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HS code for small lift
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “small lift” points to heading 8428: other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, lifts, escalators, conveyors, teleferics). 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 8428 into 16 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 8428 covers 15 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides 8428 into 26 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 16 tariff lines 
EU Free Third-country duty 15 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 26 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 10 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 18 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 21 tariff lines · average 6.4% 
Brazil 7.2% – 20% Third-country duty 17 tariff lines · average 17.7% 
Argentina Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 63 tariff lines · average 12% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 12 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 17 tariff lines · average 4.7% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 14 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 18 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 14 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 18 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines See also
- lifts
- telphers
- elevators
- chairlifts
- escalators
- funiculars
- teleferics
- palletisers
- skip hoists
- stair lifts
- lifting gins
- patient lifts
- ski draglines
- wagon tippers
- moving walkways
- mechanical ladders
- cable car mechanisms
- wagon shaking machine
- wagon shaking machines
- well drilling derricks
- conveyor belts, pneumatic
- locomotive or wagon traversers
- conveyor belts, other than pneumatic
- industrial robots, for lifting and handling
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for small lift?
Small lift are classified under 8428 (Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.