Subheading · Chapter 87 · Heading 8709

8709.19

8709.19: Works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting: vehicles, other

Official description Other

Subheading 8709.19 belongs to heading 8709 (works trucks, self-propelled) in chapter 87.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 2 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 4
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 8709 19 00 00 Other p/st
  2. 8709 19 10 00 Specially designed for the transport of highly radioactive materials Freep/st
  3. 8709 19 90 00 Other 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 2

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2023 No. 1203
    Documents
    • 9062
  • Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    2020 No. 1431
    Documents
    • C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)

Import requirements 4

  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    Iraq, Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
    Applies to goods from
    all countries
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/583
    Documents
    • L100 Import licence "controlled substances" (ozone), issued by the Commission
    • Y902
    • 9Y06
  • 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£79.2m+16% · previous 12 months
Average import price£11.29 per kg
Jan 2024: £4.2mFeb 2024: £4.4mMar 2024: £5mApr 2024: £7.2mMay 2024: £4.2mJun 2024: £5mJul 2024: £5.1mAug 2024: £9.8mSept 2024: £3.6mOct 2024: £2.8mNov 2024: £3.8mDec 2024: £5mJan 2025: £8.1mFeb 2025: £6.6mMar 2025: £7.2mApr 2025: £1.1mMay 2025: £4.9mJun 2025: £16.7mJul 2025: £4.9mAug 2025: £3.7mSept 2025: £5.8mOct 2025: £7.6mNov 2025: £8.1mDec 2025: £5.9mJan 2026: £4.1mFeb 2026: £7.9mMar 2026: £5mApr 2026: £5.3mMay 2026: £5.9mJun 2026: £8.5mJul 2026: £6.3mAug 2026: £8.9m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
Netherlands £43.6m 55% +67.2%
Germany £13.2m 16.7% -54.8%
United Kingdom £5.7m 7.2% +12,912.1%
United States £4.8m 6.1% -24.4%
Canada £4m 5% —
Mexico £3.4m 4.4% +248.4%
France £1.9m 2.4% -17.9%
Taiwan £1.1m 1.4% -32.1%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

8709.19 · US$986.5m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$264.7kUS$264.7k+US$4.7m+US$27.3m+> US$115.1m

Exports: 89
  1. Germany: US$238.7m
  2. United States: US$187.4m
  3. China: US$115.1m
  4. Italy: US$74.1m
  5. Netherlands: US$73.5m
  6. United Kingdom: US$37.7m
  7. France: US$35.8m
  8. Taiwan: US$30.9m
  9. Japan: US$27.3m
  10. Canada: US$23.3m
  11. Malaysia: US$15.5m
  12. Sweden: US$13.7m
  13. Spain: US$13.3m
  14. Belgium: US$11.2m
  15. Mexico: US$8.9m
  16. Türkiye: US$8.4m
  17. South Korea: US$8.3m
  18. Poland: US$7.1m
  19. Denmark: US$6.1m
  20. Australia: US$5.1m
  21. Saudi Arabia: US$4.9m
  22. Singapore: US$4.7m
  23. Thailand: US$4.4m
  24. Vietnam: US$3.7m
  25. United Arab Emirates: US$3.3m
  26. Switzerland: US$3.2m
  27. Finland: US$2.9m
  28. Luxembourg: US$1.6m
  29. Russia: US$1.5m
  30. Norway: US$1.3m
  31. India: US$1.1m
  32. Angola: US$1.1m
  33. South Africa: US$1.1m
  34. Austria: US$1.1m
  35. Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
  36. Ireland: US$901.4k
  37. Portugal: US$852.1k
  38. Guatemala: US$817.1k
  39. New Zealand: US$647.3k
  40. Croatia: US$589.9k
  41. Czechia: US$564.6k
  42. Hungary: US$276.3k
  43. Azerbaijan: US$270.1k
  44. Romania: US$264.7k
  45. Slovenia: US$261.7k
  46. Israel: US$242.6k
  47. Serbia: US$230.5k
  48. Ukraine: US$221.9k
  49. Kazakhstan: US$180k
  50. Dominican Republic: US$143.4k
  51. Latvia: US$141.5k
  52. Costa Rica: US$140.2k
  53. Zambia: US$137.4k
  54. Brazil: US$102.3k
  55. Bulgaria: US$97.1k
  56. Greece: US$93.9k
  57. Greenland: US$76.9k
  58. Albania: US$56.1k
  59. Macao SAR China: US$53.7k
  60. Peru: US$51.8k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$238.7m 24.2%
2 United States US$187.4m 19%
3 China US$115.1m 11.7%
4 Italy US$74.1m 7.5%
5 Netherlands US$73.5m 7.5%
6 United Kingdom US$37.7m 3.8%
7 France US$35.8m 3.6%
8 Taiwan US$30.9m 3.1%
9 Japan US$27.3m 2.8%
10 Canada US$23.3m 2.4%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$148.3m 15%
2 Australia US$98.5m 10%
3 United Kingdom US$71.5m 7.2%
4 South Korea US$60.3m 6.1%
5 Netherlands US$56.7m 5.8%
6 Belgium US$43.2m 4.4%
7 China US$32m 3.2%
8 Canada US$29.9m 3%
9 Japan US$25.4m 2.6%
10 Spain US$23.7m 2.4%

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.

  • N297581 U.S. CBP 11 June 2018 · 8709.19.00.30

    The tariff classification of a work truck from Taiwan

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.

  1. EU Sanctions · Applies from:

    Council Regulation (EU) 2026/506 of 23 April 2026 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

    CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

  2. EU Sanctions · Applies from:

    Council Regulation (EU) 2026/513 of 23 April 2026 amending Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 concerning restrictive measures in view of the situation in Belarus and the involvement of Belarus in the Russian aggression against Ukraine

    CELEX 32026R0513 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8709.19 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.

In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8709.19 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is between 2% and 4%.

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 these goods into the UK came to £79.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 16% on the year before); Netherlands supplied 55%, followed by Germany.

In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$986.5m (+8.9% year on year).

The largest exporter was Germany (US$238.7m), followed by the United States.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting: vehicles, other?

Works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting: vehicles, other fall under HS subheading 8709.19, part of heading 8709, in section XVII of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on works trucks, self-propelled in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8709.19 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 works trucks, self-propelled in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8709.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2% to 4%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most works trucks, self-propelled?

Germany, with US$238.7m in 2024 (24.2% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods 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 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 Netherlands (55%), Germany (17%) and United Kingdom (7%), out of total imports of £79.2m.