Subheading · Chapter 90 · Heading 9032
9032.89: Other instruments and apparatus: other
Other automatic regulating instruments
Official description Other
9032.89 is the HS subheading for other automatic regulating instruments, under heading 9032 in chapter 90.
What you pay
Importing into UK from Barbados
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9032 89 00 00 Other
- 9032 89 00 10 For use in civil aircraft Free
- 9032 89 00 30 Electronic controller of electric power steering (eps controller) Free
2% - 9032 89 00 40 Digital valve controller for controlling liquids and gases Free
2% - 9032 89 00 50 Gas panel for regulating and controlling of the gas flow rate, working with plasma technology, comprising - an electronic mass flow regulator, suitable for receiving and sending of analogue and digital signals - four pressure transducers, - two or more pressure valves, - electric interfaces and - several connectors for gas lines - suitable for in-situ plasma bonding processes or for multi frequency bond activating processes Free
2% - 9032 89 00 90 Other Free
2%
Additional duties and import rulesBarbados
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 4
- Duty suspensionNon preferential duty under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1430
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 5 lines
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Tariff lines
- on 3 of 5 lines
- 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)
- Tariff lines
- on 3 of 5 lines
Import requirements 1
- 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
- Y950
- Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y124
- Y976
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £154.7m | 30.9% | +16.4% |
| United Kingdom | £79m | 15.8% | +20.4% |
 Germany | £45.9m | 9.2% | +12.8% |
 France | £44.3m | 8.8% | +26.4% |
 China | £36.3m | 7.3% | +11.8% |
 Japan | £22.7m | 4.5% | +51.5% |
 Canada | £21.2m | 4.2% | +15.9% |
 Italy | £12.8m | 2.6% | +57% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$189.2kUS$189.2k+US$15.8m+US$204.6m+> US$1.1bn
Exports: 200
- United States: US$3.1bn
- China: US$3bn
- Japan: US$2.9bn
- Germany: US$2bn
- Mexico: US$2bn
- France: US$1.1bn
- Hungary: US$913.6m
- South Korea: US$774.6m
- United Kingdom: US$720.2m
- Canada: US$612.9m
- Romania: US$550.7m
- Thailand: US$486.5m
- Spain: US$424.7m
- Poland: US$405m
- Singapore: US$404.4m
- Czechia: US$375.6m
- Malaysia: US$331.3m
- Italy: US$310.7m
- India: US$267.9m
- Austria: US$204.6m
- Netherlands: US$203.1m
- Sweden: US$192.9m
- Brazil: US$174.5m
- Taiwan: US$167.3m
- Philippines: US$158.8m
- Portugal: US$155.8m
- Israel: US$141.5m
- Norway: US$138.6m
- Denmark: US$135.5m
- Belgium: US$133.8m
- Switzerland: US$127.3m
- Vietnam: US$105.1m
- Finland: US$99.2m
- Türkiye: US$88.7m
- Indonesia: US$63.1m
- Slovakia: US$59.6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$54.2m
- Australia: US$54.1m
- Bulgaria: US$45.6m
- Estonia: US$37.8m
- Morocco: US$35.8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$34m
- Russia: US$28.8m
- Tunisia: US$25.9m
- Lithuania: US$24.1m
- Luxembourg: US$23.8m
- Croatia: US$23.2m
- North Macedonia: US$22.6m
- Ireland: US$15.8m
- Slovenia: US$13.6m
- South Africa: US$13.4m
- Serbia: US$11.9m
- Colombia: US$9.7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$8.7m
- Dominican Republic: US$8.5m
- Egypt: US$8.3m
- Argentina: US$7.1m
- Kazakhstan: US$5.6m
- Moldova: US$5.4m
- Latvia: US$5.3m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3.8mUS$3.8m+US$25m+US$273.9m+> US$916.6m
Imports: 221
- United States: US$4.4bn
- China: US$1.8bn
- Germany: US$1.8bn
- Brazil: US$1.2bn
- Japan: US$1.1bn
- Thailand: US$999.9m
- South Korea: US$916.6m
- Mexico: US$871m
- India: US$733.3m
- France: US$716.4m
- Türkiye: US$535.8m
- United Kingdom: US$530.5m
- Singapore: US$522.5m
- Canada: US$518.9m
- Spain: US$420.8m
- Poland: US$390.7m
- Czechia: US$347.8m
- Netherlands: US$345.3m
- Italy: US$336.1m
- Hungary: US$296.2m
- Malaysia: US$294m
- Indonesia: US$282.3m
- Argentina: US$273.9m
- Taiwan: US$255.2m
- Australia: US$241.3m
- Sweden: US$198m
- United Arab Emirates: US$186.9m
- Belgium: US$185.6m
- Austria: US$178.8m
- Russia: US$167.2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$152.6m
- Vietnam: US$143.4m
- Switzerland: US$138.8m
- Slovakia: US$138.2m
- Morocco: US$137.3m
- Romania: US$133.4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$127.1m
- Israel: US$106m
- South Africa: US$92.8m
- Finland: US$79.4m
- Colombia: US$75m
- Norway: US$69.8m
- Angola: US$63.5m
- Ireland: US$61.5m
- Denmark: US$59m
- Egypt: US$41.1m
- Chile: US$39.8m
- Portugal: US$38.7m
- Ukraine: US$38.4m
- Kazakhstan: US$36.8m
- Philippines: US$36.7m
- Uzbekistan: US$35.5m
- Qatar: US$33.1m
- New Zealand: US$32.8m
- Pakistan: US$25.2m
- Peru: US$25m
- Oman: US$24.4m
- Slovenia: US$22.6m
- Serbia: US$22.5m
- Costa Rica: US$20.3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$3.1bn | 13.3% |
| 2 | China | US$3bn | 12.9% |
| 3 | Japan | US$2.9bn | 12.1% |
| 4 | Germany | US$2bn | 8.5% |
| 5 |  Mexico | US$2bn | 8.3% |
| 6 | France | US$1.1bn | 4.7% |
| 7 |  Hungary | US$913.6m | 3.9% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$774.6m | 3.3% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$720.2m | 3.1% |
| 10 | Canada | US$612.9m | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$4.4bn | 18.6% |
| 2 | China | US$1.8bn | 7.7% |
| 3 | Germany | US$1.8bn | 7.5% |
| 4 |  Brazil | US$1.2bn | 5% |
| 5 | Japan | US$1.1bn | 4.5% |
| 6 |  Thailand | US$999.9m | 4.2% |
| 7 | South Korea | US$916.6m | 3.9% |
| 8 | Mexico | US$871m | 3.7% |
| 9 |  India | US$733.3m | 3.1% |
| 10 | France | US$716.4m | 3% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 6
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- N296013 U.S. CBP
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- H252640 U.S. CBP
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- 600015297 HMRC
The uplink power control system is an electronic device designed to maintain stable uplink signal power from earth station radio frequency terminals to geostationary satellites, compensating for signal reduction caused by weather conditions such as rain, ice or snow. The system constantly monitors…
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 9032.89 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 9032.89; the duty is 2.8%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 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 other automatic regulating instruments worth £500.5m (up 15% on the year before), at an average of £182.93 per kg; United States supplied 31%, followed by United Kingdom.
World trade in other automatic regulating instruments reached US$23.6bn in 2024, down 2.9% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 13.3% of the total, ahead of China.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other instruments and apparatus: other?
Other instruments and apparatus: other fall under HS subheading 9032.89, part of heading 9032, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other instruments and apparatus: other in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9032.89 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on other instruments and apparatus: other in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9032.89 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.8%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other instruments and apparatus: other?
The United States, with US$3.1bn in 2024 (13.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export other automatic regulating instruments 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 2% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on other automatic regulating instruments?
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 automatic regulating instruments from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (31%), United Kingdom (16%) and Germany (9%), out of total imports of £500.5m.