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HS code for earth moving machinery
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “earth moving machinery” points to heading 8429: self-propelled bulldozers, angledozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, mechanical shovels, excavators, shovel loaders, tamping machines and roadrollers. 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, 8429 covers 13 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 8429 into 13 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 8429 covers 26 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 13 tariff lines 
EU Free Third-country duty 13 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 26 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 11 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 43 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 19 tariff lines · average 4% 
Brazil 7.2% – 20% General (MFN) 21 tariff lines · average 11.1% 
Argentina Free – 14% General (MFN) 23 tariff lines · average 7.9% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 16 tariff lines · average 4.7% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 12 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 13 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines See also
- jcb's
- bulldozers
- angledozers
- road rollers
- doosan dozers
- graders, motor
- tractor shovels
- mechanical shovels
- excavating machinery
- blower grader machines
- earth-levelling graders
- multi bucket excavators
- motor graders (scrapers)
- rollers, road, self propelled
- self propelled shovel loaders
- loader transporters, for mines
- road rollers, mechanically propelled
- scraper machines, earth, self propelled
- road rollers, not mechanically propelled
- machines and machinery - shovels, mechanical
- machines and machinery - earth moving, excavating, etc
- machines and machinery - scrapers, earth, self propelled
- machines and machinery - road rollers, mechanically propelled
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for earth moving machinery?
Earth moving machinery are classified under 8429 (Self-propelled bulldozers, angledozers, graders, levellers, scrapers, mechanical shovels…) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.