Working Tariff Document of New Zealand · tariff item · HS 8407.34
8407.34.09.11: Petrol vehicle engines over 1000 cc: NML
Petrol vehicle engines over 1000 cc
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Working Tariff Document of New Zealand, in force from 24 October 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
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Importing into New Zealand
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
8407.34 Of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000 cm3
UK 4% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
EU 2.7% – 4.2% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
Türkiye 2.7% – 4.2% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
USA Free – 2.5% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 16.2% – 18% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 17.1% 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 11.5% – 17.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 14.5% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 10% – 15% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 13.8% 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand lines: 8407.34
- 8407.34.01.01RECIPROCATING PISTON ENGINES OVER 1000CCFOR CYCLES
- 8407.34.01.09RECIPROCATING PISTON ENGINES OVER 1000CCFOR TRACTORS
- 8407.34.09.01RECIPROCATING PISTON ENGINES OVER 1000CCNEW FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
- 8407.34.09.11NML
- 8407.34.09.19RECIPROCATING PISTON ENGINES OVER 1000CCOTHER USED FOR MOTOR VEHICLES ETC
- 8407.34.09.29OTHER RECIPROCATING PISTON ENGINES OVER 1000CC
Binding rulings for similar goods
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.
Legal notes
Additional notes
1. For the purposes of subheadings 840710 and 840910, the expression ‘aircraft engines’ shall apply only to engines designed for fitting with an airscrew or rotor.
2. Subheading 84717030 shall also apply to CD-ROM drives, being storage units for automatic data-processing machines, which consist of drive units designed for retrieving the signals from CD-ROMs, audio CDs and photo CDs and equipped with a jack for earphones, a volume-control button or a start/stop button.
In the Working Tariff Document of New Zealand, 8407.34.09.11 is one of 6 lines under subheading 8407.34, of a cylinder capacity exceeding 1000 cm3.
The normal tariff rate is 5%, and quantities are declared in NMB.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 4%, the EU duty is 2.7%–4.2%, the Türkiye duty is 2.7%–4.2%, the US duty is 0%–2.5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 16.2%–18%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 11.5%–17.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 10%–15% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
New Zealand imported goods of subheading 8407.34 worth US$4m in 2024.
Questions and answers
What is the New Zealand import duty for tariff item 8407.34.09.11?
The normal tariff rate in the Working Tariff Document of New Zealand is 5%; the supplementary unit is NMB. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.