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HS code for book sewing machines
8440.10 Bookbinding machinery, including book-sewing machines: machinery
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “book sewing machines” points to subheading 8440.10: bookbinding machinery, including book-sewing machines: machinery. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
In the UK Global Tariff, 8440.10 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 8440.10 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is 1.7%.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 8440.10 covers 8 tariff lines and the duty is 1.7%.
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
EU 1.7% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines 
Türkiye 1.7% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 7.2% – 20% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 13.6% 
Argentina Free – 12.6% General (MFN) 12 tariff lines · average 10.5% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line See also
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for book sewing machines?
Book sewing machines are classified under 8440.10 (Bookbinding machinery, including book-sewing machines: machinery) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.