UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 8708.50
8708 50 20 15: Drive axles and non-driving axles: Spherical outboard constant velocity joint ball bearing cage, part of the vehicle's drive system, made of material suitable to be carburised with a carbon content of 0.14% or more but not more than 0.57%, forged, turned, punched, milled and hardened
Drive axles and non-driving axles
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8708 Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705
- 8708 50 00 00 Drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components, and non-driving axles; parts thereof
- 8708 50 20 00 For the industrial assembly of: vehicles of heading 8703; vehicles of heading 8704 with either a compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine (diesel or semi-diesel) of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 2 500 cm3 or with a spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine of a cylinder capacity not exceeding 2 800 cm3; vehicles of heading 8705
- 8708 50 20 15 Spherical outboard constant velocity joint ball bearing cage, part of the vehicle's drive system, made of material suitable to be carburised with a carbon content of 0.14% or more but not more than 0.57%, forged, turned, punched, milled and hardened
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
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- Duty suspensionNon preferential duty under end-use 2%
- 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)
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
- Belarus, Iraq, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 748, S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9024
- 9032
- 9025
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/583
- Documents
- L100 Import licence " controlled substances" (ozone), issued by the Commission
- Y902
- 9Y06
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
- 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
TN200 The export of these items may be controlled under the Export Control Order 2008 as amended…
TN207 The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose tr…
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
UK: imports by month · HS 8708.50
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £249.2m | 28.3% | +26.9% |
 Germany | £101.5m | 11.5% | -9.6% |
 Belgium | £98.2m | 11.1% | +9.7% |
 Poland | £76.2m | 8.6% | -13.8% |
 France | £72.3m | 8.2% | +14.3% |
 Netherlands | £57.7m | 6.5% | +32.6% |
 Spain | £50m | 5.7% | +23% |
 China | £36.1m | 4.1% | +36.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 3% – 4.5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 4% 
Türkiye 3% – 4.5% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 4% 
USA Free – 2.5% General (MFN) 15 tariff lines · average 1.5% 
Canada Free – 6% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 3.4% 
Mexico Free – 25% Third-country duty 30 tariff lines · average 14.1% 
Brazil 7.2% – 18% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 13.5% 
Argentina Free – 18% Third-country duty 14 tariff lines · average 15.6% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 2.5% – 15% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 7.9% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free – 15% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 5.9% 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 8708.50
- 8708 50 20 15Spherical outboard constant velocity joint ball bearing cage, part of the vehicle's drive system, made of material suitable to be carburised with a carbon content of 0.14% or more but not more than 0.57%, forged, turned, punched, milled and hardened
- 8708 50 20 18Propeller shaft for torque transmission from the gearbox to the rear axle, consisting of: -two cardan rods, -central universal joint, -central bearing with suspension in a plastic cover, -universal joints on both ends of the shaft, -slip, tube and end yokes, -of a length of 1.4 m or more but not more than 2.4 m, for use in the production of goods of chapter 87
- 8708 50 20 20Transmission shaft in carbon fibre reinforced plastics consisting of a unique piece without any joint in the middle - of a length of 1 m or more but not more than 2 m, - of a weight of 6 kg or more but not more than 9 kg
- 8708 50 20 25Ball-type outboard constant velocity joint housing for transmitting a torque from the engine and transmission to the wheels of motor vehicles, in a form of an outer race, with: -6 ball tracks or more but not more than 8, with -a thread, -an external involute spline with 21 or more but not more than 38 teeth, -for running with bearing balls made of steel with a carbon content of 0.48% or more but not more than 0.57%, -forged, turned, milled and hardened
- 8708 50 20 35Inboard constant velocity joint tripod housing, with: -an outer diameter of 67.0 mm or more but not more than 99.0 mm, -3 cold calibrated roller tracks with a diameter of 29.95 mm or more but not more than 49.2 mm, -an external spline with 21 teeth or more but not more than 41, -forged, turned, rolled and hardened
- 8708 50 20 50Double flange bearing of 3rd generation, for motor vehicles, - with double-row ball bearing, - whether or not with impulse (encoder) ring, - whether or not with antilock brake system (abs) sensor, - whether or not with mounted screws, for use in the manufacture of goods of chapter 87
- 8708 50 20 55Inboard constant velocity joint tripod spider, part of the vehicle's drive system, with: -3 trunnions with a diameter of 17.128 mm or more but not more than 25.468 mm, -forged, turned, broached and hardened
- 8708 50 20 70Housing of tripod type half shaft inboard joint for transmitting a torque from engine and transmission to wheels of motor vehicles with: -an outer diameter of 67.0 mm or more but not more than 84.5 mm, -3 cold calibrated roller tracks with a diameter of 29.90 mm or more but not more than 36.60 mm, - sealing diameter 34.0 mm or more but not more than 41.0 mm, without lead angle, -spline with 21 teeth or more but not more than 35, -bearing seat diameter of 25.0 mm or more but not more than 30.0 mm, with or without oil grooves
- 8708 50 20 75Constant velocity joint assembly for transmitting a torque from engine and transmission to wheels of motor vehicles, consisting of: - an inner race with 6 ball tracks or more but not more than 8 for running with the bearing balls with a diameter of 13.0mm or more but not more than 28.0mm, - an outer race with 6 ball tracks or more but not more than 8 for running with the bearing balls, made of steel with carbon content of 0.45% or more but not more than 0.58%, with thread and with a spline with 22 teeth or more but not more than 44, - a spherical cage keeping bearing balls in the ball tracks of outer race and inner race in proper angular position, made of material suitable for carburising with carbon content of 0.14% or more but not more than 0.55%, and - with a grease compartment, - capable of working at constant speed at variable articulation angle not higher than 52 degrees
- 8708 50 20 80Specific pre-assembled or ready-to assemble sections for new mobile cranes
- 8708 50 20 90For the industrial assembly of: other
- 8708 50 35 11Specific pre-assembled or ready-to assemble sections for new mobile cranes
- 8708 50 35 90Drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with: other
- 8708 50 55 11Specific pre-assembled or ready-to assemble sections for new mobile cranes
- 8708 50 55 20Double flange bearing of 3rd generation, for motor vehicles, - with double-row ball bearing, - whether or not with impulse (encoder) ring, - whether or not with antilock brake system (abs) sensor, - whether or not with mounted screws, for use in the manufacture of goods of chapter 87
- 8708 50 55 50Spherical outboard constant velocity joint ball bearing cage, part of the vehicle's drive system, made of material suitable to be carburised with a carbon content of 0.14% or more but not more than 0.57%, forged, turned, punched, milled and hardened
- 8708 50 55 91Specific pre-assembled or ready-to assemble sections for new mobile cranes
- 8708 50 55 99Of closed-die forged steel: other, other
- 8708 50 91 10Double flange bearing of 3rd generation, for motor vehicles, - with double-row ball bearing, - whether or not with impulse (encoder) ring, - whether or not with antilock brake system (abs) sensor, - whether or not with mounted screws, for use in the manufacture of goods of chapter 87
- 8708 50 91 11Specific pre-assembled or ready-to assemble sections for new mobile cranes
- 8708 50 91 90Drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with: other, parts, other, for non-driving axles, other
- 8708 50 99 10Transmission shaft in carbon fibre reinforced plastics consisting of a unique piece without any joint in the middle - of a length of 1 m or more but not more than 2 m, - of a weight of 6 kg or more but not more than 9 kg
- 8708 50 99 25Housing of tripod type half shaft inboard joint for transmitting a torque from engine and transmission to wheels of motor vehicles with: -an outer diameter of 67.0 mm or more but not more than 84.5 mm, -3 cold calibrated roller tracks with a diameter of 29.90 mm or more but not more than 36.60 mm, - sealing diameter 34.0 mm or more but not more than 41.0 mm, without lead angle, -spline with 21 teeth or more but not more than 35, -bearing seat diameter of 25.0 mm or more but not more than 30.0 mm, with or without oil grooves
- 8708 50 99 35Constant velocity joint assembly for transmitting a torque from engine and transmission to wheels of motor vehicles, consisting of: - an inner race with 6 ball tracks or more but not more than 8 for running with the bearing balls with a diameter of 13.0mm or more but not more than 28.0mm, - an outer race with 6 ball tracks or more but not more than 8 for running with the bearing balls, made of steel with carbon content of 0.45% or more but not more than 0.58%, with thread and with a spline with 22 teeth or more but not more than 44, - a spherical cage keeping bearing balls in the ball tracks of outer race and inner race in proper angular position, made of material suitable for carburising with carbon content of 0.14% or more but not more than 0.55%, and - with a grease compartment, - capable of working at constant speed at variable articulation angle not higher than 52 degrees
- 8708 50 99 40Double flange bearing of 3rd generation, for motor vehicles, - with double-row ball bearing, - whether or not with impulse (encoder) ring, - whether or not with antilock brake system (abs) sensor, - whether or not with mounted screws, for use in the manufacture of goods of chapter 87
- 8708 50 99 45Ball-type outboard constant velocity joint housing for transmitting a torque from the engine and transmission to the wheels of motor vehicles, in a form of an outer race, with: -6 ball tracks or more but not more than 8, with -a thread, -an external involute spline with 21 or more but not more than 38 teeth, -for running with bearing balls made of steel with a carbon content of 0.48% or more but not more than 0.57%, -forged, turned, milled and hardened
- 8708 50 99 50Inboard constant velocity joint tripod housing, with: -an outer diameter of 67.0 mm or more but not more than 99.0 mm, -3 cold calibrated roller tracks with a diameter of 29.95 mm or more but not more than 49.2 mm, -an external spline with 21 teeth or more but not more than 41, -forged, turned, rolled and hardened
- 8708 50 99 60Inboard constant velocity joint tripod spider, part of the vehicle's drive system, with: -3 trunnions with a diameter of 17.128 mm or more but not more than 25.468 mm, -forged, turned, broached and hardened
- 8708 50 99 70Specific pre-assembled or ready-to assemble sections for new mobile cranes
- 8708 50 99 90Drive-axles with differential, whether or not provided with: other, parts, other, other, other
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13 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Subheading note
1. Subheading 870822 covers:
(a) front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows, framed; and
(b) front windscreens (windshields), rear windows and other windows, whether or not framed, incorporating heating devices or other electrical or electronic devices,
when suitable for use solely or principally with the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705.
In the UK Global Tariff, 8708 50 20 15 is one of 30 lines under subheading 8708.50, drive-axles with differential.
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 drive axles and non-driving axles (HS 8708.50) worth £881.9m (up 5% on the year before), at an average of £6.57 per kg; Italy supplied 28%, followed by Germany.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 3%–4.5%, the Türkiye duty is 3%–4.5%, the US duty is 0%–2.5%, the Canada duty is 0%–6%, the Mexico duty is 0%–25%, the Brazil duty is 7.2%–18%, the Argentina duty is 0%–18%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 2.5%–15%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–15% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 8708.50 worth US$1bn in 2024; the largest supplier was Italy.
Questions and answers
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 8708 50 20 15?
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 8708.50 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Italy (US$242m), followed by Belgium.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.