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HS code for friction welding machines
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “friction welding machines” points to heading 8468: machinery and apparatus for soldering, brazing or welding, whether or not capable of cutting, other than those of heading 8515; gas-operated surface tempering machines and appliances. 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, 8468 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 8468 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is 2.2%.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 8468 covers 7 tariff lines and the duty is 2.2%.
Duty rates compared
UK 2% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
EU 2.2% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Türkiye 2.2% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines 
USA Free – 3.9% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 1.8% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 3% 
Brazil 7.2% – 20% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 14.7% 
Argentina Free – 16% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 10% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Taiwan 2.5% – 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 4.4% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free – 15% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 10.7% 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines See also
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for friction welding machines?
Friction welding machines are classified under 8468 (Machinery and apparatus for soldering, brazing or welding) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.