Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8482
8482.10: Ball or roller bearings: ball bearings
Ball bearings
Official description Ball bearings
8482.10 is the HS subheading for ball bearings, under heading 8482 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8482 10 00 00 Ball bearings 8%
- 8482 10 10 00 With greatest external diameter not exceeding 30 mm 8%
- 8482 10 10 15 Ball bearings with: -an internal diameter of 4 mm or more but not more than 9 mm, -an external diameter of not more than 26 mm, -a width of not more than 8 mm, for use in the manufacture of electromotors with a range of 40 000 rpm or more but not more than 80 000 rpm 8%
- 8482 10 10 90 Other 8%
- 8482 10 90 00 Other 8%
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 4
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionAutonomous suspension under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- 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 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
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 8% |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | 1.6% |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £40.2m | 23.6% | +25% |
 Germany | £39.5m | 23.2% | +5.5% |
 China | £17.4m | 10.2% | -4.4% |
 France | £15.6m | 9.2% | +26.8% |
 Italy | £14.2m | 8.3% | +42.4% |
 Japan | £10.1m | 5.9% | +4.3% |
 Canada | £4.5m | 2.7% | +123% |
| United Kingdom | £4.5m | 2.6% | +62.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 8% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines USA 2.4% – 9% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 5.7% Canada Free Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Brazil 16% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 16% Third-country duty 36 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 3% – 9% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 6.5% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$56kUS$56k+US$4m+US$143m+> US$692m
Exports: 203
- China: US$3bn
- Germany: US$2bn
- Japan: US$2bn
- United States: US$864m
- Italy: US$697m
- France: US$692m
- Thailand: US$594m
- South Korea: US$402m
- Austria: US$387m
- Poland: US$333m
- United Kingdom: US$227m
- Singapore: US$215m
- Romania: US$197m
- Malaysia: US$190m
- Slovakia: US$183m
- Taiwan: US$182m
- India: US$173m
- Netherlands: US$170m
- Canada: US$154m
- Indonesia: US$143m
- Türkiye: US$114m
- Spain: US$106m
- Czechia: US$102m
- Switzerland: US$101m
- Vietnam: US$99m
- Mexico: US$96m
- Sweden: US$91m
- Belgium: US$91m
- Portugal: US$75m
- Bulgaria: US$61m
- Hungary: US$45m
- Brazil: US$36m
- Philippines: US$32m
- Slovenia: US$30m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$28m
- Kazakhstan: US$23m
- Serbia: US$23m
- Denmark: US$22m
- Argentina: US$21m
- Latvia: US$21m
- Cambodia: US$18m
- South Africa: US$11m
- Russia: US$11m
- Croatia: US$7m
- Finland: US$7m
- Australia: US$6m
- Bahrain: US$6m
- Lithuania: US$5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$4m
- Israel: US$4m
- Estonia: US$4m
- Greece: US$3m
- Norway: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Luxembourg: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Panama: US$2m
- Morocco: US$1m
- Chile: US$980k
- Peru: US$877k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3mUS$3m+US$27m+US$199m+> US$494m
Imports: 219
- Germany: US$2bn
- United States: US$1bn
- China: US$1bn
- India: US$571m
- Mexico: US$546m
- Italy: US$496m
- France: US$494m
- Netherlands: US$428m
- South Korea: US$373m
- Japan: US$370m
- Malaysia: US$331m
- Brazil: US$323m
- Türkiye: US$277m
- Singapore: US$274m
- Canada: US$266m
- Vietnam: US$265m
- Belgium: US$258m
- Poland: US$254m
- Indonesia: US$221m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$218m
- Thailand: US$218m
- Spain: US$199m
- United Kingdom: US$185m
- United Arab Emirates: US$179m
- Czechia: US$175m
- Hungary: US$169m
- Russia: US$166m
- Austria: US$155m
- Taiwan: US$151m
- Switzerland: US$113m
- Sweden: US$108m
- Denmark: US$108m
- Romania: US$106m
- Kazakhstan: US$93m
- Slovakia: US$84m
- Philippines: US$82m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$71m
- Iran: US$66m
- South Africa: US$66m
- Argentina: US$52m
- Pakistan: US$51m
- Colombia: US$51m
- Slovenia: US$49m
- Chile: US$44m
- Ukraine: US$44m
- Egypt: US$43m
- Portugal: US$42m
- Bangladesh: US$41m
- Israel: US$39m
- Finland: US$39m
- Peru: US$38m
- Serbia: US$37m
- Panama: US$35m
- Saudi Arabia: US$33m
- Morocco: US$27m
- Norway: US$23m
- Australia: US$22m
- Ecuador: US$22m
- Ireland: US$22m
- Croatia: US$21m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$3bn | 23.9% |
| 2 | Germany | US$2bn | 12.4% |
| 3 | Japan | US$2bn | 12.2% |
| 4 | United States | US$864m | 6.2% |
| 5 | Italy | US$697m | 5% |
| 6 | France | US$692m | 5% |
| 7 |  Thailand | US$594m | 4.3% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$402m | 2.9% |
| 9 |  Austria | US$387m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  Poland | US$333m | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$2bn | 11.8% |
| 2 | United States | US$1bn | 9.5% |
| 3 | China | US$1bn | 8.6% |
| 4 |  India | US$571m | 4.1% |
| 5 | Mexico | US$546m | 3.9% |
| 6 | Italy | US$496m | 3.6% |
| 7 | France | US$494m | 3.6% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$428m | 3.1% |
| 9 | South Korea | US$373m | 2.7% |
| 10 | Japan | US$370m | 2.7% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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.
- 5%median duty
- 44number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Maldives
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 4.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 7.1% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 8% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 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 | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 8% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 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 | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 4.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 7.1% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 4.6%* | 0.9% – 8.2% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 23% | 0% – 50% | 2023 |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 3% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 11% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 9% | 5% – 13% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 7.1% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 11% | 8% – 13% | 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 | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 6.8%* | 1.3% – 12% | 2023 |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 8% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 18% | 15% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 8% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 2% | 0% – 4% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 8% | 2023 | |
| United States | 5.7% | 2.4% – 9% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 3% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 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
- 7461 Ball-bearings
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 43310 Ball or roller bearings
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2814 Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8482.10 | changed |
| 2012 | 8482.10 | changed |
| 2007 | 8482.10 | changed |
| 2002 | 8482.10 | changed |
| 1996 | 8482.10 | changed |
| 1992 | 8482.10 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 15
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.
- N356087 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a guide rail assembly from India
- N352632 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of ball bearings from Thailand
- N351999 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of wheel bearings
- N351411 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of ball bearings from Indonesia
- H326279 U.S. CBP
Protest and Application for Further Review No 4501-21-103251; Classification of Educational Robot Kit Parts
- N348813 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and origin of a wheel hub unit
- 600012613 HMRC
A ball bearing for an axial flux motor. It comprises of an outer ring, 2 inner rings, 44 steel balls, 2 retainers and a seal. The outer ring has holes drilled in at regular points around the edge. The diameter is 89mm
15 rulings in total for this code
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.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0271 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8482.10 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 8%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8482.10 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 8%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 8%; 172 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 ball bearings worth £170.1m (up 16% on the year before), at an average of £34.16 per kg; United States supplied 24%, followed by Germany.
World trade in ball bearings reached US$14bn in 2024, down 4.2% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 23.9% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for ball or roller bearings: ball bearings?
Ball or roller bearings: ball bearings fall under HS subheading 8482.10, part of heading 8482, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on ball or roller bearings: ball bearings in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8482.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on ball or roller bearings: ball bearings in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8482.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most ball or roller bearings: ball bearings?
China, with US$3bn in 2024 (23.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export ball bearings to the UK duty-free?
172 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 8% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on ball bearings?
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 ball bearings from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (24%), Germany (23%) and China (10%), out of total imports of £170.1m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.