Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8474
8474.80: Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing: other machinery
Other mineral processing machinery
Official description Other machinery
8474.80 is the HS subheading for other mineral processing machinery, under heading 8474 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8474 80 00 00 Other machinery
- 8474 80 10 00 Machinery for agglomerating, shaping or moulding ceramic paste Free
- 8474 80 90 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 2
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £4.9m | 21% | -76% |
 Germany | £4.5m | 19.2% | -40.8% |
 Belgium | £2.5m | 10.7% | — |
 Türkiye | £1.6m | 6.9% | +166.5% |
 France | £1.6m | 6.9% | +141.5% |
 Denmark | £1.5m | 6.3% | +48.7% |
 Ireland | £1.4m | 5.9% | +86.8% |
 China | £1.3m | 5.6% | -46.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 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 – 15% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 4.3% 
Brazil 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$211kUS$211k+US$5m+US$33m+> US$92m
Exports: 128
- China: US$893m
- Italy: US$383m
- Germany: US$266m
- United States: US$92m
- Türkiye: US$91m
- Spain: US$89m
- France: US$71m
- Denmark: US$57m
- United Kingdom: US$50m
- Austria: US$37m
- Japan: US$35m
- South Africa: US$34m
- South Korea: US$33m
- Belgium: US$27m
- Netherlands: US$26m
- Finland: US$17m
- Australia: US$17m
- India: US$16m
- Brazil: US$14m
- Sweden: US$12m
- Poland: US$12m
- Switzerland: US$12m
- Luxembourg: US$10m
- Slovenia: US$9m
- Canada: US$9m
- Serbia: US$8m
- Portugal: US$8m
- Vietnam: US$7m
- Czechia: US$7m
- Thailand: US$6m
- New Zealand: US$6m
- Croatia: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Russia: US$4m
- Romania: US$3m
- Norway: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Chile: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Latvia: US$883k
- Saudi Arabia: US$795k
- Ukraine: US$772k
- Azerbaijan: US$636k
- Mexico: US$461k
- Morocco: US$444k
- Greece: US$436k
- Colombia: US$423k
- Bermuda: US$364k
- Georgia: US$333k
- Uzbekistan: US$312k
- North Macedonia: US$301k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3mUS$3m+US$9m+US$33m+> US$84m
Imports: 202
- India: US$199m
- United States: US$169m
- Türkiye: US$108m
- Uzbekistan: US$97m
- Mexico: US$94m
- Kazakhstan: US$94m
- Chile: US$84m
- Canada: US$75m
- Germany: US$68m
- Russia: US$68m
- Algeria: US$61m
- Zambia: US$59m
- Spain: US$56m
- Indonesia: US$56m
- China: US$54m
- Saudi Arabia: US$51m
- United Kingdom: US$48m
- United Arab Emirates: US$44m
- Poland: US$36m
- Brazil: US$34m
- Vietnam: US$33m
- France: US$31m
- Romania: US$30m
- Thailand: US$29m
- Kenya: US$28m
- Bangladesh: US$25m
- Ukraine: US$23m
- Belgium: US$22m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$21m
- Malaysia: US$21m
- South Africa: US$19m
- Iran: US$19m
- Australia: US$17m
- Portugal: US$16m
- South Korea: US$15m
- Egypt: US$15m
- Bulgaria: US$14m
- Nigeria: US$13m
- Guatemala: US$13m
- Italy: US$13m
- Israel: US$12m
- Switzerland: US$12m
- Tanzania: US$12m
- Pakistan: US$11m
- Morocco: US$11m
- Angola: US$10m
- Turkmenistan: US$10m
- Iraq: US$10m
- Ghana: US$10m
- Cameroon: US$10m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$9m
- Libya: US$9m
- Taiwan: US$9m
- Hungary: US$8m
- Japan: US$8m
- Qatar: US$8m
- Zimbabwe: US$8m
- Philippines: US$8m
- Netherlands: US$7m
- Mongolia: US$7m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$893m | 37.1% |
| 2 | Italy | US$383m | 15.9% |
| 3 | Germany | US$266m | 11.1% |
| 4 | United States | US$92m | 3.8% |
| 5 | Türkiye | US$91m | 3.8% |
| 6 |  Spain | US$89m | 3.7% |
| 7 | France | US$71m | 2.9% |
| 8 | Denmark | US$57m | 2.4% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$50m | 2.1% |
| 10 |  Austria | US$37m | 1.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  India | US$199m | 8.3% |
| 2 | United States | US$169m | 7% |
| 3 | Türkiye | US$108m | 4.5% |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan | US$97m | 4% |
| 5 | Mexico | US$94m | 3.9% |
| 6 |  Kazakhstan | US$94m | 3.9% |
| 7 |  Chile | US$84m | 3.5% |
| 8 | Canada | US$75m | 3.1% |
| 9 | Germany | US$68m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  Russia | US$68m | 2.8% |
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.
- 5%median duty
- 68number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 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 | 8% | 2% – 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 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 | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 6.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 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 | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
| Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 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 | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 10% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 1% | 0% – 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 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 | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 16% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 2% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 10% | 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
- 72834 Machinery for agglomerating, shaping/moulding solid mineral fuels, ceramic paste, unhardened cements, plastering materials/other mineral products in powder/paste form; machines for forming foundry moulds of sand
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 212010
- CPC 2.1 product
- 44440 Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing, crushing, grinding, mixing or kneading earth, stone, ores or other mineral substances, in solid form; machinery for agglomerating, shaping or moulding solid mineral fuels, ceramic paste, unhardened cements, plastering materials or other mineral products in powder or paste form; machines for forming foundry moulds of sand
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2824 Manufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8474.80 | changed |
| 2012 | 8474.80 | changed |
| 2007 | 8474.80 | changed |
| 2002 | 8474.80 | changed |
| 1996 | 8474.80 | changed |
| 1992 | 8474.80 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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 Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8474.80 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8474.80 into 2 tariff lines; 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 mineral processing machinery worth £23.5m (down 42% on the year before), at an average of £12.59 per kg; Italy supplied 21%, followed by Germany.
World trade in other mineral processing machinery reached US$2bn in 2024, down 3.7% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 37.1% of the total, ahead of Italy.
Products classified here
- tile moulding machines
- bricanion lath making machines
- potters wheels and similar machines
- machinery for moulding blackboard chalks
- machinery for moulding graphite electrodes
- machinery for extruding graphite pencil leads
- machines for agglomerating solid mineral fuel
- machinery for moulding porcelain artificial teeth
- machines for moulding or extruding earthenware pipes
- brick making machines of the press or extrusion types
- machinery for moulding plaster staff stucco etc articles
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing: other machinery?
Machinery for sorting, screening, separating, washing: other machinery fall under HS subheading 8474.80, part of heading 8474, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on machinery for sorting, screening, separating… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8474.80 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 machinery for sorting, screening, separating… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8474.80 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 machinery for sorting, screening, separating…?
China, with US$893m in 2024 (37.1% of world exports).
Which countries can export other mineral processing machinery 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 mineral processing machinery?
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 mineral processing machinery from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Italy (21%), Germany (19%) and Belgium (11%), out of total imports of £23.5m.
Typical products
- bricanion lath making machines
- brick making machines of the press or extrusion types
- machinery for extruding graphite pencil leads
- machinery for moulding blackboard chalks
- machinery for moulding graphite electrodes
- machinery for moulding plaster staff stucco etc articles
- machinery for moulding porcelain artificial teeth
- machines for agglomerating solid mineral fuel
- machines for moulding or extruding earthenware pipes
- potters wheels and similar machines
- tile moulding machines
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.