Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8479
8479.90: Machines and mechanical appliances having individual: parts
Parts of machines n.e.s. (8479)
Official description Parts
8479.90 is the HS subheading for parts of machines n.e.s. (8479), under heading 8479 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8479 90 00 00 Parts
- 8479 90 15 00 Parts of machines of subheading 8479 89 70 Free
- Other
- 8479 90 20 00 Of cast iron or cast steel
- 8479 90 20 10 For use in civil aircraft Free
- 8479 90 20 90 Other Free
- 8479 90 70 00 Other
- 8479 90 70 10 For use in civil aircraft Free
- Other
- 8479 90 70 30 Silicone or plastic keyboards, comprising: -parts of common metal, and -whether or not comprising parts of plastic, -epoxy resin reinforced with fiberglass or wood, -whether or not printed or surface-treated, -with or without electrical conductors, -with or without a membrane bonded to the keyboard, -with or without mono or multilayer protective film Free
- 8479 90 70 40 Housing of the rotor part of the mechanical unit ensuring the adjustment of movement of the camshaft compared to the crankshaft: -of a circular shape, -made of steel alloy with sintering process, -with not more than 8 oil chambers, -with a rockwell hardness of 55 or more, -with a density of 6.5 g/cm³, or more, but not more than 6.7 g/cm³ Free
- 8479 90 70 60 High-pressure seamless cylinders for compressed or liquefied gas, of steel, of all diameters and volume capacities, whether or not threaded, regardless of internal coating or plating, regardless of external finishing and shape, whether or not with a gas bladder inserted, regardless of the cylinders’ fitting with a valve, neck ring, foot ring or piping, whether or not fastened together to form a bundle Free
- 8479 90 70 85 Injectors with solenoid valve for optimised atomisation in the engine combustion chamber Free
- 8479 90 70 99 Other 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 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
- 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)
- Tariff lines
- on 3 of 9 lines
Import requirements 4
- 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, 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 of fluorinated greenhouse gases
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 517/2014
- Documents
- Y054 Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y053
- Y986 Exemption from import prohibition according to Article 11.1 and 11.2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y926
- 9066
- Y950
- Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y124
- Y976
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 9 lines
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £166m | 27.9% | -35.7% |
 Germany | £89.2m | 15% | -3% |
 China | £71.7m | 12.1% | +72.9% |
 Italy | £31.6m | 5.3% | +10.5% |
 Switzerland | £28.6m | 4.8% | +43.9% |
 Norway | £27.4m | 4.6% | +40.2% |
| United Kingdom | £22.1m | 3.7% | +36.2% |
 Denmark | £14.8m | 2.5% | -9.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$317kUS$317k+US$13m+US$251m+> US$663m
Exports: 206
- Germany: US$4bn
- China: US$3bn
- United States: US$2bn
- Japan: US$1bn
- Italy: US$1bn
- South Korea: US$1bn
- Switzerland: US$663m
- Singapore: US$646m
- Netherlands: US$522m
- Malaysia: US$520m
- United Kingdom: US$509m
- Canada: US$500m
- France: US$492m
- Czechia: US$463m
- Austria: US$461m
- Mexico: US$376m
- India: US$371m
- Sweden: US$304m
- Spain: US$298m
- Poland: US$272m
- Belgium: US$251m
- Taiwan: US$243m
- Finland: US$235m
- Denmark: US$212m
- Norway: US$211m
- Slovakia: US$205m
- Romania: US$182m
- Hungary: US$155m
- Thailand: US$152m
- Türkiye: US$120m
- Vietnam: US$110m
- Australia: US$89m
- Slovenia: US$80m
- Indonesia: US$62m
- Croatia: US$62m
- United Arab Emirates: US$56m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$51m
- Estonia: US$45m
- Serbia: US$44m
- South Africa: US$43m
- Brazil: US$43m
- Portugal: US$41m
- Israel: US$40m
- Philippines: US$36m
- Lithuania: US$35m
- Ireland: US$26m
- Bulgaria: US$22m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$17m
- Greece: US$16m
- Curaçao: US$15m
- Latvia: US$13m
- Luxembourg: US$11m
- Angola: US$11m
- Ukraine: US$11m
- Egypt: US$11m
- Saudi Arabia: US$10m
- New Zealand: US$9m
- Colombia: US$6m
- Tunisia: US$6m
- Chile: US$6m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$6mUS$6m+US$42m+US$300m+> US$697m
Imports: 219
- United States: US$4bn
- Germany: US$2bn
- China: US$1bn
- Mexico: US$881m
- Japan: US$797m
- France: US$782m
- Singapore: US$697m
- Canada: US$691m
- Malaysia: US$669m
- Netherlands: US$591m
- United Kingdom: US$588m
- India: US$581m
- Vietnam: US$569m
- Italy: US$461m
- South Korea: US$453m
- Poland: US$422m
- Spain: US$395m
- Belgium: US$364m
- Switzerland: US$362m
- Czechia: US$322m
- Sweden: US$302m
- Austria: US$300m
- Brazil: US$292m
- Saudi Arabia: US$291m
- Hungary: US$280m
- Australia: US$257m
- Romania: US$256m
- United Arab Emirates: US$256m
- Norway: US$252m
- Philippines: US$214m
- Indonesia: US$211m
- Slovakia: US$198m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$174m
- Türkiye: US$173m
- Denmark: US$160m
- Taiwan: US$144m
- Thailand: US$142m
- Ireland: US$135m
- Argentina: US$134m
- Russia: US$129m
- Morocco: US$120m
- Portugal: US$111m
- Finland: US$109m
- South Africa: US$74m
- Israel: US$67m
- Egypt: US$57m
- Algeria: US$55m
- Angola: US$55m
- Chile: US$49m
- Serbia: US$49m
- Slovenia: US$48m
- Colombia: US$46m
- Greece: US$46m
- Qatar: US$43m
- Lithuania: US$42m
- Panama: US$40m
- Nigeria: US$39m
- Croatia: US$39m
- Kazakhstan: US$38m
- Tunisia: US$37m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$4bn | 16.7% |
| 2 | China | US$3bn | 14.9% |
| 3 | United States | US$2bn | 9.9% |
| 4 |  Japan | US$1bn | 6% |
| 5 | Italy | US$1bn | 5.9% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$1bn | 4.8% |
| 7 | Switzerland | US$663m | 2.9% |
| 8 |  Singapore | US$646m | 2.9% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$522m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  Malaysia | US$520m | 2.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$4bn | 16.2% |
| 2 | Germany | US$2bn | 8.5% |
| 3 | China | US$1bn | 4.6% |
| 4 |  Mexico | US$881m | 3.9% |
| 5 | Japan | US$797m | 3.5% |
| 6 |  France | US$782m | 3.5% |
| 7 | Singapore | US$697m | 3.1% |
| 8 |  Canada | US$691m | 3.1% |
| 9 | Malaysia | US$669m | 3% |
| 10 | Netherlands | US$591m | 2.6% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 29
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.
- N363902 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of steel weldment components of a robotic manufacturing cell from Thailand
- N358965 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a mechanical tensioning device and mounting interface from China
- H338730 U.S. CBP
Application for Further Review of Protest No. 5301-23-109539; Classification of Aluminum “Clamps” for Certain Solar Panel Tracking Systems
- N357428 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of tire changer helpers from China
- N347637 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a header expander and slip table assemblies from the United Kingdom
- N346408 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of components for trash compactor bins from China
- 600013452 HMRC
The threaded puller a component for hydraulic tensioner system. This individual part is made of carbon steel and heat treated. This individual part used in finished hydraulic jacks for bolt tensioning. A hydraulic tensioner provides stretching force to bolts to allow joints to be tightened.…
29 rulings in total for this code
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8479.90 covers 9 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8479.90 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 1.7% (average 1.1%). 1 of them is duty-free.
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 parts of machines n.e.s. (8479) worth £594.4m (down 7% on the year before), at an average of £13.71 per kg; United States supplied 28%, followed by Germany.
World trade in parts of machines n.e.s. (8479) reached US$23bn in 2024, down 0.2% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 16.7% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for machines and mechanical appliances having individual: parts?
Machines and mechanical appliances having individual: parts fall under HS subheading 8479.90, part of heading 8479, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on machines and mechanical appliances having… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8479.90 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 machines and mechanical appliances having… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8479.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 1.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most machines and mechanical appliances having…?
Germany, with US$4bn in 2024 (16.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export parts of machines n.e.s. (8479) 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 parts of machines n.e.s. (8479)?
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 machines n.e.s. (8479) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (28%), Germany (15%) and China (12%), out of total imports of £594.4m.