8483.60: Clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints)

1. 8483 60 00 00 Clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints)
2. 8483 60 20 00 Of cast iron or cast steel
3. 8483 60 20 10 For use in civil aircraft Free
4. 8483 60 20 90 Other Free
5. 8483 60 80 00 Other
6. 8483 60 80 10 For use in civil aircraft Free
7. 8483 60 80 20 Overrunning clutch for passenger car and commercial vehicle starter motors with: -a total length of 49.4 mm or more but not more than 210 mm, -a starter motor pinion with 9 or more but not more than 16 teeth Free
8. 8483 60 80 90 Other Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£92.6m+18.4% · previous 12 months

Average import price£16.73 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Germany	£22.5m	24.3%	+21.1%
United States	£21.5m	23.3%	+25.7%
Italy	£13.5m	14.6%	+15.8%
China	£5.1m	5.5%	+23.2%
United Kingdom	£4.8m	5.2%	+94.4%
India	£3.5m	3.8%	+3.3%
France	£3.3m	3.6%	+12.2%
Slovakia	£2.3m	2.5%	-7.4%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 1.8% USA 2.8% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 8.3% Brazil 12.6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 2.5% · 1× specific or compound duty Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia 5% – 8% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 6.5% Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Germany	US$860m	22.6%
2	China	US$509m	13.4%
3	United States	US$509m	13.3%
4	Italy	US$393m	10.3%
5	Japan	US$213m	5.6%
6	United Kingdom	US$119m	3.1%
7	India	US$105m	2.7%
8	France	US$104m	2.7%
9	Canada	US$84m	2.2%
10	Austria	US$71m	1.9%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$501m	13.2%
2	Germany	US$247m	6.5%
3	China	US$234m	6.1%
4	Mexico	US$206m	5.4%
5	Italy	US$153m	4%
6	France	US$146m	3.8%
7	India	US$141m	3.7%
8	Canada	US$128m	3.3%
9	United Kingdom	US$104m	2.7%
10	Japan	US$90m	2.4%

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
• 43number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 35%highest: Bermuda, Pakistan, Cayman Islands

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	14%		2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	5%		2023
Aruba	12%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	5%		2023
Azerbaijan	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	20%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Bangladesh	1%		2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	5%		2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Belize	5%		2023
Benin	10%		2023
Bermuda	35%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	2.5%	0% – 5%	2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Brazil	14%		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	10%	0% – 20%	2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands	27%		2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic	10%		2023
Chad	10%		2023
Chile	6%		2023 · HS 2017
China	8%		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	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%	0% – 10%	2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	0%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	10%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
Ethiopia	20%		2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	2.7%		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	5%	0% – 9.6%	2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	0%		2023
Jordan	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Kazakhstan	0%		2023
Kenya	10%		2023
Kiribati	0%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	5%		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	0.6%*	0.4% – 0.7%	2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	10%		2023
Malawi	5%	0% – 10%	2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	5%		2023
Maldives	23%	0% – 50%	2023
Mali	10%		2023
Mauritania	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	8.3%	0% – 15%	2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia	5%		2023
Montserrat	13%	5% – 20%	2023 · HS 2017
Morocco	21%	2.5% – 40%	2023
Mozambique	7.5%		2023
Myanmar (Burma)	3%		2023 · HS 2017
Namibia	0%		2023
Nauru	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Nepal	15%		2023
New Zealand	5%		2023
Nicaragua	0%		2023
Niger	10%		2023
Nigeria	10%		2023
North Macedonia	8%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	31%	20% – 35%	2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	5%	0% – 9.6%	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	5%		2023
Russia	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	10%		2023
Samoa	20%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	10%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	12%		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	5.3%	3% – 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	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Suriname	5%		2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland	0.6%*	0.5% – 0.8%	2023
Syria	5.5%	1% – 10%	2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	5%		2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	10%		2023
Thailand	10%		2023
Togo	10%		2023
Tonga	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	0%		2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	1.4%	0% – 2.7%	2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	10%		2023
Ukraine	0%		2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	0%		2023
United States	2.8%		2023
Uruguay	2%		2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	10%		2023
Venezuela	14%		2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	0%		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

7486 Clutches & shaft couplings (including universal joints)

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 511220

CPC 2.1 product

43320 Transmission shafts and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws, gear boxes and other speed changers; flywheels and pulleys; clutches and shaft couplings; articulated link chain

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2814 Manufacture of bearings, gears, gearing and driving elements

Earlier HS editions

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 1

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.

1. Tariff change 29 September 2026

   UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes

   Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

2. Tariff change 21 September 2026

   UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 103 commodity codes

   Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-21 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

3. Tariff change 8 September 2026

   Update to VATZ Coverage – 8 September 2026

   Trade Tariff news 8315 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

4. Import and export controls 20 July 2026

   Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

5. Suspension 30 June 2026 · Applies from: 16 July 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1463 of 25 June 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 suspending the Common Customs Tariff duties referred to in Article 56(2), point (c), of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain agricultural and industrial products

   CELEX 32026R1463 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

6. Other 30 June 2026

   Update to Commodity Code structure to maintain dynamic alignment with the EU – 30 June 2026

   Trade Tariff news 6995 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

7. Tariff change 4 June 2026

   Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

8. Tariff change 28 May 2026

   Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of a Trade and Security Agreement Between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States

   FR Doc. 2026-10571 · 91 FR 31818 · Source: federalregister.gov

Rule changes →

Products classified here

• clutches
• cardan joints
• shaft couplings
• flange couplings
• oldham couplings
• sleeve couplings
• universal joints
• friction clutches
• flexible couplings
• hydraulic couplings
• universal couplings

Questions and answers

Typical products

• cardan joints
• clutches
• flange couplings
• flexible couplings
• friction clutches
• hydraulic couplings
• oldham couplings
• shaft couplings
• sleeve couplings
• universal couplings
• universal joints

Everyday names, not part of the legal text.