UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 8483.30
8483 30 32 10: Bearing housings and plain shaft bearings: For use in civil aircraft
Bearing housings and plain shaft bearings
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8483 Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks; bearing housings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks; clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints)
- 8483 30 00 00 Bearing housings, not incorporating ball or roller bearings; plain shaft bearings
- Bearing housings
- 8483 30 32 00 For ball or roller bearings
- 8483 30 32 10 For use in civil aircraft
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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionNon preferential duty under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1430
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
Import requirements 3
- 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
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on luxury goods
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Y948 Goods other than those described in Annex VIII (Luxury goods) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | |
| 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
TN207 The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose tr…
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 8483.30
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £44.7m | 19.8% | -2.8% |
 China | £35m | 15.5% | -2.9% |
 Germany | £32.6m | 14.4% | +3.2% |
 France | £17.1m | 7.6% | -12.1% |
 Japan | £14m | 6.2% | +19.6% |
 Slovakia | £10.7m | 4.7% | +42.4% |
 Austria | £10.3m | 4.5% | +31.9% |
| United Kingdom | £7.1m | 3.2% | +8.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
8483.30 Bearing housings, not incorporating ball or roller bearings; plain shaft bearings
EU 3.4% – 5.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 4.2% 
Türkiye Free – 5.7% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 2.3% USA 4.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Brazil Free – 16% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 12% 
Argentina Free – 16% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 12% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 2.5% · 1× specific or compound duty Japan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 5% – 7.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 6.3% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free – 8% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 5.3% 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line UK lines: 8483.30
- 8483 30 32 10For use in civil aircraft
- 8483 30 32 30Bearing housing of a kind used in turbochargers: - of precision-cast grey cast iron complying with standard din en 1561 or precision-cast ductile cast iron complying with din en 1560, - with oil chambers, - without bearings, - with a diameter of 50 mm or more, but not more than 250 mm, - with a height of 40 mm or more, but not more than 150 mm, - whether or not with water chambers and connectors
- 8483 30 32 90For ball or roller bearings: other
- 8483 30 38 10For use in civil aircraft
- 8483 30 38 60Bearing housing of a kind used in turbochargers: - of precision-cast grey cast iron complying with standard din en 1561 or precision-cast ductile cast iron complying with din en 1560, - with oil chambers, - without bearings, - with a diameter of 50 mm or more, but not more than 250 mm, - with a height of 40 mm or more, but not more than 150 mm, - whether or not with water chambers and connectors
- 8483 30 38 99Bearing housings, not incorporating ball or roller bearings: bearing housings, other
- 8483 30 80 10For use in civil aircraft
- 8483 30 80 30Commutator end shield (bearing housing with plain shaft bearing) for starter motors of passenger cars and commercial vehicles -produced with high pressure precision die casting technology, -made of aluminium alloy (en ac-46000 or en ac-46000 s, according to the din en 1706 and gb/t 16116 standards), -with sintered plain bearing
- 8483 30 80 90Bearing housings, not incorporating ball or roller bearings: plain shaft bearings, other
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- H263912 U.S. CBP
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- N306551 U.S. CBP
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10 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
In the UK Global Tariff, 8483 30 32 10 is one of 9 lines under subheading 8483.30, bearing housings.
No rate is printed on this line itself.
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 bearing housings and plain shaft bearings (HS 8483.30) worth £225.8m (up 4% on the year before), at an average of £22.60 per kg; United States supplied 20%, followed by China.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 3.4%–5.7%, the Türkiye duty is 0%–5.7%, the US duty is 4.5%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 0%–16%, the Argentina duty is 0%–16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 5%–7.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–8% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 8483.30 worth US$252m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States.
Questions and answers
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 8483 30 32 10?
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 8483.30 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$60m), followed by Germany.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.