Subheading · Chapter 87 · Heading 8705
8705.30: Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those: fire fighting vehicles
Fire fighting vehicles
Official description Fire fighting vehicles
8705.30 is the HS subheading for fire fighting vehicles, under heading 8705 in chapter 87.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8705 30 00 00 Fire fighting vehicles Freep/st
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Import requirements 5
- 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, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 748, S.I. 2020/707, 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | £6.9m | 38.2% | +302.1% |
 Germany | £2.5m | 13.6% | -27.4% |
| United Kingdom | £2.5m | 13.5% | +39.7% |
 Poland | £2m | 11.1% | +438.4% |
 France | £1.1m | 6.2% | — |
 Finland | £1m | 5.6% | -23.2% |
 Netherlands | £704k | 3.9% | +2,721.9% |
 Iraq | £699k | 3.9% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 3.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 3.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada 6.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 35% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
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 3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$4mUS$4m+US$25m+US$63m+> US$228m
Exports: 64
- Austria: US$269m
- United States: US$228m
- Germany: US$215m
- Finland: US$83m
- Italy: US$67m
- Poland: US$65m
- Spain: US$63m
- France: US$49m
- Croatia: US$45m
- United Arab Emirates: US$43m
- Slovenia: US$38m
- Türkiye: US$31m
- China: US$29m
- Japan: US$27m
- United Kingdom: US$26m
- Lithuania: US$25m
- Portugal: US$22m
- Singapore: US$22m
- Brazil: US$20m
- Canada: US$20m
- South Korea: US$16m
- Czechia: US$14m
- Sweden: US$12m
- Netherlands: US$11m
- Mexico: US$9m
- New Zealand: US$9m
- Belgium: US$8m
- Indonesia: US$5m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- India: US$5m
- Australia: US$4m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Norway: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Egypt: US$1m
- Senegal: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Belarus: US$805k
- Ireland: US$640k
- Romania: US$447k
- Taiwan: US$368k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$258k
- Malta: US$247k
- Morocco: US$159k
- Kazakhstan: US$87k
- Chile: US$54k
- Luxembourg: US$53k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$49k
- Hungary: US$26k
- Estonia: US$22k
- Cyprus: US$22k
- Mozambique: US$12k
- Kenya: US$3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$9m+US$22m+> US$43m
Imports: 178
- Canada: US$150m
- Germany: US$138m
- Saudi Arabia: US$86m
- Chile: US$61m
- Ukraine: US$51m
- China: US$43m
- Australia: US$39m
- Latvia: US$35m
- Senegal: US$33m
- Iraq: US$31m
- Netherlands: US$30m
- India: US$30m
- Türkiye: US$28m
- Nicaragua: US$24m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$24m
- Zimbabwe: US$24m
- Lithuania: US$22m
- Austria: US$22m
- United States: US$22m
- Japan: US$22m
- Brazil: US$20m
- Vietnam: US$19m
- Switzerland: US$19m
- France: US$17m
- Taiwan: US$17m
- Denmark: US$17m
- Singapore: US$16m
- Slovenia: US$14m
- New Zealand: US$14m
- Algeria: US$14m
- Egypt: US$12m
- Ecuador: US$12m
- Argentina: US$12m
- Bangladesh: US$12m
- Libya: US$12m
- United Arab Emirates: US$12m
- Spain: US$11m
- United Kingdom: US$11m
- Sweden: US$11m
- Cameroon: US$11m
- Philippines: US$10m
- Iceland: US$10m
- Czechia: US$10m
- Poland: US$9m
- Angola: US$9m
- Belgium: US$9m
- Ireland: US$9m
- Moldova: US$9m
- South Korea: US$8m
- Mexico: US$8m
- Nigeria: US$8m
- Luxembourg: US$8m
- Thailand: US$8m
- Portugal: US$7m
- Kazakhstan: US$7m
- Romania: US$7m
- Italy: US$7m
- Norway: US$7m
- Peru: US$7m
- South Africa: US$7m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | US$269m | 17.7% |
| 2 | United States | US$228m | 15% |
| 3 | Germany | US$215m | 14.2% |
| 4 | Finland | US$83m | 5.4% |
| 5 |  Italy | US$67m | 4.4% |
| 6 | Poland | US$65m | 4.3% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$63m | 4.1% |
| 8 | France | US$49m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Croatia | US$45m | 2.9% |
| 10 |  United Arab Emirates | US$43m | 2.8% |
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.
- 5%median duty
- 61number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 35%highest: Bermuda, Brazil, Maldives
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 0% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 6.7% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 30% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 China | 3% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 1% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
| European Union (27 countries) | 3.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 2.3% | 0% – 7% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 1.1%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 30% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 35% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 35% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 1% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 10% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 3% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 30% | 2023 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 2.3% | 0% – 7% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 0% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 1.3%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 10% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 8% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 3.7% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 19% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 3% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 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
- 78225 Fire-fighting vehicles
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 512020
- CPC 2.1 product
- 49119 Special-purpose motor vehicles n.e.c.
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2910 Manufacture of motor vehicles
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8705.30 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 8705.30 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 8705.30 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 8705.30 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 8705.30 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 8705.30 | unchanged |
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.
- N304126 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a fire fighting vehicle from Germany
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.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1846 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1848 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Suspension · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1463 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
Subheading 8705.30 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 8705.30; the duty is 3.7%.
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 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported fire fighting vehicles worth £18.1m (up 65% on the year before), at an average of £26.51 per kg; Austria supplied 38%, followed by Germany.
World trade in fire fighting vehicles reached US$2bn in 2024, up 10.5% on 2023.
Austria was the largest exporter with 17.7% of the total, ahead of the United States.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for special purpose motor vehicles, other than those: fire fighting vehicles?
Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those: fire fighting vehicles fall under HS subheading 8705.30, part of heading 8705, in section XVII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on special purpose motor vehicles in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8705.30 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 special purpose motor vehicles in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8705.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most special purpose motor vehicles?
Austria, with US$269m in 2024 (17.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export fire fighting vehicles 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.
Where does the UK import fire fighting vehicles from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Austria (38%), Germany (14%) and United Kingdom (14%), out of total imports of £18.1m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.