Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8502
8502.13: Of an output exceeding 375 kVA
Diesel generating sets over 375 kVA
8502.13 is the HS subheading for diesel generating sets over 375 kVA, under heading 8502 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8502 13 00 00 Of an output exceeding 375 kva p/st
- 8502 13 20 00 Of an output exceeding 375 kva but not exceeding 750 kva p/st
- 8502 13 20 10 For use in civil aircraft Freep/st
- 8502 13 20 90 Other Freep/st
- 8502 13 40 00 Of an output exceeding 750 kva but not exceeding 2 000 kva p/st
- 8502 13 40 10 For use in civil aircraft Freep/st
- 8502 13 40 90 Other Freep/st
- 8502 13 80 00 Of an output exceeding 2 000 kva p/st
- 8502 13 80 10 For use in civil aircraft Freep/st
- 8502 13 80 90 Other Freep/st
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 3 of 6 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
- Belarus, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 748, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9024
- 9032
- 9025
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
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 | £93.5m | 33.4% | +42.8% |
 Germany | £69.7m | 24.9% | -1.5% |
 France | £49m | 17.5% | +89.2% |
 United States | £26.8m | 9.6% | -61.2% |
 Italy | £10.3m | 3.7% | -31.1% |
 Spain | £9.5m | 3.4% | +16.8% |
| United Kingdom | £8.6m | 3.1% | -28.7% |
 India | £6.5m | 2.3% | +60.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 1.4% USA 2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 5% – 15% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 11.7% 
Brazil 20% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 10% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
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 10% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$13m+US$121m+> US$478m
Exports: 128
- China: US$2bn
- United States: US$1bn
- United Kingdom: US$576m
- Germany: US$478m
- South Korea: US$374m
- Japan: US$343m
- Türkiye: US$313m
- India: US$270m
- France: US$263m
- Singapore: US$223m
- Italy: US$211m
- Spain: US$123m
- Finland: US$121m
- Brazil: US$88m
- Belgium: US$83m
- Netherlands: US$69m
- Norway: US$52m
- Vietnam: US$42m
- Austria: US$39m
- Ireland: US$33m
- South Africa: US$31m
- United Arab Emirates: US$31m
- Sweden: US$23m
- Portugal: US$22m
- Denmark: US$19m
- Saudi Arabia: US$18m
- Poland: US$18m
- Malaysia: US$17m
- Switzerland: US$17m
- Peru: US$16m
- Australia: US$15m
- Canada: US$13m
- Colombia: US$12m
- Greece: US$12m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$12m
- Croatia: US$8m
- Romania: US$8m
- Kuwait: US$7m
- Mexico: US$7m
- Morocco: US$7m
- Lebanon: US$7m
- Bahrain: US$6m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$5m
- Tunisia: US$5m
- Serbia: US$5m
- Qatar: US$5m
- Russia: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$4m
- Albania: US$4m
- Azerbaijan: US$3m
- Nigeria: US$3m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$2m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Chile: US$2m
- Panama: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Kenya: US$1m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$8mUS$8m+US$31m+US$93m+> US$221m
Imports: 212
- China: US$668m
- United Kingdom: US$336m
- Saudi Arabia: US$331m
- Malaysia: US$319m
- United Arab Emirates: US$251m
- Canada: US$221m
- Indonesia: US$221m
- United States: US$195m
- Singapore: US$187m
- South Korea: US$183m
- Netherlands: US$144m
- Australia: US$144m
- Türkiye: US$141m
- Vietnam: US$134m
- Brazil: US$126m
- Germany: US$122m
- Ecuador: US$116m
- Philippines: US$111m
- Iraq: US$106m
- Japan: US$97m
- Ireland: US$94m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$93m
- France: US$92m
- Russia: US$89m
- Tanzania: US$89m
- Mexico: US$82m
- Ukraine: US$81m
- Taiwan: US$76m
- Israel: US$70m
- Poland: US$67m
- India: US$65m
- Norway: US$62m
- Thailand: US$61m
- Spain: US$59m
- Egypt: US$58m
- Italy: US$57m
- Bangladesh: US$56m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$54m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$53m
- Belgium: US$52m
- Chile: US$49m
- Bahamas: US$46m
- Guinea: US$45m
- Argentina: US$44m
- Romania: US$43m
- Angola: US$41m
- Peru: US$39m
- Colombia: US$36m
- Finland: US$35m
- Kazakhstan: US$35m
- South Africa: US$34m
- Sweden: US$32m
- Cyprus: US$31m
- Kuwait: US$30m
- Lebanon: US$30m
- Nigeria: US$29m
- Mozambique: US$29m
- Algeria: US$28m
- Denmark: US$28m
- Czechia: US$28m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$2bn | 28.8% |
| 2 | United States | US$1bn | 14.1% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$576m | 8% |
| 4 | Germany | US$478m | 6.6% |
| 5 |  South Korea | US$374m | 5.2% |
| 6 | Japan | US$343m | 4.8% |
| 7 | Türkiye | US$313m | 4.3% |
| 8 | India | US$270m | 3.7% |
| 9 | France | US$263m | 3.7% |
| 10 |  Singapore | US$223m | 3.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$668m | 9.3% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$336m | 4.7% |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia | US$331m | 4.6% |
| 4 |  Malaysia | US$319m | 4.4% |
| 5 |  United Arab Emirates | US$251m | 3.5% |
| 6 | Canada | US$221m | 3.1% |
| 7 |  Indonesia | US$221m | 3.1% |
| 8 | United States | US$195m | 2.7% |
| 9 | Singapore | US$187m | 2.6% |
| 10 | South Korea | US$183m | 2.5% |
Import duty on this product around the world 163
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
- 55number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 35%highest: Bermuda, Botswana, Comoros
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 20% | 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 | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 10% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 6% | 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 | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 20% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0.6%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 12% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 10% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 9.5% | 3% – 16% | 2023 |
 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 15% | 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 | 20% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 2% | 0% – 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 | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0.6%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 6% | 0% – 12% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 2% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 5% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 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
- 71651 Electric generating sets with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel/semi-diesel engines)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 312
- CPC 2.1 product
- 46113 Electric generating sets and rotary converters
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2710 Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8502.13 | changed |
| 2012 | 8502.13 | changed |
| 2007 | 8502.13 | changed |
| 2002 | 8502.13 | changed |
| 1996 | 8502.13 | changed |
| 1992 | 8502.13 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N351449 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Diesel Generator Module from China
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.
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8502.13 covers 6 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8502.13 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is 2.7%.
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 diesel generating sets over 375 kVA worth £280.3m (down 2% on the year before), at an average of £17.01 per kg; China supplied 33%, followed by Germany.
World trade in diesel generating sets over 375 kVA reached US$7bn in 2024, up 12.2% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 28.8% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of an output exceeding 375 kVA?
Of an output exceeding 375 kVA fall under HS subheading 8502.13, part of heading 8502, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of an output exceeding 375 kVA in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8502.13 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 of an output exceeding 375 kVA in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8502.13 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most of an output exceeding 375 kVA?
China, with US$2bn in 2024 (28.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export diesel generating sets over 375 kVA 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 diesel generating sets over 375 kVA?
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 diesel generating sets over 375 kVA from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (33%), Germany (25%) and France (18%), out of total imports of £280.3m.