Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8479

8479.83

8479.83: Other machines and mechanical appliances: cold isostatic presses

Official description Cold isostatic presses

8479.83 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8479, machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, chapter 84.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 5
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 8479 83 00 00 Cold isostatic presses 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 3

  • 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)
  • 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 5

  • 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, Ukraine
    Legal act
    2022 No. 748, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9024
    • 9032
    • 9025
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Syria
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/792
  • Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
    Applies to goods from
    Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 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
  • Import controlImport control - Waste
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/590
    Documents
    • C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
    • C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
    • Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
    • C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB

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£10.8m-10.2% · previous 12 months
Average import price£421.75 per kg
Jan 2024: £618kFeb 2024: £925kMar 2024: £645kApr 2024: £1.5mMay 2024: £1.5mJun 2024: £302kJul 2024: £365kAug 2024: £698kSept 2024: £442kOct 2024: £1.1mNov 2024: £981kDec 2024: £615kJan 2025: £1.3mFeb 2025: £570kMar 2025: £659kApr 2025: £213kMay 2025: £1.8mJun 2025: £1.7mJul 2025: £1.9mAug 2025: £692kSept 2025: £1mOct 2025: £1.2mNov 2025: £1.1mDec 2025: £1.3mJan 2026: £758kFeb 2026: £903kMar 2026: £817kApr 2026: £625kMay 2026: £1.6mJun 2026: £254kJul 2026: £711kAug 2026: £461k 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
United States £5.6m 52.5% -14.1%
Philippines £1m 9.6% -69.4%
Canada £1m 9.5% +23,925.2%
Germany £985k 9.2% +1,847.3%
France £943k 8.8% +63.9%
United Kingdom £464k 4.3% +61.7%
Hong Kong SAR China £306k 2.8% —
Spain £228k 2.1% +3.8%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

8479.83 · US$94.6m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$239.2kUS$239.2k+US$1.4m+US$5.8m+> US$11.2m

Exports: 63
  1. China: US$16m
  2. Singapore: US$11.2m
  3. United States: US$8.3m
  4. United Kingdom: US$6m
  5. Germany: US$6m
  6. India: US$5.9m
  7. France: US$5.8m
  8. Italy: US$4.5m
  9. Netherlands: US$4.2m
  10. Denmark: US$3m
  11. Slovakia: US$2.8m
  12. Belgium: US$2.6m
  13. Spain: US$2.4m
  14. Australia: US$1.9m
  15. Philippines: US$1.5m
  16. Japan: US$1.4m
  17. Latvia: US$1.1m
  18. Sweden: US$942k
  19. Czechia: US$922.5k
  20. Austria: US$812.9k
  21. South Korea: US$793.6k
  22. Taiwan: US$785.2k
  23. Poland: US$704k
  24. Mexico: US$567.7k
  25. Slovenia: US$532.6k
  26. Switzerland: US$509.1k
  27. Canada: US$459.6k
  28. Türkiye: US$430.8k
  29. Saudi Arabia: US$385.8k
  30. Kazakhstan: US$345.8k
  31. Finland: US$239.2k
  32. Jordan: US$236.7k
  33. Thailand: US$234.4k
  34. Russia: US$195.9k
  35. Ireland: US$157k
  36. Hungary: US$145k
  37. Lithuania: US$127.8k
  38. Malaysia: US$92.1k
  39. Estonia: US$89.8k
  40. Cambodia: US$43k
  41. South Africa: US$38.3k
  42. Israel: US$27.4k
  43. Indonesia: US$23.4k
  44. Belarus: US$22.2k
  45. Romania: US$19k
  46. Luxembourg: US$17.5k
  47. Dominican Republic: US$11.1k
  48. Brazil: US$10.8k
  49. Bangladesh: US$9.1k
  50. Egypt: US$7.6k
  51. Tunisia: US$5.5k
  52. Vietnam: US$3.9k
  53. Bulgaria: US$2.5k
  54. Malta: US$1.8k
  55. Croatia: US$1.3k
  56. Cyprus: US$1.2k
  57. Sri Lanka: US$1.2k
  58. Hong Kong SAR China: US$900
  59. Norway: US$900
  60. New Zealand: US$200

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$16m 16.9%
2 Singapore US$11.2m 11.9%
3 United States US$8.3m 8.7%
4 United Kingdom US$6m 6.4%
5 Germany US$6m 6.3%
6 India US$5.9m 6.3%
7 France US$5.8m 6.2%
8 Italy US$4.5m 4.7%
9 Netherlands US$4.2m 4.4%
10 Denmark US$3m 3.2%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$13.8m 14.6%
2 Germany US$6.8m 7.2%
3 Indonesia US$5.7m 6%
4 Poland US$4.4m 4.6%
5 Thailand US$4.3m 4.5%
6 China US$4.2m 4.5%
7 France US$3.9m 4.1%
8 United Kingdom US$3.2m 3.4%
9 South Korea US$3m 3.2%
10 Russia US$2.4m 2.6%

Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 8479.81, 8479.89.

Subheading 8479.83 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8479.83; the duty is 1.7%.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 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 these goods worth £10.8m (down 10% on the year before), at an average of £421.75 per kg; United States supplied 53%, followed by Philippines.

World trade in these goods reached US$94.6m in 2024, down 21% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 16.9% of the total, ahead of Singapore.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other machines and mechanical appliances: cold isostatic presses?

Other machines and mechanical appliances: cold isostatic presses fall under HS subheading 8479.83, part of heading 8479, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on other machines and mechanical appliances in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8479.83 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 other machines and mechanical appliances in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8479.83 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 other machines and mechanical appliances?

China, with US$16m in 2024 (16.9% 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 United States (53%), Philippines (10%) and Canada (10%), out of total imports of £10.8m.