | 3.8% |
| 8 |  India | US$254m | 3.7% |
| 9 | Mexico | US$234m | 3.4% |
| 10 | Italy | US$215m | 3.1% |
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.
- 2%median duty
- 75number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 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 | 10% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 12% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 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 | 0% | 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 | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 1% | 0% – 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 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 | 4% | 0% – 8% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 5% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 2% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 4% | 0% – 8% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0.3% | 0% – 1% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0% | 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 | 4% | 0% – 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 | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 4.7% | 1.2% – 6.7% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 2.6% | 0% – 5.8% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 1.4% | 0% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 12% | 0% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · 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
- 72855 Parts, n.e.s., for the machines of headings 723.48, 727.21, 728.44, 728.46 & 728.49
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 44251 Tool holders, self-opening dieheads, work holders, dividing heads and other special attachments for machine-tools; tool-holders for any type of tool for working in the hand; other parts and accessories for the goods of class 4421
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2822 Manufacture of metal-forming machinery and machine tools
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8466.93 | changed |
| 2012 | 8466.93 | changed |
| 2007 | 8466.93, 8479.90 | changed |
| 2002 | 8466.93, 8479.90 | changed |
| 1996 | 8466.93, 8479.90 | changed |
| 1992 | 8466.93, 8479.90 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 10
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.
- N348490 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of copper electrode blanks from the Netherlands and the country of origin of finished copper electrodes
- N347079 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of finished aluminum heatsinks for plasma arc cutting machines from China
- N346803 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a forged copper blank from Italy and the country of origin of a finished copper shield
- N339726 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a Plasma Arc Cutting System Power Supply
- N331405 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a cast iron base from China
- N331086 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a cast iron base from China and Hungary
- 600010469 HMRC
A machine carcass which is a powder coated steel enclosure with several opening panels, which are required to gain access to the working area. It is used as a foundation for building a CO2 laser engraving and cutting machine. The carcass is unable to function in this state as it is missing several…
10 rulings in total for this code
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.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0271 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8466.93 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8466.93 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 1.7%. 1 of them is duty-free.
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 parts of metal-working machine tools into the UK came to £134.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 13% on the year before); Germany supplied 24%, followed by United States.
In 2024, countries exported parts of metal-working machine tools worth US$6.8bn (−9.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was Germany (US$1.3bn), followed by China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for for machines of headings 8456 to 8461?
For machines of headings 8456 to 8461 fall under HS subheading 8466.93, part of heading 8466, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on for machines of headings 8456 to 8461 in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8466.93 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 headings 8456 to 8461 in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8466.93 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 1.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most for machines of headings 8456 to 8461?
Germany, with US$1.3bn in 2024 (19.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export parts of metal-working machine tools 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 parts of metal-working machine tools?
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 parts of metal-working machine tools from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (24%), United States (12%) and Japan (10%), out of total imports of £134.4m.