Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8484
8484.10: Gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting combined with other material or of two or more layers of metal
Metal gaskets and sealing joints
8484.10 is the HS subheading for metal gaskets and sealing joints, under heading 8484 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8484 10 00 00 Gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting combined with other material or of two or more layers of metal
- 8484 10 00 10 For use in civil aircraft Free
- 8484 10 00 90 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 1 of 2 lines
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
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461
- 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £27.8m | 36.3% | +7.1% | |
| £13.1m | 17.1% | -15.6% | |
| £8.3m | 10.8% | +54.5% | |
| £4.6m | 6.1% | +5.8% | |
| £2.6m | 3.4% | +1.2% | |
| £2.6m | 3.4% | +62.9% | |
| £2.1m | 2.7% | +299.3% | |
| £1.9m | 2.5% | +20.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$48kUS$48k+US$3m+US$30m+> US$127m
Exports: 187
- United States: US$520m
- Germany: US$470m
- China: US$378m
- Japan: US$272m
- United Kingdom: US$137m
- Mexico: US$127m
- India: US$105m
- Italy: US$96m
- France: US$95m
- South Korea: US$95m
- Taiwan: US$75m
- Thailand: US$60m
- Türkiye: US$47m
- Spain: US$42m
- Belgium: US$39m
- Vietnam: US$36m
- Netherlands: US$32m
- Hungary: US$30m
- Malta: US$27m
- Poland: US$25m
- Czechia: US$22m
- Sweden: US$22m
- Singapore: US$19m
- Indonesia: US$19m
- Malaysia: US$16m
- Switzerland: US$15m
- Canada: US$12m
- Slovakia: US$11m
- Austria: US$11m
- Brazil: US$10m
- Kazakhstan: US$8m
- Denmark: US$8m
- Norway: US$7m
- Slovenia: US$7m
- Finland: US$6m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Peru: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
- Romania: US$6m
- Australia: US$5m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Egypt: US$4m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Colombia: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Kuwait: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$928k
- Croatia: US$874k
- Bahrain: US$871k
- Israel: US$782k
- Estonia: US$666k
- Greece: US$645k
- Latvia: US$552k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$8m+US$38m+> US$89m
Imports: 221
- United States: US$379m
- China: US$183m
- Germany: US$181m
- Mexico: US$158m
- Canada: US$115m
- France: US$110m
- United Kingdom: US$89m
- Thailand: US$83m
- South Korea: US$79m
- United Arab Emirates: US$79m
- Singapore: US$74m
- Italy: US$72m
- Japan: US$68m
- Poland: US$62m
- Indonesia: US$60m
- Malaysia: US$54m
- India: US$53m
- Brazil: US$52m
- Netherlands: US$49m
- Türkiye: US$49m
- Russia: US$43m
- Saudi Arabia: US$38m
- Belgium: US$37m
- Australia: US$37m
- Spain: US$36m
- Hungary: US$34m
- Taiwan: US$31m
- Austria: US$30m
- South Africa: US$28m
- Vietnam: US$27m
- Czechia: US$26m
- Egypt: US$25m
- Slovakia: US$24m
- Sweden: US$23m
- Portugal: US$22m
- Switzerland: US$19m
- Argentina: US$19m
- Romania: US$18m
- Kazakhstan: US$16m
- Chile: US$15m
- Norway: US$15m
- Iraq: US$13m
- Algeria: US$13m
- Nigeria: US$12m
- Denmark: US$12m
- Colombia: US$12m
- Oman: US$11m
- Qatar: US$11m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$10m
- Finland: US$10m
- Peru: US$10m
- Philippines: US$10m
- Ukraine: US$8m
- Israel: US$8m
- Ecuador: US$8m
- Ireland: US$8m
- Kuwait: US$8m
- Greece: US$7m
- Pakistan: US$7m
- Angola: US$7m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$520m | 17.5% | |
| 2 | US$470m | 15.8% | |
| 3 | US$378m | 12.7% | |
| 4 | US$272m | 9.2% | |
| 5 | US$137m | 4.6% | |
| 6 | US$127m | 4.3% | |
| 7 | US$105m | 3.5% | |
| 8 | US$96m | 3.2% | |
| 9 | US$95m | 3.2% | |
| 10 | US$95m | 3.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$379m | 12.7% | |
| 2 | US$183m | 6.1% | |
| 3 | US$181m | 6.1% | |
| 4 | US$158m | 5.3% | |
| 5 | US$115m | 3.9% | |
| 6 | US$110m | 3.7% | |
| 7 | US$89m | 3% | |
| 8 | US$83m | 2.8% | |
| 9 | US$79m | 2.7% | |
| 10 | US$79m | 2.6% |
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
- 35number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Morocco, Bermuda
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 17% | 12% – 22% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2022 | |
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1.7% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 19% | 15% – 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
| 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1.8%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 23% | 0% – 50% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 40% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 0% – 35% | 2023 | |
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0.8%* | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 15% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 1.7% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 7492 Gaskets & similar joints of metal sheeting combined with other material/of two/more layers of metal; sets/assortments of gaskets & similar joints, dissimilar in composition, put up in pouches, envelopes/similar packings; mechanical seals.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 211220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 43924 Gaskets of metal sheeting
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2819 Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8484.10 | changed |
| 2012 | 8484.10 | changed |
| 2007 | 8484.10 | changed |
| 2002 | 8484.10 | changed |
| 1996 | 8484.10 | changed |
| 1992 | 8484.10 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
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FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8484.10 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8484.10; the duty is 1.7%.
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 metal gaskets and sealing joints worth £76.4m (up 3% on the year before), at an average of £26.64 per kg; Germany supplied 36%, followed by United States.
World trade in metal gaskets and sealing joints reached US$3bn in 2024, up 1.7% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 17.5% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting combined with other material or of two or more layers of metal?
Gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting combined with other material or of two or more layers of metal fall under HS subheading 8484.10, part of heading 8484, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8484.10 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 gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8484.10 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 gaskets and similar joints of metal sheeting…?
The United States, with US$520m in 2024 (17.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export metal gaskets and sealing joints 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 metal gaskets and sealing joints?
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 metal gaskets and sealing joints from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (36%), United States (17%) and China (11%), out of total imports of £76.4m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.