Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8515
8515.19: Brazing or soldering machines and apparatus: other
Official description Other
8515.19 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8515, electric (including electrically heated gas), laser or other light or photon…, chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8515 19 00 00 Other
- 8515 19 10 00 Wave soldering machines of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuit assemblies Free+2
- 8515 19 90 00 Other Free+2
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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
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, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
- 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)
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
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–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 |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £4.7m | 47.6% | +85% |
 China | £3.4m | 34.6% | -19.1% |
 Mexico | £517k | 5.3% | +30.2% |
 United States | £297k | 3% | -49.7% |
 Japan | £198k | 2% | +197.1% |
 Taiwan | £126k | 1.3% | +22.3% |
 Netherlands | £112k | 1.1% | +1,496.4% |
 Slovakia | £106k | 1.1% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1.4% 
Türkiye 25% Statutory rate (Law 474) 2 tariff lines USA Free 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$76.1kUS$76.1k+US$1.1m+US$8.1m+> US$27.7m
Exports: 121
- Germany: US$185m
- China: US$129m
- Japan: US$35.3m
- United States: US$27.7m
- Italy: US$21m
- South Korea: US$21m
- Malaysia: US$19.2m
- Singapore: US$16.1m
- United Kingdom: US$11.7m
- Mexico: US$10m
- Switzerland: US$8.5m
- Thailand: US$8.1m
- Taiwan: US$8.1m
- Netherlands: US$5.7m
- Canada: US$5.4m
- France: US$4.6m
- Spain: US$3.6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3.6m
- Romania: US$3.5m
- Portugal: US$3.2m
- Philippines: US$3.1m
- Poland: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- India: US$2.7m
- Türkiye: US$2.6m
- Indonesia: US$1.6m
- Austria: US$1.6m
- Hungary: US$1.5m
- Vietnam: US$1.1m
- Mozambique: US$858.5k
- Denmark: US$735.1k
- Belgium: US$732k
- Finland: US$662.9k
- Bulgaria: US$657.8k
- Cambodia: US$632.2k
- Slovenia: US$525.5k
- South Africa: US$489.4k
- Israel: US$459.3k
- Australia: US$457.8k
- Russia: US$341.8k
- Estonia: US$297.1k
- Norway: US$291.3k
- Serbia: US$277.4k
- Lithuania: US$270.5k
- Kuwait: US$244.8k
- Chile: US$218k
- Greece: US$185k
- North Korea: US$181.4k
- Ireland: US$177.2k
- Saudi Arabia: US$172.3k
- Guatemala: US$131.6k
- Ukraine: US$127.7k
- Brazil: US$127.6k
- United Arab Emirates: US$125.8k
- Morocco: US$93.8k
- Malta: US$88.1k
- Costa Rica: US$87.2k
- Uruguay: US$76.1k
- Kazakhstan: US$74.8k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$155.7kUS$155.7k+US$1.6m+US$8.9m+> US$22.9m
Imports: 185
- United States: US$62.1m
- China: US$56.4m
- Thailand: US$43.7m
- Taiwan: US$33.2m
- India: US$23.2m
- Vietnam: US$22.9m
- Germany: US$22.5m
- Mexico: US$17.4m
- France: US$15.2m
- Spain: US$14.9m
- Canada: US$14.7m
- Hungary: US$14.4m
- United Kingdom: US$13.9m
- Malaysia: US$13.4m
- Poland: US$13.1m
- Italy: US$12m
- South Korea: US$9.1m
- Indonesia: US$9m
- Slovakia: US$8.9m
- Czechia: US$8.8m
- Romania: US$8.1m
- Türkiye: US$7.6m
- Russia: US$7.5m
- Japan: US$6.4m
- Philippines: US$6.2m
- Netherlands: US$6.1m
- Israel: US$4.9m
- Switzerland: US$4.5m
- Australia: US$4.3m
- Singapore: US$4.1m
- Sweden: US$3.9m
- Austria: US$3.7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3.6m
- Denmark: US$3.5m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Tunisia: US$3m
- Brazil: US$2.9m
- Norway: US$2.7m
- Kazakhstan: US$2.4m
- Slovenia: US$2.3m
- Bulgaria: US$2.2m
- Chile: US$2.2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2.1m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Finland: US$1.6m
- Ukraine: US$1.5m
- Algeria: US$1.5m
- Morocco: US$1.5m
- Cambodia: US$1.4m
- Serbia: US$1.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.3m
- North Macedonia: US$1.3m
- Egypt: US$1.2m
- Argentina: US$1.2m
- Greece: US$1.1m
- Angola: US$1.1m
- Ireland: US$1.1m
- Pakistan: US$1.1m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$982.9k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$185m | 32.8% |
| 2 | China | US$129m | 22.9% |
| 3 | Japan | US$35.3m | 6.3% |
| 4 | United States | US$27.7m | 4.9% |
| 5 |  Italy | US$21m | 3.7% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$21m | 3.7% |
| 7 |  Malaysia | US$19.2m | 3.4% |
| 8 |  Singapore | US$16.1m | 2.9% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$11.7m | 2.1% |
| 10 | Mexico | US$10m | 1.8% |
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8515.19 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8515.19 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 2.7% (average 1.4%). 1 of them is duty-free.
Goods from 175 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 175 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 these goods worth £9.8m (up 21% on the year before), at an average of £43.22 per kg; Germany supplied 48%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$563.9m in 2024, down 26.6% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 32.8% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for brazing or soldering machines and apparatus: other?
Brazing or soldering machines and apparatus: other fall under HS subheading 8515.19, part of heading 8515, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on brazing or soldering machines and apparatus: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8515.19 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 brazing or soldering machines and apparatus: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8515.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 2.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most brazing or soldering machines and apparatus: other?
Germany, with US$185m in 2024 (32.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?
175 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 these goods?
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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (48%), China (35%) and Mexico (5%), out of total imports of £9.8m.