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HS code for excavating machinery
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “excavating 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.
The UK Global Tariff divides 8429 into 13 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 8429 covers 13 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides 8429 into 26 tariff lines; 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 Third-country duty 43 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 19 tariff lines · average 4% 
Brazil 7.2% – 20% Third-country duty 21 tariff lines · average 11.1% 
Argentina Free – 14% Third-country duty 23 tariff lines · average 7.9% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines · average 4.7% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 12 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 13 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines See also
- jcb's
- bulldozers
- angledozers
- road rollers
- doosan dozers
- graders, motor
- tractor shovels
- mechanical shovels
- blower grader machines
- earth moving machinery
- 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 excavating machinery?
Excavating 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.