Subheading · Chapter 87 · Heading 8705
8705.40: Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those: concrete-mixer lorries
Concrete-mixer lorries
Official description Concrete-mixer lorries
8705.40 is the HS subheading for concrete-mixer lorries, under heading 8705 in chapter 87.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8705 40 00 00 Concrete-mixer lorries 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
- 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £2.1m | 74.6% | -67.1% |
 Belgium | £513k | 18.6% | — |
 China | £177k | 6.4% | -21.6% |
 Ireland | £9k | 0.3% | -86.4% |
 France | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Italy | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Netherlands | £0 | 0% | -100% |
 Poland | £0 | 0% | -100% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$463kUS$463k+US$2.6m+US$19.2m+> US$66m
Exports: 108
- China: US$775.1m
- Germany: US$148.4m
- Canada: US$125.7m
- United States: US$66m
- Italy: US$52.1m
- Poland: US$31.9m
- France: US$30.4m
- Netherlands: US$24.7m
- Finland: US$24.3m
- Mexico: US$20.2m
- Türkiye: US$19.2m
- Spain: US$14.6m
- Austria: US$13.7m
- India: US$8.1m
- Japan: US$7.8m
- Norway: US$7.6m
- United Kingdom: US$6.7m
- Sweden: US$5.7m
- Switzerland: US$5.7m
- Belgium: US$5.3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5.1m
- Brazil: US$4.6m
- Slovakia: US$2.8m
- Luxembourg: US$2.8m
- Chile: US$2.8m
- South Korea: US$2.7m
- Bulgaria: US$2.6m
- South Africa: US$2.6m
- Egypt: US$2.4m
- Azerbaijan: US$2m
- Australia: US$1.9m
- Slovenia: US$1.9m
- Vietnam: US$1.2m
- Hungary: US$1.2m
- Romania: US$1.2m
- Thailand: US$1.2m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$1.1m
- Colombia: US$1m
- Croatia: US$936k
- Portugal: US$915.1k
- Czechia: US$907k
- Montenegro: US$802.9k
- Denmark: US$713.8k
- Bolivia: US$678.6k
- Benin: US$676.2k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$638.8k
- Togo: US$610.2k
- Kuwait: US$587.8k
- Senegal: US$559.9k
- Kenya: US$542.7k
- El Salvador: US$482.1k
- Serbia: US$480.9k
- Bangladesh: US$470.8k
- Ukraine: US$463k
- Lithuania: US$449.2k
- Tanzania: US$431.3k
- Estonia: US$375.8k
- Burkina Faso: US$319.6k
- Kazakhstan: US$315.3k
- Peru: US$246.3k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2.1mUS$2.1m+US$6.8m+US$13.9m+> US$60.8m
Imports: 193
- United States: US$133.1m
- Russia: US$123m
- Saudi Arabia: US$97.8m
- Mexico: US$66.8m
- Canada: US$61.8m
- Algeria: US$60.8m
- Vietnam: US$49.8m
- Philippines: US$46.4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$43.9m
- Indonesia: US$35.2m
- Peru: US$31.3m
- Switzerland: US$23.5m
- Malaysia: US$23.3m
- Morocco: US$22.4m
- Romania: US$18.4m
- Nigeria: US$18.4m
- Poland: US$18.2m
- Kazakhstan: US$16.7m
- Iraq: US$15m
- Dominican Republic: US$13.9m
- Australia: US$12.8m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$12.8m
- Türkiye: US$12.8m
- Spain: US$12.2m
- France: US$11.7m
- Azerbaijan: US$11.3m
- Colombia: US$10.8m
- Germany: US$10.8m
- South Africa: US$10.7m
- Albania: US$10.5m
- United Kingdom: US$10.4m
- Netherlands: US$10.2m
- Ghana: US$10.2m
- Tajikistan: US$9.2m
- Ukraine: US$8.9m
- Libya: US$8.5m
- Tanzania: US$8.2m
- Kenya: US$8.1m
- Norway: US$8m
- Jordan: US$8m
- Croatia: US$7.9m
- Guyana: US$7.8m
- Tunisia: US$7.5m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$7.4m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$7.1m
- Bulgaria: US$7m
- Belgium: US$6.9m
- Czechia: US$6.8m
- Italy: US$6.8m
- Guinea: US$6.5m
- Serbia: US$6.4m
- North Macedonia: US$6.3m
- Angola: US$6.2m
- Lithuania: US$6.1m
- Armenia: US$5.9m
- Kuwait: US$5.8m
- El Salvador: US$5.8m
- Portugal: US$5.7m
- Ethiopia: US$5.5m
- Djibouti: US$5.3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$775.1m | 53.4% |
| 2 | Germany | US$148.4m | 10.2% |
| 3 |  Canada | US$125.7m | 8.7% |
| 4 |  United States | US$66m | 4.5% |
| 5 | Italy | US$52.1m | 3.6% |
| 6 | Poland | US$31.9m | 2.2% |
| 7 | France | US$30.4m | 2.1% |
| 8 | Netherlands | US$24.7m | 1.7% |
| 9 |  Finland | US$24.3m | 1.7% |
| 10 |  Mexico | US$20.2m | 1.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$133.1m | 9.2% |
| 2 |  Russia | US$123m | 8.5% |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia | US$97.8m | 6.7% |
| 4 | Mexico | US$66.8m | 4.6% |
| 5 | Canada | US$61.8m | 4.3% |
| 6 |  Algeria | US$60.8m | 4.2% |
| 7 |  Vietnam | US$49.8m | 3.4% |
| 8 |  Philippines | US$46.4m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  United Arab Emirates | US$43.9m | 3% |
| 10 |  Indonesia | US$35.2m | 2.4% |
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8705.40; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 8705.40 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 3.7%.
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.
Imports of concrete-mixer lorries into the UK came to £2.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 69% on the year before); Germany supplied 75%, followed by Belgium.
In 2024, countries exported concrete-mixer lorries worth US$1.5bn (+1.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$775.1m), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for special purpose motor vehicles, other than those: concrete-mixer lorries?
Special purpose motor vehicles, other than those: concrete-mixer lorries fall under HS subheading 8705.40, 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 8705.40 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 8705.40 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?
China, with US$775.1m in 2024 (53.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export concrete-mixer lorries 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 concrete-mixer lorries from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (75%), Belgium (19%) and China (6%), out of total imports of £2.8m.