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HS code for cigar or cigarette making machines
8478.10 Machinery for preparing or making up tobacco, not specified: machinery
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “cigar or cigarette making machines” points to subheading 8478.10: machinery for preparing or making up tobacco, not specified: 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.
8478.10 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for 8478.10; the duty is 1.7%.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 8478.10 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 1.7%.
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU 1.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 1.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free – 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 4% 
Brazil 20% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 4% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line See also
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for cigar or cigarette making machines?
Cigar or cigarette making machines are classified under 8478.10 (Machinery for preparing or making up tobacco, not specified: machinery) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.