Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8479
8479.40: Rope- or cable-making machines
Subheading 8479.40 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 40 00 00 Rope- or cable-making machines 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 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
- Documents
- Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £16.9m | 39.4% | +10,178.1% |
 Germany | £10.3m | 24% | +7,325.4% |
 Austria | £5m | 11.6% | +107,075.5% |
 Finland | £4.3m | 10% | +93.3% |
 Taiwan | £1.4m | 3.3% | — |
 Japan | £1.3m | 3.1% | — |
 Poland | £1.2m | 2.7% | +59% |
| United Kingdom | £951k | 2.2% | +3,522.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$611.5kUS$611.5k+US$5.6m+US$25.4m+> US$147.5m
Exports: 84
- China: US$273.6m
- Germany: US$159m
- Finland: US$147.5m
- Italy: US$101.6m
- Austria: US$84m
- Czechia: US$43.8m
- Spain: US$39.4m
- Türkiye: US$29m
- France: US$25.4m
- United States: US$22.8m
- Switzerland: US$20.8m
- Poland: US$20.7m
- South Korea: US$18.6m
- India: US$15.8m
- Japan: US$12.7m
- Canada: US$11.1m
- United Kingdom: US$10.9m
- Taiwan: US$8.1m
- Morocco: US$6.6m
- Denmark: US$6.1m
- Netherlands: US$5.6m
- Belgium: US$2.6m
- Romania: US$2.4m
- Ukraine: US$2.2m
- Slovenia: US$1.9m
- Mexico: US$1.8m
- Portugal: US$1.7m
- Brazil: US$1.6m
- Luxembourg: US$1.6m
- Australia: US$1.3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.1m
- Hungary: US$1.1m
- Singapore: US$988.1k
- Bulgaria: US$939.9k
- Estonia: US$905.3k
- Serbia: US$850.1k
- Indonesia: US$846.6k
- Lithuania: US$834.8k
- United Arab Emirates: US$715.5k
- Sweden: US$672.9k
- Slovakia: US$611.5k
- Malaysia: US$508.4k
- Greece: US$429.1k
- Vietnam: US$330.6k
- Moldova: US$322.1k
- Iran: US$299.3k
- Norway: US$204.6k
- Israel: US$188.1k
- Tunisia: US$173.8k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$122.2k
- South Africa: US$115.9k
- Tanzania: US$84.8k
- Chile: US$78.2k
- Cambodia: US$75.7k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$55.4k
- Pakistan: US$40.6k
- Philippines: US$33.9k
- North Macedonia: US$33.4k
- Colombia: US$29.9k
- Dominican Republic: US$27.4k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$998.9kUS$998.9k+US$5.3m+US$17.5m+> US$52m
Imports: 151
- United States: US$159.7m
- Mexico: US$89.4m
- China: US$81.6m
- India: US$76m
- Germany: US$52m
- Taiwan: US$36.2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$34.6m
- Russia: US$33.2m
- Greece: US$32.9m
- Türkiye: US$29.7m
- Morocco: US$28.9m
- Egypt: US$25.5m
- Vietnam: US$24.2m
- Iraq: US$22.5m
- France: US$17.5m
- Indonesia: US$17.4m
- Poland: US$17.2m
- South Korea: US$16.8m
- Malaysia: US$16.1m
- Spain: US$14.6m
- Italy: US$12.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$12.4m
- Hungary: US$11.9m
- Thailand: US$11.9m
- Norway: US$11.7m
- Tunisia: US$10.5m
- Philippines: US$10.1m
- United Kingdom: US$9.9m
- Portugal: US$8.3m
- Romania: US$8m
- Algeria: US$6.9m
- Switzerland: US$6.7m
- Finland: US$6.4m
- Japan: US$6.4m
- North Macedonia: US$6m
- Canada: US$5.9m
- South Africa: US$5.7m
- Kuwait: US$5.3m
- Czechia: US$5.3m
- Argentina: US$5.2m
- Brazil: US$4.9m
- Oman: US$4.6m
- Bulgaria: US$4.5m
- Iran: US$4.2m
- Uzbekistan: US$4.1m
- Sweden: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$3.9m
- Nigeria: US$3.6m
- Netherlands: US$3.5m
- Zambia: US$3.5m
- Austria: US$3.4m
- Pakistan: US$3.4m
- Serbia: US$2.8m
- Kazakhstan: US$2.3m
- Belgium: US$2.2m
- Ukraine: US$2.1m
- Belarus: US$2.1m
- Bangladesh: US$2m
- Singapore: US$1.9m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$1.9m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$273.6m | 25% |
| 2 | Germany | US$159m | 14.5% |
| 3 | Finland | US$147.5m | 13.5% |
| 4 |  Italy | US$101.6m | 9.3% |
| 5 | Austria | US$84m | 7.7% |
| 6 |  Czechia | US$43.8m | 4% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$39.4m | 3.6% |
| 8 |  Türkiye | US$29m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  France | US$25.4m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  United States | US$22.8m | 2.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$159.7m | 14.6% |
| 2 |  Mexico | US$89.4m | 8.2% |
| 3 | China | US$81.6m | 7.5% |
| 4 |  India | US$76m | 7% |
| 5 | Germany | US$52m | 4.8% |
| 6 | Taiwan | US$36.2m | 3.3% |
| 7 |  Saudi Arabia | US$34.6m | 3.2% |
| 8 |  Russia | US$33.2m | 3% |
| 9 |  Greece | US$32.9m | 3% |
| 10 | Türkiye | US$29.7m | 2.7% |
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8479.40; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 8479.40 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 £43.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 753% on the year before); China supplied 39%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$1.1bn (+18.6% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$273.6m), followed by Germany.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for rope- or cable-making machines?
Rope- or cable-making machines fall under HS subheading 8479.40, part of heading 8479, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on rope- or cable-making machines in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8479.40 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 rope- or cable-making machines in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8479.40 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 rope- or cable-making machines?
China, with US$273.6m in 2024 (25% 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 China (39%), Germany (24%) and Austria (12%), out of total imports of £43.1m.