Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8482
8482.20: Tapered roller bearings, including cone and tapered roller assemblies
Tapered roller bearings
8482.20 is the HS subheading for tapered roller bearings, under heading 8482 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8482 20 00 00 Tapered roller bearings, including cone and tapered roller assemblies 8%+4
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 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) | — | 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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | 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 | £11.6m | 18.2% | +4.4% |
 Italy | £11.5m | 18% | +11.9% |
 China | £7m | 11.1% | +12.5% |
 India | £6.2m | 9.8% | +10.5% |
 France | £5.9m | 9.3% | +10.5% |
 Japan | £4.4m | 6.8% | -6.7% |
 Germany | £4.2m | 6.6% | -21.5% |
 Poland | £4.2m | 6.5% | -4.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 15% Statutory rate (Law 474) 1 tariff line USA 5.8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$39.4kUS$39.4k+US$2.8m+US$46.8m+> US$358.7m
Exports: 158
- China: US$685.3m
- United States: US$614m
- Japan: US$552.8m
- Germany: US$509.5m
- Romania: US$358.7m
- India: US$292.5m
- France: US$263m
- South Korea: US$196.9m
- Austria: US$194.8m
- Poland: US$144.6m
- Italy: US$109.9m
- Hungary: US$102.9m
- Spain: US$66.7m
- Mexico: US$62.6m
- Slovakia: US$56.7m
- Thailand: US$46.8m
- Netherlands: US$42m
- Singapore: US$35.3m
- Sweden: US$35.2m
- United Kingdom: US$33.7m
- Canada: US$28.9m
- Brazil: US$25m
- Vietnam: US$23.4m
- Belgium: US$21.5m
- Türkiye: US$21m
- Malaysia: US$15.6m
- South Africa: US$13.5m
- Denmark: US$12.7m
- Czechia: US$10.7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$10.2m
- Kazakhstan: US$9.2m
- Russia: US$6.6m
- Ukraine: US$6.4m
- Philippines: US$5.5m
- Australia: US$5.2m
- Switzerland: US$3.6m
- Taiwan: US$3.2m
- Norway: US$2.8m
- Finland: US$2.8m
- Lithuania: US$2.6m
- Indonesia: US$2.4m
- Uzbekistan: US$2.1m
- Portugal: US$2.1m
- Latvia: US$1.8m
- Bulgaria: US$1.7m
- Slovenia: US$1.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.3m
- Greece: US$1.3m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Estonia: US$984.5k
- Panama: US$883.1k
- Serbia: US$837.4k
- Saudi Arabia: US$780.5k
- Zambia: US$549.7k
- Colombia: US$434k
- Peru: US$378k
- New Zealand: US$358.1k
- Chile: US$341.1k
- Azerbaijan: US$211.3k
- Mauritius: US$197.9k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.1mUS$1.1m+US$7.1m+US$60.9m+> US$164.9m
Imports: 208
- Germany: US$599.4m
- United States: US$575.1m
- Mexico: US$281.1m
- China: US$266.8m
- France: US$252.8m
- Brazil: US$179.4m
- Italy: US$164.9m
- India: US$155.3m
- Sweden: US$134.6m
- Canada: US$126.6m
- Australia: US$126.5m
- Belgium: US$112.7m
- Türkiye: US$101.1m
- Netherlands: US$98.6m
- Singapore: US$96.5m
- Spain: US$83.1m
- United Kingdom: US$76.3m
- South Korea: US$73.4m
- Poland: US$66.3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$61.7m
- South Africa: US$60.9m
- Indonesia: US$57.6m
- Denmark: US$57.4m
- Russia: US$51.6m
- Czechia: US$51.4m
- Thailand: US$46.2m
- Japan: US$43.6m
- Austria: US$42.5m
- Argentina: US$38.6m
- Kazakhstan: US$33.9m
- Hungary: US$29.1m
- Colombia: US$28.2m
- Malaysia: US$25.8m
- Peru: US$25.3m
- Chile: US$23.5m
- Philippines: US$23.1m
- Taiwan: US$21.3m
- Iran: US$21.3m
- Ukraine: US$19.5m
- Vietnam: US$17.4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$16.3m
- Panama: US$15.3m
- Romania: US$14.4m
- Finland: US$13.1m
- Norway: US$12.9m
- Saudi Arabia: US$12m
- Switzerland: US$10.9m
- Slovakia: US$10.7m
- Ecuador: US$8.3m
- Greece: US$8.3m
- Egypt: US$7.4m
- Morocco: US$7.1m
- Algeria: US$7.1m
- New Zealand: US$6.3m
- Uzbekistan: US$6m
- Belarus: US$5.7m
- Pakistan: US$5.7m
- Lithuania: US$5.4m
- Portugal: US$5.3m
- Nigeria: US$5.1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$685.3m | 14.7% |
| 2 | United States | US$614m | 13.2% |
| 3 | Japan | US$552.8m | 11.9% |
| 4 | Germany | US$509.5m | 10.9% |
| 5 |  Romania | US$358.7m | 7.7% |
| 6 | India | US$292.5m | 6.3% |
| 7 | France | US$263m | 5.6% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$196.9m | 4.2% |
| 9 |  Austria | US$194.8m | 4.2% |
| 10 | Poland | US$144.6m | 3.1% |
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8482.20; the duty is 8%.
Subheading 8482.20 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 8%.
173 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 8%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of tapered roller bearings into the UK came to £63.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 4% on the year before); United States supplied 18%, followed by Italy.
In 2024, countries exported tapered roller bearings worth US$4.7bn (−9% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$685.3m), followed by the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for tapered roller bearings, including cone and tapered roller assemblies?
Tapered roller bearings, including cone and tapered roller assemblies fall under HS subheading 8482.20, part of heading 8482, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on tapered roller bearings in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8482.20 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 tapered roller bearings in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8482.20 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 tapered roller bearings?
China, with US$685.3m in 2024 (14.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export tapered roller bearings to the UK duty-free?
173 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 tapered roller 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 tapered roller bearings from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (18%), Italy (18%) and China (11%), out of total imports of £63.7m.