UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 8427.20
8427 20 19 10: Other self-propelled forklifts (engine): Mobile access equipment designed for the lifting of persons, with a maximum working height of 6 meters or more
Other self-propelled forklifts (engine)
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8427 Fork-lift trucks; other works trucks fitted with lifting or handling equipment
- 8427 20 00 00 Other self-propelled trucks
- With a lifting height of 1 m or more
- 8427 20 19 00 Other
- 8427 20 19 10 Mobile access equipment designed for the lifting of persons, with a maximum working height of 6 meters or more
What you pay
Importing into UK
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 2
- Anti-dumping dutyProvisional anti-dumping duty 71.74%
- Applies to goods from
- China
- In force
- until 20 February 2027
- Legal act
- 2026/23
Rates for named exporters (16)
Company Rate Zhejiang Dingli Machinery Co Ltd 8A62 16.25% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Lingong Heavy Machinery Co Ltd 8A63 64.25% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Fronteq (Changzhou) Machinery Co Ltd. 8A64 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Sunward Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd 8A65 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Oshkosh JLG (Tianjin) Equipment Technology Co Ltd (“JLG Tianjin”) 8A66 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Jiangsu LiuGong Machinery Co Ltd, a PRC producer 8A67 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Terex (Changzhou) Machinery Co Ltd (“Terex Changzhou”) 8A68 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Zoomlion Intelligent Access Machinery Co Ltd 8A69 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Hered (Shandong) Intelligent Technology Co Ltd 8A70 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% XCMG Group, including:, & bull; XCMG Fire-Fighting Safety Equipment Co Ltd, the PRC producer, & bull; Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group Importer & amp; Export Co Ltd, the associated PRC exporter 8A71 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Hunan Sinoboom Intelligent Equipment Co Ltd (“Sinoboom”) 8A72 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Haulotte Access Equipment Manufacturing (Changzhou) Co Ltd 8A73 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Shandong Chufeng Heavy Industry Machinery Co Ltd 8A74 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Joovoo Industries Inc 8A75 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Jinan Juxin Machinery Co Ltd 8A76 28.12% with D008, otherwise 71.74% Goods which do not fall within the goods description are excluded from the measure, * These goods are excluded from the measure. Products classified to a commodity code in this notice that do not fall within the ‘goods description’ are excluded from this measure. Use the relevant additional code on your import declaration to exclude imports of these products from the anti-dumping duty. 8C02 Free - Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
Import requirements 5
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlAnti-dumping or countervailing registration
- Applies to goods from
- China
- Legal act
- 2026 No.1
- Import controlImport control of fluorinated greenhouse gases
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 517/2014
- Documents
- Y054 Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y053
- Y986 Exemption from import prohibition according to Article 11.1 and 11.2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y926
- 9066
- C057 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option A, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
- C079 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option B, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
- C082 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option C, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
- 9065
- Y120 Undertaking importing less than 10 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent of hydrofluorocarbons, per year, contained in equipment or products, exempted from the provisions of Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 (Article 19.6 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573)
- Y950
- Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y124
- Y976
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 4% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code " EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
Footnotes
TN211 The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on certain goo…
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
TN702 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 1351/2014 (OJ L365, p. 46), the export of good…
(a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Crimea or Sevastopol, or
(b) for use in Crimea or Sevastopol.
The prohibitions shall be without prejudice to the execution until 21 March 2015 of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 20 December 2014, or by ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.
When related to the use in Crimea or Sevastopol, the prohibitions do not apply where there are no reasonable grounds to determine that the goods and technology or the services are to be used in Crimea or Sevastopol.
UK: imports by month · HS 8427.20
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £179.4m | 42.6% | +44% |
 China | £58.6m | 13.9% | +94.5% |
 Germany | £51.2m | 12.1% | +23.1% |
 Italy | £29m | 6.9% | -34.1% |
 Ireland | £20.9m | 5% | -30.6% |
 Netherlands | £16.2m | 3.8% | +48.9% |
 Spain | £11.9m | 2.8% | +10.1% |
 Austria | £11.5m | 2.7% | +116.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
8427.20 Fork-lift trucks: other self-propelled trucks
EU 4.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Türkiye 4.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
USA Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 5.8% 
Brazil 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 12.6% Third-country duty 27 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% – 10% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 7.7% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 10% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 8427.20
- 8427 20 11 00Fork-lift and other stacking trucks, for rough terrain
- 8427 20 19 10Mobile access equipment designed for the lifting of persons, with a maximum working height of 6 meters or more
- 8427 20 19 90With a lifting height of 1 m or more: other, other
- 8427 20 90 00Fork-lift trucks: other self-propelled trucks, other
Legal notes
In the UK Global Tariff, 8427 20 19 10 is one of 4 lines under subheading 8427.20, fork-lift trucks: other self-propelled trucks.
The third-country duty is 4%, and quantities are declared in p/st.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 4%; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, anti-dumping duty of 71.74% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from China (until 20 February 2027).
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported other self-propelled forklifts (engine) (HS 8427.20) worth £421.5m (up 19% on the year before), at an average of £5.89 per kg; France supplied 43%, followed by China.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 4.5%, the Türkiye duty is 4.5%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–15%, the Brazil duty is 20%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 5%–10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 10% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 8427.20 worth US$486m in 2024; the largest supplier was France.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 8427 20 19 10?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 4%; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 8427 20 19 10?
174 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 174 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and DCTS Enhanced and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 8427 20 19 10?
Anti-dumping duty of 71.74% on goods from China, until 20 February 2027; Additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 8427.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was France (US$168m), followed by China.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.