Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8467
8467.21: Drills of all kinds
Electric drills
8467.21 is the HS subheading for electric drills, under heading 8467 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8467 21 00 00 Drills of all kinds p/st
- 8467 21 10 00 Capable of operation without an external source of power 2%p/st
- Other p/st
- 8467 21 91 00 Electropneumatic 2%p/st
- 8467 21 99 00 Other 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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
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
- Belarus, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 748, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9024
- 9032
- 9025
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £128.1m | 78% | +0.7% |
 Romania | £12.1m | 7.4% | -47% |
 Czechia | £9.1m | 5.6% | +4.9% |
 Germany | £3.3m | 2% | -30.4% |
 Hungary | £2.5m | 1.5% | +22.6% |
 Austria | £2.3m | 1.4% | +16.5% |
 Japan | £1.8m | 1.1% | -7.1% |
 Mexico | £827k | 0.5% | +52.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$30kUS$30k+US$2m+US$27m+> US$137m
Exports: 172
- China: US$3bn
- Germany: US$410m
- Romania: US$207m
- Austria: US$155m
- Czechia: US$137m
- Vietnam: US$137m
- Mexico: US$137m
- United Kingdom: US$96m
- Belgium: US$71m
- Poland: US$63m
- Malaysia: US$62m
- India: US$62m
- United States: US$61m
- Hungary: US$54m
- Netherlands: US$49m
- France: US$43m
- Spain: US$27m
- Switzerland: US$27m
- Japan: US$23m
- Sweden: US$23m
- Estonia: US$20m
- Thailand: US$14m
- Italy: US$13m
- Brazil: US$13m
- Slovakia: US$12m
- Luxembourg: US$11m
- Denmark: US$9m
- Taiwan: US$8m
- Slovenia: US$8m
- Türkiye: US$7m
- Australia: US$6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- Kazakhstan: US$5m
- Greece: US$5m
- Lithuania: US$5m
- Canada: US$4m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Finland: US$4m
- Chile: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Burkina Faso: US$988k
- Ireland: US$940k
- Uzbekistan: US$824k
- Croatia: US$763k
- Ukraine: US$425k
- Mozambique: US$367k
- Armenia: US$360k
- Colombia: US$355k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$294k
- New Zealand: US$226k
- Morocco: US$189k
- Panama: US$164k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$15m+US$52m+> US$152m
Imports: 223
- United States: US$703m
- Germany: US$434m
- France: US$231m
- Russia: US$222m
- Poland: US$195m
- United Kingdom: US$191m
- Belgium: US$152m
- Netherlands: US$147m
- Spain: US$118m
- Canada: US$110m
- Italy: US$106m
- Mexico: US$105m
- Brazil: US$99m
- Türkiye: US$93m
- Austria: US$92m
- Switzerland: US$81m
- United Arab Emirates: US$77m
- Czechia: US$76m
- Australia: US$72m
- Kazakhstan: US$58m
- India: US$54m
- Vietnam: US$52m
- Sweden: US$52m
- Japan: US$44m
- Thailand: US$44m
- Malaysia: US$43m
- Indonesia: US$40m
- Hungary: US$39m
- South Korea: US$37m
- Philippines: US$36m
- Slovenia: US$34m
- Norway: US$34m
- Denmark: US$34m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$30m
- Romania: US$29m
- Portugal: US$27m
- Saudi Arabia: US$27m
- Slovakia: US$27m
- South Africa: US$26m
- Ukraine: US$25m
- Peru: US$25m
- Chile: US$25m
- Ireland: US$24m
- Estonia: US$22m
- China: US$21m
- Colombia: US$21m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$20m
- Finland: US$20m
- Greece: US$18m
- Croatia: US$17m
- Bulgaria: US$16m
- Iran: US$16m
- Iraq: US$15m
- Uzbekistan: US$15m
- Lithuania: US$15m
- Argentina: US$15m
- Israel: US$14m
- Guatemala: US$14m
- Taiwan: US$14m
- Luxembourg: US$12m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$3bn | 57.1% |
| 2 | Germany | US$410m | 8.7% |
| 3 | Romania | US$207m | 4.4% |
| 4 | Austria | US$155m | 3.3% |
| 5 | Czechia | US$137m | 2.9% |
| 6 |  Vietnam | US$137m | 2.9% |
| 7 | Mexico | US$137m | 2.9% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$96m | 2% |
| 9 |  Belgium | US$71m | 1.5% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$63m | 1.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States | US$703m | 14.9% |
| 2 | Germany | US$434m | 9.2% |
| 3 |  France | US$231m | 4.9% |
| 4 |  Russia | US$222m | 4.7% |
| 5 | Poland | US$195m | 4.1% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$191m | 4% |
| 7 | Belgium | US$152m | 3.2% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$147m | 3.1% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$118m | 2.5% |
| 10 |  Canada | US$110m | 2.3% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 3
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.
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 433 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-22 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8467.21 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is 2%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8467.21 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 2.7%.
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 2%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of electric drills into the UK came to £164.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 5% on the year before); China supplied 78%, followed by Romania.
In 2024, countries exported electric drills worth US$5bn (+5.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$3bn), followed by Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for drills of all kinds?
Drills of all kinds fall under HS subheading 8467.21, part of heading 8467, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on drills of all kinds in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8467.21 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 drills of all kinds in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8467.21 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 drills of all kinds?
China, with US$3bn in 2024 (57.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export electric drills 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 electric drills?
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 electric drills from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (78%), Romania (7%) and Czechia (6%), out of total imports of £164.2m.
Typical products
- drills portable electric
- drills, battery powered
- electric drills, portable
- hand tools portable and electric
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.