Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8471
8471.50: Processing units other than those of subheading 847141 or 847149, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units, output units
Computer processing units (desktop CPUs, servers)
8471.50 is the HS subheading for computer processing units (desktop CPUs, servers), under heading 8471 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8471 50 00 00 Processing units other than those of subheading 8471 41 or 8471 49, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units, output units Freep/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 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 on luxury goods
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y948 Goods other than those described in Annex VIII (Luxury goods) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Ireland | £1.6bn | 20.9% | +459.2% |
 Poland | £939.8m | 12.6% | +14.8% |
 Hungary | £889.4m | 11.9% | +93.4% |
 Czechia | £870.3m | 11.6% | +149.3% |
 United States | £798m | 10.7% | -29.4% |
 Mexico | £705.8m | 9.4% | +379.2% |
 China | £414m | 5.5% | -39.1% |
 Taiwan | £316.2m | 4.2% | +156.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Mexico Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 16% – 25% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 19.4% 
Argentina Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$379kUS$379k+US$12m+US$440m+> US$5bn
Exports: 186
- Mexico: US$45bn
- Taiwan: US$24bn
- China: US$22bn
- United States: US$15bn
- Malaysia: US$5bn
- Czechia: US$5bn
- Singapore: US$4bn
- Thailand: US$4bn
- Hungary: US$4bn
- Netherlands: US$4bn
- Vietnam: US$4bn
- Germany: US$4bn
- Poland: US$2bn
- United Kingdom: US$1bn
- Ireland: US$1bn
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$593m
- India: US$515m
- Canada: US$501m
- France: US$440m
- Japan: US$374m
- Israel: US$231m
- Austria: US$213m
- Sweden: US$196m
- Belgium: US$191m
- South Korea: US$185m
- Switzerland: US$182m
- Italy: US$159m
- Denmark: US$120m
- Spain: US$95m
- Norway: US$77m
- United Arab Emirates: US$72m
- Romania: US$67m
- Finland: US$57m
- Greece: US$56m
- Indonesia: US$56m
- Australia: US$48m
- Lithuania: US$38m
- South Africa: US$35m
- Türkiye: US$33m
- Slovakia: US$26m
- Luxembourg: US$26m
- Portugal: US$21m
- Philippines: US$20m
- Bulgaria: US$19m
- New Zealand: US$13m
- Chile: US$13m
- Mongolia: US$12m
- Brazil: US$12m
- Kazakhstan: US$11m
- Slovenia: US$9m
- Bahrain: US$9m
- Latvia: US$9m
- Serbia: US$8m
- Estonia: US$7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- Macao SAR China: US$6m
- Costa Rica: US$6m
- Croatia: US$6m
- Malta: US$5m
- Cyprus: US$5m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$15mUS$15m+US$109m+US$1bn+> US$5bn
Imports: 220
- United States: US$61bn
- Netherlands: US$7bn
- Japan: US$6bn
- Singapore: US$6bn
- China: US$6bn
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5bn
- Germany: US$5bn
- Malaysia: US$5bn
- United Kingdom: US$4bn
- India: US$3bn
- Canada: US$3bn
- South Korea: US$2bn
- Ireland: US$2bn
- Australia: US$2bn
- Taiwan: US$2bn
- Norway: US$2bn
- France: US$2bn
- Mexico: US$1bn
- United Arab Emirates: US$1bn
- Belgium: US$1bn
- Russia: US$1bn
- Thailand: US$1bn
- Sweden: US$1bn
- Switzerland: US$1bn
- Czechia: US$986m
- Italy: US$951m
- Spain: US$732m
- Denmark: US$720m
- Indonesia: US$706m
- Saudi Arabia: US$686m
- Finland: US$623m
- Türkiye: US$585m
- Kazakhstan: US$559m
- Israel: US$532m
- Austria: US$525m
- Chile: US$508m
- Brazil: US$475m
- Iceland: US$461m
- South Africa: US$450m
- Poland: US$389m
- Vietnam: US$366m
- Ethiopia: US$320m
- Philippines: US$252m
- Hungary: US$237m
- Romania: US$235m
- New Zealand: US$232m
- Colombia: US$180m
- Argentina: US$174m
- Portugal: US$168m
- Peru: US$163m
- Egypt: US$148m
- Qatar: US$145m
- Greece: US$124m
- Uzbekistan: US$119m
- Morocco: US$109m
- Oman: US$99m
- Slovakia: US$89m
- Luxembourg: US$89m
- Azerbaijan: US$84m
- Ukraine: US$83m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | US$45bn | 30.3% |
| 2 | Taiwan | US$24bn | 16.4% |
| 3 | China | US$22bn | 14.6% |
| 4 | United States | US$15bn | 9.9% |
| 5 |  Malaysia | US$5bn | 3.6% |
| 6 | Czechia | US$5bn | 3.5% |
| 7 |  Singapore | US$4bn | 2.9% |
| 8 |  Thailand | US$4bn | 2.7% |
| 9 | Hungary | US$4bn | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$4bn | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$61bn | 41% |
| 2 | Netherlands | US$7bn | 4.6% |
| 3 | Japan | US$6bn | 4.2% |
| 4 | Singapore | US$6bn | 4.2% |
| 5 | China | US$6bn | 4.1% |
| 6 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$5bn | 3.7% |
| 7 |  Germany | US$5bn | 3.3% |
| 8 | Malaysia | US$5bn | 3% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$4bn | 2.9% |
| 10 |  India | US$3bn | 2.1% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
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.
- 0%median duty
- 96number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 30%highest: Algeria, Bermuda, Kiribati
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 0% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 11% | 4% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 0% | 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 | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 0% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 12% | 5% – 26% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 25% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 0% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 1.6% | 0% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 5% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 11% | 4% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0% | 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
- 7523 Other automatic data processing machines
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 612020
- CPC 2.1 product
- 45250 Other automatic data processing machines whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of units: storage units, input units, output units
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2620 Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8471.50 | changed |
| 2012 | 8471.50 | changed |
| 2007 | 8471.50 | changed |
| 2002 | 8471.10, 8471.50 | changed |
| 1996 | 8471.10, 8471.50 | changed |
| 1992 | 8471.10, 8471.91 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 27
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.
- N362742 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a motherboard from China
- N362293 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an AR glasses bundle from China
- N359807 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification, country of origin, and eligibility of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) of gaming PCs from Canada
- N360000 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a data processing server from Poland
- N334857 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of single board computers from China
- N329254 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a single board computer from China
- 600012082 HMRC
A Data processing unit tower base workstation which is an stationary tower which is housed within reclaimed carbon fibre shell. The device is specifically designed and configured to meet the most demanding professional workloads. The Workstation is equipped with powerful processor, with up to 18…
27 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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 103 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-21 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change
Update to VATZ Coverage – 8 September 2026
Trade Tariff news 8315 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Subheading 8471.50 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8471.50; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 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 computer processing units (desktop CPUs, servers) worth £7.5bn (up 56% on the year before), at an average of £404.35 per kg; Ireland supplied 21%, followed by Poland.
World trade in computer processing units (desktop CPUs, servers) reached US$148bn in 2024, up 54.9% on 2023.
Mexico was the largest exporter with 30.3% of the total, ahead of Taiwan.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for processing units other than those of subheading 847141 or 847149, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units, output units?
Processing units other than those of subheading 847141 or 847149, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units, output units fall under HS subheading 8471.50, part of heading 8471, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on processing units other than those of subheading… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8471.50 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 processing units other than those of subheading… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8471.50 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most processing units other than those of subheading…?
Mexico, with US$45bn in 2024 (30.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export computer processing units (desktop CPUs, servers) 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 computer processing units (desktop CPUs, servers)?
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 computer processing units (desktop CPUs, servers) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Ireland (21%), Poland (13%) and Hungary (12%), out of total imports of £7.5bn.