Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8476

8476.21

8476.21: Incorporating heating or refrigerating devices

Subheading 8476.21 belongs to heading 8476 (automatic goods-vending machines) in chapter 84.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 4
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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  1. 8476 21 00 00 Incorporating heating or refrigerating devices 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
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/583
    Documents
    • L100 Import licence "controlled substances" (ozone), issued by the Commission
    • Y902
    • 9Y06
  • Import controlImport control of fluorinated greenhouse gases
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    517/2014
    Documents
    • Y054 Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
    • Y053
    • Y986 Exemption from import prohibition according to Article 11.1 and 11.2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
    • Y926
    • 9066
    • C057 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option A, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
    • C079 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option B, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
    • C082 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option C, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
    • 9065
    • Y120 Undertaking importing less than 10 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent of hydrofluorocarbons, per year, contained in equipment or products, exempted from the provisions of Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 (Article 19.6 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573)
    • Y950
    • Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
    • Y124
    • Y976

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£29.9m-5.7% · previous 12 months
Average import price£26.62 per kg
Jan 2024: £2.2mFeb 2024: £3.9mMar 2024: £4.8mApr 2024: £4.3mMay 2024: £3.3mJun 2024: £3mJul 2024: £5.6mAug 2024: £3.5mSept 2024: £3.4mOct 2024: £2.3mNov 2024: £2.4mDec 2024: £1.7mJan 2025: £3mFeb 2025: £2.9mMar 2025: £3.4mApr 2025: £2.7mMay 2025: £2.4mJun 2025: £2.3mJul 2025: £2.5mAug 2025: £2.7mSept 2025: £2mOct 2025: £1.4mNov 2025: £4.1mDec 2025: £3.4mJan 2026: £2.1mFeb 2026: £2.9mMar 2026: £2.9mApr 2026: £1.5mMay 2026: £3mJun 2026: £2.9mJul 2026: £1.7mAug 2026: £2m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Switzerland £17.9m 59.7% -1.1%
Sweden £3.1m 10.5% +162.7%
United States £2.6m 8.7% -16.4%
China £1.6m 5.2% -14.3%
Spain £1.5m 5.1% -44.3%
Italy £1.3m 4.3% -52.9%
Netherlands £1.1m 3.6% +7.8%
United Kingdom £232k 0.8% +1,926.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

8476.21 · US$506m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$192.6kUS$192.6k+US$2.4m+US$16.3m+> US$35.4m

Exports: 81
  1. Italy: US$209.6m
  2. China: US$67.9m
  3. Switzerland: US$35.4m
  4. Spain: US$35.2m
  5. United States: US$23.9m
  6. Germany: US$21m
  7. Netherlands: US$19m
  8. Denmark: US$16.3m
  9. Austria: US$13.2m
  10. Sweden: US$8.6m
  11. United Kingdom: US$8.5m
  12. India: US$5.1m
  13. Belgium: US$4.4m
  14. Canada: US$4.1m
  15. France: US$3.4m
  16. Thailand: US$3.2m
  17. Mexico: US$3m
  18. Japan: US$2.9m
  19. Bulgaria: US$2.5m
  20. Romania: US$2.4m
  21. Poland: US$2.2m
  22. Türkiye: US$2.2m
  23. Hungary: US$1.5m
  24. Serbia: US$1.4m
  25. Czechia: US$952.3k
  26. Russia: US$855.5k
  27. Colombia: US$840.1k
  28. South Korea: US$812.2k
  29. Slovenia: US$788.8k
  30. South Africa: US$668.7k
  31. Portugal: US$385.8k
  32. Israel: US$357.8k
  33. Norway: US$294.3k
  34. Croatia: US$255.3k
  35. New Zealand: US$244k
  36. Ireland: US$230.1k
  37. Bahrain: US$211.9k
  38. Taiwan: US$196.2k
  39. United Arab Emirates: US$192.6k
  40. Lithuania: US$168.4k
  41. Malaysia: US$153.7k
  42. Singapore: US$136.7k
  43. Australia: US$135.1k
  44. Hong Kong SAR China: US$123.4k
  45. Ukraine: US$109.4k
  46. Indonesia: US$107.6k
  47. Luxembourg: US$80.4k
  48. Saudi Arabia: US$79.1k
  49. Latvia: US$71.7k
  50. Peru: US$62.8k
  51. Armenia: US$60.6k
  52. Barbados: US$60.5k
  53. Chile: US$46.2k
  54. Greece: US$32.8k
  55. Slovakia: US$31.9k
  56. Kazakhstan: US$26.7k
  57. Finland: US$21.1k
  58. Estonia: US$16.1k
  59. Kuwait: US$14.3k
  60. Tunisia: US$13.2k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Italy US$209.6m 41.4%
2 China US$67.9m 13.4%
3 Switzerland US$35.4m 7%
4 Spain US$35.2m 7%
5 United States US$23.9m 4.7%
6 Germany US$21m 4.2%
7 Netherlands US$19m 3.7%
8 Denmark US$16.3m 3.2%
9 Austria US$13.2m 2.6%
10 Sweden US$8.6m 1.7%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$62.1m 12.3%
2 United Kingdom US$50.9m 10.1%
3 Netherlands US$41.4m 8.2%
4 France US$40.3m 8%
5 Mexico US$28.4m 5.6%
6 United States US$25.2m 5%
7 Austria US$25.1m 5%
8 Spain US$19m 3.8%
9 Belgium US$15.2m 3%
10 Russia US$12.6m 2.5%

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.

  1. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 433 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-22 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8476.21; the duty is duty-free.

Subheading 8476.21 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 1.7%.

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 Free.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

Imports of these goods into the UK came to £29.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 6% on the year before); Switzerland supplied 60%, followed by Sweden.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$506m (−3.9% year on year).

The largest exporter was Italy (US$209.6m), followed by China.

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for incorporating heating or refrigerating devices?

Incorporating heating or refrigerating devices fall under HS subheading 8476.21, part of heading 8476, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on incorporating heating or refrigerating devices in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8476.21 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 incorporating heating or refrigerating devices in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8476.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most incorporating heating or refrigerating devices?

Italy, with US$209.6m in 2024 (41.4% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods 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 these goods?

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 these goods from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Switzerland (60%), Sweden (11%) and United States (9%), out of total imports of £29.9m.