Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8515
8515.21: Fully or partly automatic
Automatic resistance welding machines
8515.21 is the HS subheading for automatic resistance welding machines, under heading 8515 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8515 21 00 00 Fully or partly automatic 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 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £4.2m | 29.2% | +8.4% | |
| £2.4m | 16.9% | +22% | |
| £1.7m | 12.2% | -76.7% | |
| £1.5m | 10.1% | +226% | |
| £1.4m | 9.5% | -83.6% | |
| £563k | 3.9% | +11.5% | |
| £523k | 3.7% | +173.9% | |
| £445k | 3.1% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$244kUS$244k+US$4m+US$35m+> US$171m
Exports: 108
- Germany: US$214m
- China: US$202m
- Japan: US$185m
- Italy: US$171m
- Switzerland: US$86m
- United States: US$80m
- Canada: US$75m
- South Korea: US$65m
- France: US$55m
- Austria: US$39m
- Spain: US$35m
- Netherlands: US$34m
- Türkiye: US$17m
- Romania: US$13m
- United Kingdom: US$12m
- Norway: US$12m
- South Africa: US$10m
- Sweden: US$10m
- Poland: US$8m
- Hungary: US$7m
- Bulgaria: US$7m
- Czechia: US$6m
- Taiwan: US$6m
- Kazakhstan: US$5m
- Brazil: US$5m
- Greece: US$5m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Mexico: US$4m
- India: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Russia: US$2m
- Mozambique: US$2m
- Australia: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Slovakia: US$998k
- New Zealand: US$977k
- Singapore: US$943k
- Denmark: US$911k
- Senegal: US$888k
- Lithuania: US$663k
- Slovenia: US$652k
- Sudan: US$477k
- Colombia: US$358k
- Egypt: US$292k
- United Arab Emirates: US$286k
- Saudi Arabia: US$249k
- Luxembourg: US$244k
- Ireland: US$228k
- San Marino: US$208k
- Indonesia: US$200k
- Malawi: US$180k
- Cambodia: US$175k
- Vietnam: US$158k
- Belarus: US$126k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$617kUS$617k+US$4m+US$23m+> US$64m
Imports: 181
- United States: US$256m
- Mexico: US$104m
- China: US$82m
- India: US$82m
- Germany: US$65m
- United Kingdom: US$64m
- Poland: US$54m
- Canada: US$51m
- Brazil: US$44m
- Türkiye: US$44m
- Russia: US$35m
- Hungary: US$29m
- South Korea: US$27m
- Vietnam: US$25m
- Australia: US$23m
- Kazakhstan: US$23m
- Malaysia: US$23m
- Portugal: US$23m
- Czechia: US$19m
- Thailand: US$18m
- France: US$16m
- Sweden: US$14m
- Slovakia: US$14m
- Spain: US$14m
- Italy: US$13m
- Israel: US$12m
- Uzbekistan: US$12m
- Austria: US$12m
- Saudi Arabia: US$11m
- Netherlands: US$10m
- Indonesia: US$9m
- Iran: US$9m
- Romania: US$9m
- United Arab Emirates: US$8m
- Japan: US$7m
- Argentina: US$7m
- Morocco: US$6m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Egypt: US$6m
- Belarus: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Finland: US$5m
- Philippines: US$5m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Colombia: US$4m
- Algeria: US$4m
- Iraq: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Qatar: US$3m
- Ethiopia: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$3m
- Norway: US$3m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Ecuador: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$214m | 15.2% | |
| 2 | US$202m | 14.3% | |
| 3 | US$185m | 13.1% | |
| 4 | US$171m | 12.1% | |
| 5 | US$86m | 6.1% | |
| 6 | US$80m | 5.7% | |
| 7 | US$75m | 5.3% | |
| 8 | US$65m | 4.6% | |
| 9 | US$55m | 3.9% | |
| 10 | US$39m | 2.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$256m | 18.2% | |
| 2 | US$104m | 7.4% | |
| 3 | US$82m | 5.8% | |
| 4 | US$82m | 5.8% | |
| 5 | US$65m | 4.6% | |
| 6 | US$64m | 4.5% | |
| 7 | US$54m | 3.8% | |
| 8 | US$51m | 3.6% | |
| 9 | US$44m | 3.2% | |
| 10 | US$44m | 3.1% |
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
- 65number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.7% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0.3%* | 0.2% – 0.3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 13% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0.4%* | 0.3% – 0.5% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 9.7% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 73733 Machines & apparatus for resistance welding of metal, fully/partly automatic
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 312020
- CPC 2.1 product
- 44241 Electrical machinery and apparatus for soldering, brazing or welding; electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or sintered metal carbides
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2790 Manufacture of other electrical equipment2822 Manufacture of metal-forming machinery and machine tools
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8515.21 | changed |
| 2012 | 8515.21 | changed |
| 2007 | 8515.21 | changed |
| 2002 | 8515.21 | changed |
| 1996 | 8515.21 | changed |
| 1992 | 8515.21 | 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.
- N276450 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Resistance Welding Guns from Japan
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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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
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CELEX 32026R0759 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8515.21; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 8515.21 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2.7%.
174 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 Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of automatic resistance welding machines into the UK came to £14.3m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 45% on the year before); Italy supplied 29%, followed by Japan.
In 2024, countries exported automatic resistance welding machines worth US$1bn (−13% year on year).
The largest exporter was Germany (US$214m), followed by China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for fully or partly automatic?
Fully or partly automatic fall under HS subheading 8515.21, part of heading 8515, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on fully or partly automatic in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8515.21 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 fully or partly automatic in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8515.21 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 fully or partly automatic?
Germany, with US$214m in 2024 (15.2% of world exports).
Which countries can export automatic resistance welding machines 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 automatic resistance welding machines?
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 automatic resistance welding machines from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Italy (29%), Japan (17%) and Germany (12%), out of total imports of £14.3m.