Heading · Chapter 84
8477: Machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter
Heading 8477 is divided into 8 six-digit subheadings and sits in chapter 84, nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof.
Duty rates compared
UK
EU
TürkiyeSubheadings 8
- 8477.10Machinery for working rubber or plastics: injection-moulding machinesInjection-moulding machines
- 8477.20Machinery for working rubber or plastics: extrudersExtruders (plastic and rubber)
- 8477.30Machinery for working rubber or plastics: blow-moulding machinesBlow-moulding machines
- 8477.40Vacuum-moulding machines and other thermoforming machines
- 8477.51For moulding or retreading pneumatic tyres or for moulding or otherwise forming inner tubes
- 8477.59Other machinery for moulding or otherwise forming: otherOther plastic moulding machines
- 8477.80Machinery for working rubber or plastics: other machineryOther plastic and rubber working machinery
- 8477.90Machinery for working rubber or plastics: partsParts of plastic/rubber working machinery
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$436kUS$436k+US$13m+US$183m+> US$1bn
Exports: 182
- China: US$8bn
- Germany: US$6bn
- Italy: US$3bn
- Japan: US$2bn
- Austria: US$2bn
- United States: US$1bn
- Canada: US$827m
- Taiwan: US$825m
- France: US$793m
- Switzerland: US$654m
- Netherlands: US$565m
- South Korea: US$539m
- India: US$436m
- Czechia: US$428m
- Slovakia: US$359m
- Türkiye: US$342m
- United Kingdom: US$274m
- Luxembourg: US$251m
- Spain: US$183m
- Poland: US$152m
- Thailand: US$132m
- Malaysia: US$121m
- Croatia: US$119m
- Denmark: US$110m
- Belgium: US$91m
- Singapore: US$79m
- Slovenia: US$72m
- Sweden: US$69m
- Portugal: US$68m
- Hungary: US$67m
- Brazil: US$59m
- Finland: US$55m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$48m
- Vietnam: US$37m
- Romania: US$37m
- Mexico: US$36m
- Bulgaria: US$31m
- Israel: US$29m
- Kazakhstan: US$27m
- Philippines: US$23m
- Ireland: US$22m
- United Arab Emirates: US$21m
- Norway: US$20m
- Australia: US$20m
- South Africa: US$20m
- Lithuania: US$13m
- Indonesia: US$11m
- Serbia: US$10m
- Chile: US$9m
- Peru: US$9m
- Greece: US$8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- Egypt: US$6m
- New Zealand: US$6m
- Colombia: US$5m
- Russia: US$5m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$4m
- Ukraine: US$4m
- Uzbekistan: US$4m
- Tunisia: US$4m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$13mUS$13m+US$94m+US$363m+> US$804m
Imports: 217
- United States: US$4bn
- China: US$3bn
- India: US$2bn
- Mexico: US$2bn
- Germany: US$2bn
- Vietnam: US$1bn
- Türkiye: US$804m
- France: US$754m
- Indonesia: US$754m
- Thailand: US$742m
- Brazil: US$715m
- Poland: US$643m
- Italy: US$619m
- Canada: US$574m
- Russia: US$557m
- Spain: US$477m
- Japan: US$460m
- Austria: US$442m
- South Korea: US$430m
- United Kingdom: US$396m
- Malaysia: US$383m
- Saudi Arabia: US$363m
- United Arab Emirates: US$347m
- Czechia: US$338m
- Morocco: US$336m
- Algeria: US$324m
- Romania: US$318m
- Cambodia: US$297m
- Switzerland: US$273m
- Hungary: US$242m
- Belgium: US$241m
- South Africa: US$226m
- Taiwan: US$221m
- Netherlands: US$213m
- Slovakia: US$201m
- Egypt: US$193m
- Portugal: US$189m
- Philippines: US$174m
- Australia: US$161m
- Nigeria: US$159m
- Iran: US$146m
- Serbia: US$145m
- Singapore: US$137m
- Uzbekistan: US$130m
- Luxembourg: US$123m
- Ireland: US$122m
- Kazakhstan: US$121m
- Argentina: US$112m
- Colombia: US$109m
- Pakistan: US$107m
- Bangladesh: US$99m
- Sweden: US$98m
- Peru: US$97m
- Greece: US$94m
- Chile: US$85m
- Slovenia: US$77m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$77m
- Finland: US$76m
- Costa Rica: US$75m
- Guatemala: US$73m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$8bn | 26.7% |
| 2 |  Germany | US$6bn | 18.8% |
| 3 |  Italy | US$3bn | 8.8% |
| 4 |  Japan | US$2bn | 7.6% |
| 5 |  Austria | US$2bn | 6.7% |
| 6 |  United States | US$1bn | 4.1% |
| 7 |  Canada | US$827m | 2.8% |
| 8 |  Taiwan | US$825m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  France | US$793m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Switzerland | US$654m | 2.2% |
The UK Global Tariff divides heading 8477 into 16 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, heading 8477 covers 15 tariff lines and the duty is 1.7%.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 8477 into 19 tariff lines; the duty is 1.7%.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, heading 8477 covers 13 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 3.1%. 2 of them are duty-free.
In 2024, countries exported heading 8477 goods worth US$30bn (−1.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$8bn), followed by Germany.
The biggest buyer was the United States, with imports of US$4bn.
The United Kingdom ranked 17th among 182 exporters with US$274m.
The United Kingdom imported US$396m.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter?
Machinery for working rubber or plastics or for the manufacture of products from these materials, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter fall under HS heading 8477, part of chapter 84, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on machinery for working rubber or plastics or for… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8477 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 working rubber or plastics or for… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8477 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 machinery for working rubber or plastics or for…?
China, with US$8bn in 2024 (26.7% of world exports).