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HS code for sprouting or germination machines

8438.40

8438.40 Machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this: brewery machinery

In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “sprouting or germination machines” points to subheading 8438.40: machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this: brewery machinery. 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.

8438.40 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for 8438.40; the duty is 1.7%.

8438.40 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the duty is 1.7%.

Duty rates compared

UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 1.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 1.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 2.3% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Brazil 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 3% Third-country duty 1 tariff line GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

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Questions and answers

What is the HS code for sprouting or germination machines?

Sprouting or germination machines are classified under 8438.40 (Machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this: brewery machinery) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.