Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8473
8473.40: Parts and accessories of the machines of heading 8472
Parts of other office machines
8473.40 is the HS subheading for parts of other office machines, under heading 8473 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8473 40 00 00 Parts and accessories of the machines of heading 8472
- 8473 40 10 00 Electronic assemblies Free
- 8473 40 80 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 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 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
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £9.5m | 34% | +1% |
 Germany | £2.6m | 9.4% | -8.6% |
 India | £2.3m | 8% | -46.6% |
 France | £2m | 7.3% | -45.8% |
 United States | £2m | 7.2% | -15% |
 South Korea | £1.6m | 5.5% | +83.9% |
 Japan | £1.4m | 4.8% | +11.7% |
 Philippines | £1.3m | 4.6% | -33.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$148kUS$148k+US$3m+US$38m+> US$198m
Exports: 136
- China: US$619m
- Philippines: US$199m
- Germany: US$199m
- Japan: US$198m
- India: US$108m
- United States: US$96m
- Vietnam: US$90m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$88m
- South Korea: US$78m
- Netherlands: US$70m
- Mexico: US$48m
- Hungary: US$46m
- United Kingdom: US$42m
- Taiwan: US$38m
- Canada: US$33m
- France: US$33m
- Spain: US$29m
- Portugal: US$21m
- Italy: US$20m
- Poland: US$19m
- Romania: US$14m
- Switzerland: US$14m
- Malaysia: US$14m
- Austria: US$12m
- Indonesia: US$10m
- Belgium: US$9m
- Thailand: US$9m
- Ireland: US$7m
- Denmark: US$7m
- Singapore: US$7m
- Czechia: US$6m
- Türkiye: US$6m
- Brazil: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Australia: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Egypt: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$985k
- Israel: US$959k
- Greece: US$839k
- Bulgaria: US$698k
- Saudi Arabia: US$642k
- Russia: US$609k
- Kazakhstan: US$605k
- Norway: US$582k
- Kuwait: US$578k
- Morocco: US$566k
- Luxembourg: US$455k
- Latvia: US$392k
- Pakistan: US$333k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$283k
- Malta: US$253k
- Iceland: US$229k
- Tunisia: US$189k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$457kUS$457k+US$4m+US$21m+> US$101m
Imports: 206
- United States: US$319m
- India: US$200m
- Vietnam: US$176m
- Japan: US$169m
- Germany: US$146m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$116m
- Netherlands: US$101m
- China: US$94m
- Mexico: US$86m
- Hungary: US$73m
- Philippines: US$71m
- Spain: US$48m
- France: US$42m
- United Kingdom: US$41m
- South Korea: US$30m
- Italy: US$28m
- Brazil: US$28m
- Malaysia: US$26m
- Canada: US$24m
- Poland: US$23m
- Austria: US$21m
- Portugal: US$20m
- Australia: US$18m
- Türkiye: US$14m
- Singapore: US$14m
- South Africa: US$13m
- Thailand: US$13m
- Romania: US$12m
- Switzerland: US$12m
- Indonesia: US$12m
- Taiwan: US$12m
- Argentina: US$11m
- Dominican Republic: US$11m
- United Arab Emirates: US$10m
- Czechia: US$10m
- Egypt: US$9m
- Belgium: US$9m
- Russia: US$9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- Colombia: US$6m
- Uzbekistan: US$6m
- Morocco: US$6m
- Slovakia: US$6m
- Ireland: US$5m
- New Zealand: US$5m
- Finland: US$5m
- Azerbaijan: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Chile: US$4m
- Pakistan: US$4m
- Kazakhstan: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Ukraine: US$4m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Peru: US$4m
- Israel: US$3m
- Ecuador: US$3m
- Jamaica: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Qatar: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$619m | 27.8% |
| 2 | Philippines | US$199m | 8.9% |
| 3 | Germany | US$199m | 8.9% |
| 4 | Japan | US$198m | 8.9% |
| 5 | India | US$108m | 4.8% |
| 6 | United States | US$96m | 4.3% |
| 7 |  Vietnam | US$90m | 4% |
| 8 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$88m | 4% |
| 9 | South Korea | US$78m | 3.5% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$70m | 3.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$319m | 14.4% |
| 2 | India | US$200m | 9% |
| 3 | Vietnam | US$176m | 7.9% |
| 4 | Japan | US$169m | 7.6% |
| 5 | Germany | US$146m | 6.6% |
| 6 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$116m | 5.2% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$101m | 4.5% |
| 8 | China | US$94m | 4.2% |
| 9 |  Mexico | US$86m | 3.9% |
| 10 |  Hungary | US$73m | 3.3% |
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 8473.10, 8473.50.
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8473.40 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8473.40 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty 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 other office machines into the UK came to £28.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 16% on the year before); China supplied 34%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported parts of other office machines worth US$2bn (+1.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$619m), followed by the Philippines.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for parts and accessories of the machines of heading 8472?
Parts and accessories of the machines of heading 8472 fall under HS subheading 8473.40, part of heading 8473, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on parts and accessories of the machines of heading… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8473.40 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 parts and accessories of the machines of heading… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8473.40 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 parts and accessories of the machines of heading…?
China, with US$619m in 2024 (27.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export parts of other office machines 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 other office machines?
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 other office machines from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (34%), Germany (9%) and India (8%), out of total imports of £28.1m.