Subheading · Chapter 87 · Heading 8716
8716.39: Other trailers and semi-trailers for the transport of goods: other
Other goods trailers and semi-trailers
Official description Other
8716.39 is the HS subheading for other goods trailers and semi-trailers, under heading 8716 in chapter 87.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8716 39 00 00 Other p/st
- 8716 39 10 00 Specially designed for the transport of highly radioactive materials Freep/st
- Other p/st
- New p/st
- 8716 39 30 00 Semi-trailers Freep/st
- 8716 39 50 00 Other Freep/st
- 8716 39 80 00 Used 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 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 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 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
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 | £92.5m | 33.9% | +17.8% |
 France | £42.9m | 15.7% | +33% |
 Netherlands | £32m | 11.7% | +10.1% |
 Spain | £21.5m | 7.9% | +16.3% |
 Poland | £15.6m | 5.7% | +46.3% |
 Türkiye | £11.7m | 4.3% | -1.5% |
 Italy | £9.5m | 3.5% | +27.4% |
| United Kingdom | £7.9m | 2.9% | -2.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$733kUS$733k+US$17m+US$172m+> US$645m
Exports: 144
- Germany: US$3bn
- Mexico: US$3bn
- United States: US$1bn
- China: US$1bn
- Poland: US$645m
- Türkiye: US$374m
- Netherlands: US$357m
- Canada: US$357m
- France: US$318m
- Luxembourg: US$240m
- United Kingdom: US$217m
- Spain: US$216m
- Lithuania: US$214m
- Belgium: US$210m
- Austria: US$172m
- Czechia: US$167m
- Finland: US$116m
- Hungary: US$116m
- Italy: US$113m
- Denmark: US$84m
- Brazil: US$81m
- South Africa: US$75m
- United Arab Emirates: US$67m
- Sweden: US$49m
- Slovenia: US$42m
- Estonia: US$36m
- Serbia: US$34m
- Uzbekistan: US$33m
- Kazakhstan: US$29m
- Switzerland: US$29m
- Tunisia: US$26m
- Bulgaria: US$25m
- Romania: US$22m
- Slovakia: US$18m
- Latvia: US$18m
- Russia: US$17m
- Ireland: US$16m
- New Zealand: US$15m
- Norway: US$14m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$14m
- Portugal: US$13m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$12m
- Singapore: US$12m
- India: US$11m
- Croatia: US$10m
- Armenia: US$10m
- Thailand: US$10m
- Egypt: US$8m
- Vietnam: US$8m
- Saudi Arabia: US$8m
- Sri Lanka: US$7m
- South Korea: US$5m
- Japan: US$4m
- Tanzania: US$4m
- Belarus: US$4m
- Australia: US$4m
- Argentina: US$3m
- Zambia: US$3m
- Ukraine: US$3m
- Chile: US$3m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$5mUS$5m+US$29m+US$149m+> US$397m
Imports: 217
- United States: US$3bn
- Canada: US$827m
- Poland: US$616m
- Germany: US$545m
- Netherlands: US$435m
- France: US$422m
- Mexico: US$397m
- Russia: US$296m
- United Kingdom: US$292m
- Belgium: US$256m
- Italy: US$251m
- Austria: US$231m
- Denmark: US$214m
- Belarus: US$197m
- Kazakhstan: US$190m
- Lithuania: US$184m
- Australia: US$182m
- Romania: US$169m
- Sweden: US$168m
- Switzerland: US$160m
- Norway: US$156m
- Czechia: US$149m
- Ukraine: US$146m
- Saudi Arabia: US$128m
- Vietnam: US$121m
- Luxembourg: US$121m
- Spain: US$120m
- Hungary: US$106m
- Uzbekistan: US$100m
- Portugal: US$91m
- Türkiye: US$86m
- Tanzania: US$81m
- Mongolia: US$79m
- Ireland: US$71m
- Serbia: US$69m
- Japan: US$66m
- Slovakia: US$63m
- Croatia: US$60m
- Slovenia: US$58m
- Algeria: US$56m
- Bulgaria: US$56m
- Zambia: US$55m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$55m
- Finland: US$50m
- Singapore: US$46m
- Chile: US$44m
- Latvia: US$39m
- United Arab Emirates: US$38m
- Nigeria: US$37m
- Israel: US$36m
- Egypt: US$35m
- Guinea: US$35m
- Estonia: US$34m
- Morocco: US$33m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$29m
- Congo - Kinshasa: US$28m
- Zimbabwe: US$27m
- Paraguay: US$24m
- Jordan: US$23m
- Laos: US$22m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$3bn | 21.5% |
| 2 |  Mexico | US$3bn | 20.3% |
| 3 |  United States | US$1bn | 10.2% |
| 4 |  China | US$1bn | 9.6% |
| 5 | Poland | US$645m | 5.2% |
| 6 | Türkiye | US$374m | 3% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$357m | 2.9% |
| 8 |  Canada | US$357m | 2.9% |
| 9 | France | US$318m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Luxembourg | US$240m | 1.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$3bn | 23.6% |
| 2 | Canada | US$827m | 6.7% |
| 3 | Poland | US$616m | 5% |
| 4 | Germany | US$545m | 4.4% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$435m | 3.5% |
| 6 | France | US$422m | 3.4% |
| 7 | Mexico | US$397m | 3.2% |
| 8 |  Russia | US$296m | 2.4% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$292m | 2.4% |
| 10 |  Belgium | US$256m | 2.1% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 10
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.
- N361766 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of four (4) trailers from Canada
- N358951 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an industrial trailer with a tipping cassette from Poland
- N358796 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a flatbed general purpose semi-trailer from China
- N359154 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of fixed gooseneck trailers from Poland
- N359106 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a non-self-propelled industrial semi-trailer from Poland
- N358338 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of non-propelled trailer from Poland
10 rulings in total for this code
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8716.39 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8716.39 covers 4 tariff lines and 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 other goods trailers and semi-trailers into the UK came to £273.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 13% on the year before); Germany supplied 34%, followed by France.
In 2024, countries exported other goods trailers and semi-trailers worth US$12bn (−20.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was Germany (US$3bn), followed by Mexico.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other trailers and semi-trailers for the transport of goods: other?
Other trailers and semi-trailers for the transport of goods: other fall under HS subheading 8716.39, part of heading 8716, in section XVII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other trailers and semi-trailers for the… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8716.39 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 other trailers and semi-trailers for the… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8716.39 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 other trailers and semi-trailers for the…?
Germany, with US$3bn in 2024 (21.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export other goods trailers and semi-trailers 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 other goods trailers and semi-trailers?
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 other goods trailers and semi-trailers from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (34%), France (16%) and Netherlands (12%), out of total imports of £273.2m.