Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8479
8479.20: Machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils
Subheading 8479.20 belongs to heading 8479 (machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions) in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8479 20 00 00 Machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils 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 suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
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
- Belarus, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 748, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9024
- 9032
- 9025
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 India | £1m | 42.4% | +65.9% |
 China | £455k | 18.9% | +99.3% |
 Germany | £310k | 12.9% | -89.9% |
 Denmark | £281k | 11.7% | -75.1% |
 Netherlands | £61k | 2.6% | -46.9% |
 Spain | £44k | 1.9% | +438.6% |
 Türkiye | £42k | 1.7% | +262.8% |
 Poland | £38k | 1.6% | +252.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$238kUS$238k+US$2m+US$23m+> US$133m
Exports: 105
- Malaysia: US$320m
- China: US$267m
- Italy: US$133m
- India: US$111m
- Germany: US$49m
- Türkiye: US$45m
- Belgium: US$40m
- Denmark: US$26m
- United Kingdom: US$25m
- United States: US$23m
- Spain: US$20m
- Czechia: US$14m
- Egypt: US$13m
- Singapore: US$13m
- Poland: US$12m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- Canada: US$7m
- Brazil: US$7m
- Croatia: US$6m
- South Korea: US$4m
- France: US$4m
- Japan: US$4m
- Mexico: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Argentina: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$911k
- Norway: US$758k
- Thailand: US$752k
- Peru: US$650k
- Hungary: US$614k
- Syria: US$581k
- Benin: US$464k
- Albania: US$384k
- South Africa: US$374k
- Slovenia: US$373k
- Russia: US$349k
- Slovakia: US$273k
- Moldova: US$260k
- Lithuania: US$238k
- Vietnam: US$221k
- Cyprus: US$213k
- Israel: US$202k
- Saudi Arabia: US$169k
- Indonesia: US$164k
- Kazakhstan: US$162k
- Jordan: US$91k
- Sri Lanka: US$89k
- Ireland: US$86k
- Chile: US$73k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$5m+US$13m+> US$33m
Imports: 190
- Indonesia: US$323m
- Russia: US$80m
- Türkiye: US$44m
- United States: US$42m
- Nigeria: US$35m
- Canada: US$33m
- Angola: US$29m
- Tunisia: US$27m
- Mexico: US$24m
- Bulgaria: US$21m
- Tanzania: US$18m
- India: US$17m
- Belgium: US$17m
- Uzbekistan: US$17m
- Thailand: US$17m
- Lithuania: US$15m
- Netherlands: US$15m
- Spain: US$14m
- Morocco: US$13m
- Australia: US$12m
- Brazil: US$12m
- France: US$11m
- Greece: US$11m
- Ukraine: US$11m
- Algeria: US$11m
- Paraguay: US$11m
- Albania: US$11m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$10m
- South Korea: US$10m
- Germany: US$10m
- South Africa: US$9m
- Malaysia: US$9m
- Kazakhstan: US$9m
- Italy: US$9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$8m
- Argentina: US$7m
- Ethiopia: US$7m
- Vietnam: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$6m
- Philippines: US$6m
- Poland: US$6m
- Syria: US$6m
- Bangladesh: US$5m
- Japan: US$5m
- Kenya: US$5m
- Senegal: US$5m
- China: US$5m
- Togo: US$5m
- Panama: US$4m
- Cameroon: US$4m
- Egypt: US$4m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$4m
- Zambia: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Venezuela: US$4m
- Romania: US$4m
- Peru: US$4m
- Jordan: US$4m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Malaysia | US$320m | 27% |
| 2 | China | US$267m | 22.5% |
| 3 |  Italy | US$133m | 11.2% |
| 4 | India | US$111m | 9.4% |
| 5 | Germany | US$49m | 4.1% |
| 6 | Türkiye | US$45m | 3.8% |
| 7 |  Belgium | US$40m | 3.3% |
| 8 | Denmark | US$26m | 2.2% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$25m | 2.1% |
| 10 |  United States | US$23m | 2% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N359842 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a mechanical screw press oil extraction machinery line from Brazil
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.
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Sanctions · Applies from: CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 8438.80.
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8479.20; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 8479.20 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 £2.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 62% on the year before); India supplied 42%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$1bn (−1.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was Malaysia (US$320m), followed by China.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils?
Machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils fall under HS subheading 8479.20, part of heading 8479, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on machinery for the extraction or preparation of… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8479.20 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 the extraction or preparation of… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8479.20 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 the extraction or preparation of…?
Malaysia, with US$320m in 2024 (27% 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 India (42%), China (19%) and Germany (13%), out of total imports of £2.4m.
Typical products
- animal or vegetable fats and oils machinery
- grinders crushers mills presses for oilseeds or oleaginous fruit
- margarine churns and mixers
- raw tallow rolling equipment
- soap cutting or moulding machines
- tallow washing equipment
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.