Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8477
8477.90: Machinery for working rubber or plastics: parts
Parts of plastic/rubber working machinery
Official description Parts
8477.90 is the HS subheading for parts of plastic/rubber working machinery, under heading 8477 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8477 90 00 00 Parts
- 8477 90 10 00 Of cast iron or cast steel Free+2
- 8477 90 80 00 Other Free+2
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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £20.6m | 19.2% | -14% |
 Italy | £13.8m | 12.9% | -6.4% |
 United States | £13.3m | 12.4% | +4.4% |
 China | £12.8m | 11.9% | +57% |
 Austria | £7m | 6.5% | +20.7% |
 France | £5m | 4.6% | +2.6% |
 Luxembourg | £4.4m | 4.1% | -18.4% |
 Switzerland | £4m | 3.7% | -47.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 1.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 2 tariff lines USA 3.1% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$182.9kUS$182.9k+US$4.1m+US$110.5m+> US$431.6m
Exports: 171
- Germany: US$1.4bn
- China: US$1.3bn
- Italy: US$644.1m
- United States: US$603.2m
- Canada: US$448.8m
- Austria: US$431.6m
- France: US$380.4m
- Japan: US$334.2m
- Switzerland: US$229.3m
- Netherlands: US$218.4m
- Czechia: US$212.5m
- Taiwan: US$182.7m
- Luxembourg: US$173.5m
- South Korea: US$147.5m
- United Kingdom: US$118.4m
- India: US$111m
- Slovakia: US$110.5m
- Spain: US$67.3m
- Malaysia: US$58.6m
- Türkiye: US$52.5m
- Poland: US$51.5m
- Thailand: US$40.8m
- Belgium: US$40.4m
- Portugal: US$37.9m
- Denmark: US$34.2m
- Hungary: US$33.6m
- Singapore: US$29.8m
- Slovenia: US$28m
- Sweden: US$25.4m
- Croatia: US$24.1m
- Finland: US$19m
- Vietnam: US$16.7m
- Mexico: US$16.3m
- Romania: US$14.6m
- Israel: US$13.8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$13.1m
- Brazil: US$11.7m
- Ireland: US$9.6m
- Bulgaria: US$6.6m
- Philippines: US$5.7m
- Australia: US$5.1m
- South Africa: US$5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4.1m
- Greece: US$4.1m
- New Zealand: US$4m
- Serbia: US$4m
- Norway: US$3.9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3.7m
- Lithuania: US$3.5m
- Chile: US$3.2m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$3.1m
- Indonesia: US$2.7m
- Dominican Republic: US$1.8m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$1.8m
- Kazakhstan: US$1.5m
- Cyprus: US$1.3m
- Latvia: US$1.3m
- Estonia: US$1.3m
- Tunisia: US$1.2m
- Ukraine: US$1.2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2.8mUS$2.8m+US$23m+US$99.3m+> US$272.7m
Imports: 205
- United States: US$1.3bn
- Germany: US$616.9m
- China: US$458.4m
- Mexico: US$308.1m
- Canada: US$303.5m
- India: US$294.8m
- Austria: US$272.7m
- Japan: US$268.5m
- Italy: US$261.1m
- France: US$207.9m
- Poland: US$171.1m
- Spain: US$150m
- Vietnam: US$139.6m
- South Korea: US$132.3m
- Switzerland: US$129.3m
- Brazil: US$125.6m
- United Kingdom: US$124m
- Indonesia: US$121.9m
- Thailand: US$106.7m
- Czechia: US$102.5m
- Romania: US$99.3m
- Morocco: US$91.1m
- Belgium: US$89.7m
- Türkiye: US$89.2m
- Netherlands: US$88.5m
- Russia: US$81.4m
- Hungary: US$79.1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$77.4m
- Luxembourg: US$74.9m
- Slovakia: US$72.2m
- Portugal: US$71.9m
- Malaysia: US$66.6m
- Singapore: US$60.9m
- Taiwan: US$59.3m
- Philippines: US$55.6m
- South Africa: US$53.1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$49.7m
- Algeria: US$43.9m
- Ireland: US$41.8m
- Australia: US$38.1m
- Egypt: US$30.2m
- Nigeria: US$29.4m
- Chile: US$29.3m
- Sweden: US$28.8m
- Greece: US$28.2m
- Peru: US$27.7m
- Argentina: US$26.9m
- Denmark: US$26.2m
- Dominican Republic: US$23.3m
- Serbia: US$23.2m
- Slovenia: US$23m
- Finland: US$22.9m
- Costa Rica: US$22.8m
- Colombia: US$21.4m
- Kazakhstan: US$19.2m
- Cambodia: US$19.1m
- Ecuador: US$18.7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$17m
- Israel: US$16m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$15.8m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$1.4bn | 17.7% |
| 2 | China | US$1.3bn | 17.2% |
| 3 | Italy | US$644.1m | 8.3% |
| 4 | United States | US$603.2m | 7.7% |
| 5 |  Canada | US$448.8m | 5.8% |
| 6 | Austria | US$431.6m | 5.5% |
| 7 | France | US$380.4m | 4.9% |
| 8 |  Japan | US$334.2m | 4.3% |
| 9 | Switzerland | US$229.3m | 2.9% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$218.4m | 2.8% |
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8477.90 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8477.90 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 1.7%.
Goods from 175 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 175 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 parts of plastic/rubber working machinery worth £107.4m (down 5% on the year before), at an average of £22.31 per kg; Germany supplied 19%, followed by Italy.
World trade in parts of plastic/rubber working machinery reached US$7.8bn in 2024, down 3.9% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 17.7% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for machinery for working rubber or plastics: parts?
Machinery for working rubber or plastics: parts fall under HS subheading 8477.90, part of heading 8477, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on machinery for working rubber or plastics: parts in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8477.90 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 machinery for working rubber or plastics: parts in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8477.90 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: parts?
Germany, with US$1.4bn in 2024 (17.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export parts of plastic/rubber working machinery to the UK duty-free?
175 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 plastic/rubber working 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 parts of plastic/rubber working machinery from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (19%), Italy (13%) and United States (12%), out of total imports of £107.4m.