Subheading · Chapter 87 · Heading 8701
8701.30: Tractors (other than tractors of heading 8709): track-laying tractors
Track-laying tractors
Official description Track-laying tractors
8701.30 is the HS subheading for track-laying tractors, under heading 8701 in chapter 87.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8701 30 00 00 Track-laying tractors 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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
Import requirements 3
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Iraq, Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control of fluorinated greenhouse gases
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 517/2014
- Documents
- Y054 Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y053
- Y986 Exemption from import prohibition according to Article 11.1 and 11.2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y926
- 9066
- C057 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option A, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
- C079 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option B, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
- C082 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option C, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
- 9065
- Y120 Undertaking importing less than 10 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent of hydrofluorocarbons, per year, contained in equipment or products, exempted from the provisions of Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 (Article 19.6 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573)
- Y950
- Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y124
- Y976
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £9.1m | 65.9% | -35.6% | |
| £1.7m | 11.9% | +167.3% | |
| £1.6m | 11.8% | -6.9% | |
| £648k | 4.7% | -24.5% | |
| £177k | 1.3% | — | |
| £151k | 1.1% | -1.8% | |
| £144k | 1% | -73.4% | |
| £120k | 0.9% | +16.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$857kUS$857k+US$6m+US$51m+> US$209m
Exports: 68
- United States: US$1bn
- Germany: US$221m
- Thailand: US$209m
- France: US$182m
- Italy: US$126m
- Canada: US$94m
- India: US$51m
- Brazil: US$21m
- China: US$21m
- Belgium: US$19m
- United Kingdom: US$13m
- Japan: US$12m
- Austria: US$9m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- Switzerland: US$8m
- Sweden: US$7m
- Finland: US$6m
- Poland: US$6m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Spain: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- South Africa: US$3m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Kazakhstan: US$3m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Chile: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Norway: US$878k
- Romania: US$857k
- Greece: US$855k
- Portugal: US$799k
- Peru: US$679k
- Central African Republic: US$667k
- Uganda: US$583k
- El Salvador: US$570k
- Ireland: US$542k
- Denmark: US$476k
- Lithuania: US$457k
- Russia: US$411k
- Armenia: US$410k
- Latvia: US$261k
- Moldova: US$216k
- Kuwait: US$148k
- Mexico: US$136k
- New Zealand: US$120k
- Marshall Islands: US$105k
- Indonesia: US$101k
- Australia: US$91k
- Bolivia: US$55k
- Mauritania: US$51k
- Zimbabwe: US$46k
- Malaysia: US$36k
- Luxembourg: US$31k
- Malawi: US$25k
- Bahrain: US$24k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$973kUS$973k+US$4m+US$19m+> US$64m
Imports: 156
- United States: US$546m
- Canada: US$458m
- Australia: US$320m
- Belgium: US$90m
- France: US$64m
- South Africa: US$61m
- Austria: US$56m
- Germany: US$48m
- Italy: US$41m
- Switzerland: US$40m
- Indonesia: US$39m
- United Kingdom: US$35m
- Netherlands: US$21m
- Poland: US$21m
- Kazakhstan: US$20m
- Japan: US$19m
- China: US$18m
- Romania: US$17m
- Norway: US$16m
- Sweden: US$16m
- Mexico: US$15m
- Argentina: US$15m
- Czechia: US$15m
- Brazil: US$12m
- United Arab Emirates: US$11m
- Portugal: US$10m
- Russia: US$9m
- Morocco: US$8m
- Ukraine: US$8m
- Peru: US$7m
- Türkiye: US$7m
- Spain: US$7m
- Lithuania: US$6m
- Finland: US$5m
- Angola: US$5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5m
- Mongolia: US$5m
- Hungary: US$5m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Israel: US$4m
- Chile: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Mauritania: US$3m
- Burkina Faso: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Thailand: US$3m
- Senegal: US$3m
- Georgia: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Zambia: US$3m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- South Korea: US$2m
- Laos: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$1bn | 51.9% | |
| 2 | US$221m | 10% | |
| 3 | US$209m | 9.4% | |
| 4 | US$182m | 8.2% | |
| 5 | US$126m | 5.7% | |
| 6 | US$94m | 4.3% | |
| 7 | US$51m | 2.3% | |
| 8 | US$21m | 0.9% | |
| 9 | US$21m | 0.9% | |
| 10 | US$19m | 0.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$546m | 24.7% | |
| 2 | US$458m | 20.7% | |
| 3 | US$320m | 14.5% | |
| 4 | US$90m | 4.1% | |
| 5 | US$64m | 2.9% | |
| 6 | US$61m | 2.7% | |
| 7 | US$56m | 2.5% | |
| 8 | US$48m | 2.2% | |
| 9 | US$41m | 1.9% | |
| 10 | US$40m | 1.8% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
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.
- 2.5%median duty
- 68number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 60%highest: Kiribati, Bermuda, Maldives
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 0% – 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3.8% | 0% – 7.5% | 2023 | |
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
| 3.8% | 0% – 7.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 60% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3.8% | 0% – 7.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 35% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 3% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3.8% | 0% – 7.5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 | |
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 1% – 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · 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
- 7223 Track-laying tractors
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 512020
- CPC 2.1 product
- 44142 Track-laying tractors
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2824 Manufacture of machinery for mining, quarrying and construction
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8701.30 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 8701.30 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 8701.30 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 8701.30 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 8701.30 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 8701.30 | unchanged |
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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CELEX 32026R1846 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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CELEX 32026R1848 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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CELEX 32026R1463 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
Subheading 8701.30 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8701.30; the duty is duty-free.
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 track-laying tractors worth £13.9m (down 27% on the year before), at an average of £11.86 per kg; United States supplied 66%, followed by Germany.
World trade in track-laying tractors reached US$2bn in 2024, down 4.5% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 51.9% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for tractors (other than tractors of heading 8709): track-laying tractors?
Tractors (other than tractors of heading 8709): track-laying tractors fall under HS subheading 8701.30, part of heading 8701, in section XVII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on tractors (other than tractors of heading 8709)… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8701.30 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 tractors (other than tractors of heading 8709)… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8701.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most tractors (other than tractors of heading 8709)…?
The United States, with US$1bn in 2024 (51.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export track-laying tractors 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 track-laying tractors?
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 track-laying tractors from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (66%), Germany (12%) and Italy (12%), out of total imports of £13.9m.