Subheading · Chapter 90 · Heading 9024
9024.80: Other machines and appliances
Material testing machines
9024.80 is the HS subheading for material testing machines, under heading 9024 in chapter 90.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9024 80 00 00 Other machines and appliances Free
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 4
- 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
- Iraq, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 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 mercury
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/96
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 | £5.7m | 23% | -30.3% |
 United States | £5.5m | 22.4% | -24.8% |
 Italy | £2.8m | 11.3% | +39.4% |
 China | £1.9m | 7.8% | -11.1% |
| United Kingdom | £1.8m | 7.4% | -20.6% |
 Sweden | £1.5m | 6.2% | +972.2% |
 India | £934k | 3.8% | +393.7% |
 Switzerland | £733k | 3% | +92.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EUWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$95.2kUS$95.2k+US$1.8m+US$14.5m+> US$98.1m
Exports: 147
- United States: US$390.5m
- Germany: US$238.5m
- China: US$142.7m
- United Kingdom: US$124m
- Italy: US$98.1m
- Japan: US$53.2m
- Switzerland: US$46.5m
- Taiwan: US$23.2m
- Netherlands: US$18m
- France: US$17.8m
- Canada: US$17m
- India: US$16.3m
- South Korea: US$15.7m
- Sweden: US$15.7m
- Türkiye: US$14.5m
- Austria: US$13m
- Spain: US$10.9m
- Denmark: US$9.5m
- Malaysia: US$8.5m
- Finland: US$7.5m
- Belgium: US$7.5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- Hungary: US$4.8m
- Singapore: US$4.6m
- Israel: US$4.5m
- Norway: US$3.9m
- Thailand: US$3.7m
- Slovenia: US$3.4m
- Australia: US$3.2m
- Poland: US$2.8m
- Mexico: US$2.3m
- Brazil: US$2.3m
- Czechia: US$2.1m
- New Zealand: US$2.1m
- Romania: US$2m
- Portugal: US$1.9m
- Luxembourg: US$1.8m
- Serbia: US$1.4m
- Russia: US$1.3m
- Vietnam: US$1.2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Ireland: US$948.2k
- Saudi Arabia: US$816.4k
- Bulgaria: US$814.7k
- Indonesia: US$802.2k
- Estonia: US$677k
- Kazakhstan: US$670.1k
- Croatia: US$567.4k
- Colombia: US$563.4k
- Argentina: US$536.7k
- Kuwait: US$481k
- Georgia: US$373.8k
- Armenia: US$342.3k
- Slovakia: US$313.2k
- Uzbekistan: US$291.2k
- Lithuania: US$274k
- Peru: US$258.4k
- Philippines: US$195.8k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$195.5k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$550kUS$550k+US$3.8m+US$16.5m+> US$39.8m
Imports: 210
- China: US$260.9m
- United States: US$122m
- India: US$68.4m
- South Korea: US$55.2m
- Germany: US$55.1m
- Vietnam: US$41.7m
- France: US$39.8m
- Mexico: US$38.4m
- United Kingdom: US$38m
- Türkiye: US$31.8m
- Italy: US$29.8m
- Canada: US$27.8m
- Japan: US$27.1m
- Indonesia: US$24m
- Thailand: US$23.3m
- Spain: US$22.6m
- Brazil: US$22.4m
- Taiwan: US$21.4m
- Poland: US$20m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$16.7m
- Malaysia: US$16.5m
- Switzerland: US$15.8m
- Netherlands: US$14.5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$14.2m
- Singapore: US$14m
- Australia: US$14m
- Israel: US$12.1m
- Sweden: US$11.2m
- Austria: US$11.2m
- Belgium: US$11.2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$11.1m
- Romania: US$10.4m
- Russia: US$9.6m
- Bangladesh: US$8.6m
- Norway: US$8m
- Philippines: US$8m
- Finland: US$6.7m
- South Africa: US$6.7m
- Egypt: US$6.4m
- Portugal: US$6.1m
- Czechia: US$5.6m
- Kazakhstan: US$5.5m
- Hungary: US$5.5m
- Uzbekistan: US$4.9m
- Morocco: US$4.8m
- Ireland: US$4.6m
- Peru: US$4.3m
- Algeria: US$4.3m
- Colombia: US$4m
- Chile: US$4m
- Argentina: US$3.9m
- Pakistan: US$3.8m
- Benin: US$3.7m
- Greece: US$3.7m
- Iraq: US$3.7m
- Denmark: US$3.6m
- Serbia: US$3.5m
- Bulgaria: US$3.4m
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$2.9m
- New Zealand: US$2.8m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$390.5m | 28.8% |
| 2 | Germany | US$238.5m | 17.6% |
| 3 | China | US$142.7m | 10.5% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$124m | 9.1% |
| 5 | Italy | US$98.1m | 7.2% |
| 6 |  Japan | US$53.2m | 3.9% |
| 7 | Switzerland | US$46.5m | 3.4% |
| 8 |  Taiwan | US$23.2m | 1.7% |
| 9 |  Netherlands | US$18m | 1.3% |
| 10 |  France | US$17.8m | 1.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$260.9m | 19.2% |
| 2 | United States | US$122m | 9% |
| 3 | India | US$68.4m | 5% |
| 4 |  South Korea | US$55.2m | 4.1% |
| 5 | Germany | US$55.1m | 4.1% |
| 6 |  Vietnam | US$41.7m | 3.1% |
| 7 | France | US$39.8m | 2.9% |
| 8 |  Mexico | US$38.4m | 2.8% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$38m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  Türkiye | US$31.8m | 2.3% |
Subheading 9024.80 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 9024.80; 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 material testing machines worth £24.7m (down 6% on the year before), at an average of £48.71 per kg; Germany supplied 23%, followed by United States.
World trade in material testing machines reached US$1.4bn in 2024, down 2.5% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 28.8% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other machines and appliances?
Other machines and appliances fall under HS subheading 9024.80, part of heading 9024, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other machines and appliances in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9024.80 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 machines and appliances in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9024.80 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 other machines and appliances?
The United States, with US$390.5m in 2024 (28.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export material testing machines 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 material testing machines?
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 material testing machines from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (23%), United States (22%) and Italy (11%), out of total imports of £24.7m.