Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8471
8471.90: Automatic data-processing machines and units thereof: other
Other data-processing machines and readers
Official description Other
8471.90 is the HS subheading for other data-processing machines and readers, under heading 8471 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8471 90 00 00 Other 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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £62.1m | 23.6% | +9.7% | |
| £43.8m | 16.7% | +32.8% | |
| £18.5m | 7% | -2.6% | |
| £17.3m | 6.6% | -9.5% | |
| £15m | 5.7% | +7.5% | |
| £15m | 5.7% | +17.6% | |
| £11.3m | 4.3% | +19.3% | |
| £11.3m | 4.3% | -1.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$122kUS$122k+US$6m+US$76m+> US$357m
Exports: 184
- China: US$1bn
- Germany: US$1bn
- United States: US$961m
- Netherlands: US$594m
- Mexico: US$360m
- Vietnam: US$357m
- Taiwan: US$279m
- Japan: US$247m
- United Kingdom: US$208m
- Ireland: US$189m
- Indonesia: US$180m
- France: US$159m
- Poland: US$149m
- Singapore: US$146m
- Slovakia: US$133m
- Malaysia: US$128m
- Italy: US$125m
- Thailand: US$81m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$76m
- South Korea: US$68m
- Spain: US$64m
- Sweden: US$63m
- Canada: US$57m
- Philippines: US$57m
- Israel: US$56m
- Austria: US$52m
- Australia: US$47m
- Belgium: US$45m
- Czechia: US$44m
- Denmark: US$44m
- Hungary: US$36m
- Switzerland: US$35m
- South Africa: US$18m
- India: US$17m
- Finland: US$16m
- Norway: US$16m
- New Zealand: US$15m
- Kazakhstan: US$11m
- Türkiye: US$11m
- Romania: US$10m
- Latvia: US$9m
- Bulgaria: US$9m
- Lithuania: US$7m
- Portugal: US$7m
- Cambodia: US$7m
- Brazil: US$6m
- Slovenia: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
- Dominican Republic: US$5m
- Luxembourg: US$4m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Greece: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- Cyprus: US$3m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Sri Lanka: US$2m
- Malta: US$2m
- Panama: US$1m
- Uzbekistan: US$1m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$16m+US$97m+> US$286m
Imports: 218
- United States: US$819m
- Germany: US$713m
- Netherlands: US$377m
- China: US$339m
- Australia: US$319m
- Canada: US$318m
- United Kingdom: US$286m
- Spain: US$265m
- Singapore: US$254m
- Thailand: US$227m
- Japan: US$219m
- France: US$217m
- Brazil: US$169m
- Italy: US$165m
- Switzerland: US$130m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$117m
- Denmark: US$114m
- United Arab Emirates: US$110m
- Poland: US$110m
- Malaysia: US$101m
- South Korea: US$97m
- India: US$97m
- Indonesia: US$97m
- Mexico: US$94m
- Slovakia: US$89m
- Czechia: US$84m
- Vietnam: US$84m
- Belgium: US$84m
- Austria: US$83m
- Taiwan: US$75m
- Ireland: US$72m
- Sweden: US$66m
- Türkiye: US$59m
- Norway: US$57m
- Russia: US$53m
- Saudi Arabia: US$49m
- Romania: US$48m
- Philippines: US$45m
- Israel: US$39m
- Finland: US$36m
- New Zealand: US$36m
- Kazakhstan: US$33m
- Hungary: US$32m
- South Africa: US$30m
- Nigeria: US$27m
- Greece: US$27m
- Portugal: US$27m
- Chile: US$25m
- Colombia: US$21m
- Macao SAR China: US$18m
- Serbia: US$18m
- Guatemala: US$17m
- Argentina: US$17m
- Morocco: US$16m
- Uzbekistan: US$16m
- Kuwait: US$15m
- Egypt: US$14m
- Slovenia: US$14m
- Luxembourg: US$13m
- Costa Rica: US$13m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$1bn | 16.5% | |
| 2 | US$1bn | 13.4% | |
| 3 | US$961m | 12.8% | |
| 4 | US$594m | 7.9% | |
| 5 | US$360m | 4.8% | |
| 6 | US$357m | 4.8% | |
| 7 | US$279m | 3.7% | |
| 8 | US$247m | 3.3% | |
| 9 | US$208m | 2.8% | |
| 10 | US$189m | 2.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$819m | 10.9% | |
| 2 | US$713m | 9.5% | |
| 3 | US$377m | 5% | |
| 4 | US$339m | 4.5% | |
| 5 | US$319m | 4.3% | |
| 6 | US$318m | 4.2% | |
| 7 | US$286m | 3.8% | |
| 8 | US$265m | 3.5% | |
| 9 | US$254m | 3.4% | |
| 10 | US$227m | 3% |
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.
- 0%median duty
- 94number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 30%highest: Algeria, Bermuda, Kiribati
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 2% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 1.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0.7% | 0% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 9% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 2% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0.8% | 0% – 3% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 7529 Data processing equipment, n.e.s.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 612020
- CPC 2.1 product
- 45269 Other input or output peripheral devices45289 Other units of automatic data processing machines
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2620 Manufacture of computers and peripheral equipment
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8471.90 | changed |
| 2012 | 8471.90 | changed |
| 2007 | 8471.90 | changed |
| 2002 | 8471.90 | changed |
| 1996 | 8471.90 | changed |
| 1992 | 8471.99 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
- N304629 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a magnetic card reader from China
- 600012555 HMRC
An R6304 model Brik which is a hardware chassis that contains three R6304 model Rubrik nodes. The R6304 model Rubrik node is a commodity Intel-based computer with a 1U form factor with each of the nodes having a solid-state flash drive (SSD) and three hard disk drives (HDD). It is an advanced data…
- 600012079 HMRC
The rack server is a computer server which is used for Data Processing where they execute calculations, run applications and process large volumes of data. It is designed to be mounted within a server rack and are equipped with powerful processors. It has a two-socket entry-level server. Built…
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.
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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 103 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-21 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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Update to VATZ Coverage – 8 September 2026
Trade Tariff news 8315 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
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FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
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CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Subheading 8471.90 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 8471.90; 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 other data-processing machines and readers worth £263.1m (up 10% on the year before), at an average of £169.10 per kg; China supplied 24%, followed by United States.
World trade in other data-processing machines and readers reached US$7bn in 2024, down 17.5% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 16.5% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for automatic data-processing machines and units thereof: other?
Automatic data-processing machines and units thereof: other fall under HS subheading 8471.90, part of heading 8471, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on automatic data-processing machines and units… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8471.90 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 automatic data-processing machines and units… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8471.90 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 automatic data-processing machines and units…?
China, with US$1bn in 2024 (16.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export other data-processing machines and readers 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 other data-processing machines and readers?
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 other data-processing machines and readers from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (24%), United States (17%) and Germany (7%), out of total imports of £263.1m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.