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HS code for machinery for cask tarring
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “machinery for cask tarring” points to subheading 8479.89: other machines and mechanical appliances: other. 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 8479.89 into 10 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 8479.89 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 1.7%. 1 of them is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides 8479.89 into 10 tariff lines; the duty is 1.7%.
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
EU Free – 1.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Türkiye 1.7% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
USA Free – 2.8% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 1% 
Canada Free – 7.5% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 2.3% 
Mexico Free – 25% General (MFN) 24 tariff lines · average 8.1% 
Brazil 7.2% – 20% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 16.7% 
Argentina Free – 18% General (MFN) 16 tariff lines · average 11.7% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines · average 4.6% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free – 8% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines · average 2.4% 
GCC Free General (MFN) 24 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line See also
- diving bells
- air humidifiers
- match dipping machines
- evaporative air coolers
- fish, vaccination machine
- powder containment vessel
- industrial floor polishers
- air dehumidifiers, not electric
- automatic shoe brushing machines
- marine vessel stabilisation system
- machines for frosting glass by acid
- machines for coating welding electrodes
- machines for making rope soles for footwear
- coiling machines for flexible cables or tubes
- mechanical appliances for cutting water weeds
- machines for applying abrasives to any backing
- machines for filling eiderdowns or stuffing mattresses
- machines for mounting card clothing on carding cylinders
- machines for waxing paper cups and containers etc by immersion
- machines for washing scouring or removing dust from bed feathers
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for machinery for cask tarring?
Machinery for cask tarring are classified under 8479.89 (Other machines and mechanical appliances: other) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.