Subheading · Chapter 90 · Heading 9033
9033.00: Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90
Parts of chapter 90 instruments n.e.s.
9033.00 is the HS subheading for parts of chapter 90 instruments n.e.s., under heading 9033 in chapter 90.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9033 00 10 00 Light-emitting diode (led) backlight modules, which are lighting sources that consist of one or more leds, and one or more connectors and are mounted on a printed circuit or other similar substrate, and other passive components, whether or not combined with optical components or protective diodes, and used as backlight illumination for liquid crystal displays (lcds) Free+4
- 9033 00 90 00 Other Free+4
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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- 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)
- 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
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, North Korea, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 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
- 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–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–XC agreement | XC | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–XL agreement | XL | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £18m | 26.4% | +33.5% |
 Germany | £8.8m | 12.9% | -11.1% |
 China | £7.2m | 10.6% | +11.1% |
 Japan | £3.3m | 4.8% | +39% |
| United Kingdom | £3.1m | 4.6% | +20.5% |
 Finland | £3m | 4.3% | +8.6% |
 Italy | £2.8m | 4.1% | +10.8% |
 Switzerland | £2.2m | 3.2% | +54.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 3.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1.9% 
Türkiye 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 2 tariff lines USA Free – 4.4% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.5% The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$115.9kUS$115.9k+US$10.1m+US$52.1m+> US$151.8m
Exports: 171
- Germany: US$458.2m
- China: US$421.8m
- United States: US$420.1m
- Italy: US$157.5m
- Japan: US$151.8m
- United Kingdom: US$139.9m
- Netherlands: US$116.3m
- Singapore: US$84.3m
- France: US$84.2m
- Thailand: US$84m
- Switzerland: US$81.2m
- India: US$78.7m
- Vietnam: US$75.5m
- Canada: US$74.4m
- Romania: US$68.3m
- Taiwan: US$61m
- Czechia: US$52.1m
- Sweden: US$49.3m
- Finland: US$47.4m
- Denmark: US$46.6m
- South Korea: US$46.5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$43.7m
- Malaysia: US$42.9m
- Poland: US$38.4m
- Mexico: US$37.6m
- Costa Rica: US$31.8m
- Spain: US$31.4m
- Hungary: US$26.8m
- Australia: US$25.9m
- Belgium: US$25.2m
- Bulgaria: US$23.8m
- Israel: US$23.3m
- Austria: US$21.1m
- Slovakia: US$17m
- Norway: US$16.6m
- Türkiye: US$14.9m
- Portugal: US$14.3m
- Indonesia: US$13.7m
- Ireland: US$12.9m
- Lithuania: US$12.1m
- Iceland: US$11.8m
- Slovenia: US$10.1m
- Philippines: US$9.6m
- Croatia: US$7.7m
- Estonia: US$7.4m
- Dominican Republic: US$6.3m
- South Africa: US$5.8m
- Brazil: US$3.8m
- Latvia: US$3.7m
- Russia: US$3.4m
- Greece: US$2.7m
- Cyprus: US$2.5m
- Qatar: US$1.8m
- Kuwait: US$1.6m
- Kazakhstan: US$1.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1.3m
- Morocco: US$1.3m
- Luxembourg: US$1.1m
- Ukraine: US$1.1m
- Serbia: US$965.1k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$908.1kUS$908.1k+US$8.4m+US$52.8m+> US$102.6m
Imports: 216
- United States: US$364.5m
- Germany: US$292.4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$185.8m
- India: US$174m
- China: US$135.7m
- Netherlands: US$108.3m
- Romania: US$102.6m
- Singapore: US$93.3m
- France: US$89m
- United Kingdom: US$88.5m
- Mexico: US$77.7m
- Italy: US$75m
- Belgium: US$70.8m
- Switzerland: US$68.5m
- Malaysia: US$64.4m
- Thailand: US$62.5m
- Taiwan: US$60.5m
- Japan: US$58.4m
- Canada: US$57.3m
- Poland: US$57m
- Philippines: US$53m
- Indonesia: US$52.8m
- Sweden: US$47.4m
- Spain: US$45.6m
- Vietnam: US$41.5m
- Austria: US$41.4m
- Portugal: US$40.2m
- Czechia: US$39.7m
- Norway: US$36.2m
- Russia: US$34.8m
- Australia: US$31.8m
- South Korea: US$31.2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$30.4m
- Iraq: US$30.4m
- Türkiye: US$29.1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$27.4m
- Bulgaria: US$26.7m
- Ireland: US$23.9m
- Denmark: US$23.2m
- Costa Rica: US$21.9m
- Lithuania: US$17.9m
- Brazil: US$17.1m
- Hungary: US$16.8m
- Ukraine: US$15.8m
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$13.5m
- Slovakia: US$13m
- Finland: US$13m
- Israel: US$12.7m
- Papua New Guinea: US$12.1m
- Greece: US$9.6m
- Dominican Republic: US$9.5m
- Ecuador: US$8.6m
- Angola: US$8.6m
- Qatar: US$8.4m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$8.2m
- Luxembourg: US$8.2m
- Colombia: US$8.1m
- South Africa: US$7.2m
- New Zealand: US$7.2m
- Estonia: US$7.1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | US$458.2m | 13.6% |
| 2 | China | US$421.8m | 12.5% |
| 3 | United States | US$420.1m | 12.5% |
| 4 | Italy | US$157.5m | 4.7% |
| 5 | Japan | US$151.8m | 4.5% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$139.9m | 4.2% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$116.3m | 3.5% |
| 8 |  Singapore | US$84.3m | 2.5% |
| 9 |  France | US$84.2m | 2.5% |
| 10 |  Thailand | US$84m | 2.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$364.5m | 10.8% |
| 2 | Germany | US$292.4m | 8.7% |
| 3 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$185.8m | 5.5% |
| 4 |  India | US$174m | 5.2% |
| 5 | China | US$135.7m | 4% |
| 6 | Netherlands | US$108.3m | 3.2% |
| 7 |  Romania | US$102.6m | 3% |
| 8 | Singapore | US$93.3m | 2.8% |
| 9 | France | US$89m | 2.6% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$88.5m | 2.6% |
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 9033.00 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 9033.00 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 3.7% (average 1.9%). 1 of them is duty-free.
Goods from 175 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 175 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 parts of chapter 90 instruments n.e.s. worth £68.2m (down 2% on the year before), at an average of £44.95 per kg; United States supplied 26%, followed by Germany.
World trade in parts of chapter 90 instruments n.e.s. reached US$3.4bn in 2024, down 1.2% on 2023.
Germany was the largest exporter with 13.6% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90?
Parts and accessories (not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter) for machines, appliances, instruments or apparatus of Chapter 90 fall under HS subheading 9033.00, part of heading 9033, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on parts and accessories in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9033.00 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 parts and accessories in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9033.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 3.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most parts and accessories?
Germany, with US$458.2m in 2024 (13.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export parts of chapter 90 instruments n.e.s. to the UK duty-free?
175 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 parts of chapter 90 instruments n.e.s.?
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 parts of chapter 90 instruments n.e.s. from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (26%), Germany (13%) and China (11%), out of total imports of £68.2m.