Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8480
8480.71: Injection or compression types
Injection and compression moulds for plastics/rubber
8480.71 is the HS subheading for injection and compression moulds for plastics/rubber, under heading 8480 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8480 71 00 00 Injection or compression types 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 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–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 | £73.9m | 34.8% | +43.3% |
 Germany | £35.9m | 16.9% | +46.3% |
 Italy | £35.2m | 16.6% | +10.6% |
 Portugal | £21.7m | 10.2% | +108.2% |
 Japan | £6.7m | 3.2% | +36% |
 Switzerland | £5.4m | 2.5% | +102.3% |
 United States | £4.7m | 2.2% | +82.8% |
| United Kingdom | £3.5m | 1.6% | -33.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 1.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 1.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free – 3.1% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Brazil 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 2.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 1.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$891kUS$891k+US$22m+US$124m+> US$601m
Exports: 139
- China: US$5bn
- Germany: US$1bn
- South Korea: US$908m
- Canada: US$855m
- Italy: US$601m
- United States: US$529m
- Portugal: US$507m
- Japan: US$320m
- Switzerland: US$278m
- Austria: US$254m
- France: US$171m
- Mexico: US$171m
- Czechia: US$144m
- Taiwan: US$124m
- Luxembourg: US$108m
- United Kingdom: US$107m
- Thailand: US$107m
- India: US$98m
- Türkiye: US$98m
- Spain: US$95m
- Netherlands: US$91m
- Vietnam: US$79m
- Hungary: US$73m
- Singapore: US$59m
- Malaysia: US$45m
- Brazil: US$40m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$38m
- Belgium: US$38m
- Poland: US$37m
- Denmark: US$34m
- Slovenia: US$28m
- Slovakia: US$27m
- Serbia: US$26m
- Romania: US$22m
- Sweden: US$18m
- Australia: US$13m
- Indonesia: US$10m
- Ireland: US$10m
- Finland: US$8m
- Bulgaria: US$8m
- South Africa: US$7m
- Morocco: US$5m
- Israel: US$5m
- Tunisia: US$4m
- Philippines: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- Russia: US$3m
- Ecuador: US$3m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Peru: US$2m
- North Macedonia: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Kazakhstan: US$2m
- Chile: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$1m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$4mUS$4m+US$35m+US$176m+> US$362m
Imports: 186
- United States: US$2bn
- Mexico: US$1bn
- Germany: US$941m
- Vietnam: US$566m
- Japan: US$543m
- France: US$362m
- India: US$357m
- Thailand: US$331m
- Poland: US$292m
- Italy: US$290m
- Czechia: US$284m
- China: US$281m
- Spain: US$250m
- Switzerland: US$238m
- Türkiye: US$224m
- Russia: US$211m
- Indonesia: US$197m
- Brazil: US$178m
- United Kingdom: US$176m
- Canada: US$171m
- Hungary: US$157m
- Romania: US$157m
- Portugal: US$141m
- Slovakia: US$140m
- South Korea: US$134m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$104m
- Austria: US$103m
- Serbia: US$92m
- Malaysia: US$92m
- Netherlands: US$89m
- Philippines: US$88m
- Taiwan: US$76m
- United Arab Emirates: US$70m
- Argentina: US$69m
- Morocco: US$69m
- Denmark: US$66m
- Algeria: US$66m
- Cambodia: US$65m
- Belgium: US$55m
- Saudi Arabia: US$51m
- South Africa: US$48m
- Sweden: US$47m
- Egypt: US$47m
- Iran: US$45m
- Ireland: US$44m
- Israel: US$39m
- Tunisia: US$35m
- Uzbekistan: US$35m
- Australia: US$35m
- Singapore: US$35m
- Bangladesh: US$34m
- Slovenia: US$33m
- Luxembourg: US$31m
- Bulgaria: US$31m
- Colombia: US$26m
- Finland: US$26m
- Peru: US$22m
- Nigeria: US$22m
- Kazakhstan: US$20m
- Greece: US$20m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$5bn | 39% |
| 2 | Germany | US$1bn | 8.7% |
| 3 |  South Korea | US$908m | 7.6% |
| 4 | Canada | US$855m | 7.2% |
| 5 | Italy | US$601m | 5% |
| 6 | United States | US$529m | 4.4% |
| 7 | Portugal | US$507m | 4.2% |
| 8 | Japan | US$320m | 2.7% |
| 9 | Switzerland | US$278m | 2.3% |
| 10 |  Austria | US$254m | 2.1% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 1.6%median duty
- 76number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Argentina, Bermuda
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 1.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0.5%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 0% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 10% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 1% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0.3%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 1.7% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 1% | 0% – 3.1% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 1.5% | 0% – 3% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 74918 Injection-/compression-types of moulds for rubber/plastics
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 312020
- CPC 2.1 product
- 44916 Moulding boxes for metal foundry; mould bases; moulding patterns; moulds for metal (except ingot moulds), metal carbides, glass, mineral materials, rubber or plastics
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2593 Manufacture of cutlery, hand tools and general hardware
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8480.71 | changed |
| 2012 | 8480.71 | changed |
| 2007 | 8480.71 | changed |
| 2002 | 8480.71 | changed |
| 1996 | 8480.71 | changed |
| 1992 | 8480.71 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 7
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.
- N356204 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of tire molds from South Korea
- N348968 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of injection type molds from China
- N342417 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an injection molding machine from Austria
- N321796 U.S. CBP
The country of origin of an injection type mold.
- N319886 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an injection type mold from China.
- N304145 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of plastic injection molds from China.
- 600009120 HMRC
Precision machined metal components. When coated and assembled these parts make plastic injection moulds. The components are packaged in bubble wrap inside a wooden crate for protection.
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8480.71; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 8480.71 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 injection and compression moulds for plastics/rubber into the UK came to £212.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 35% on the year before); China supplied 35%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported injection and compression moulds for plastics/rubber worth US$12bn (−1.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$5bn), followed by Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for injection or compression types?
Injection or compression types fall under HS subheading 8480.71, part of heading 8480, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on injection or compression types in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8480.71 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 injection or compression types in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8480.71 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 injection or compression types?
China, with US$5bn in 2024 (39% of world exports).
Which countries can export injection and compression moulds for… 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 injection and compression moulds for…?
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 injection and compression moulds for… from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (35%), Germany (17%) and Italy (17%), out of total imports of £212.2m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.