UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 8708.91
8708 91 91 00: Radiators and parts: Of closed-die forged steel
Radiators and parts
✓ 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
- Other parts and accessories
- 8708 91 00 00 Radiators and parts thereof
- Other
- Parts
- 8708 91 91 00 Of closed-die forged steel
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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
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) | — | 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
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 8708.91
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Poland | £38.3m | 22% | -5.8% |
 China | £24m | 13.8% | +5.7% |
 Australia | £19.6m | 11.3% | +58.4% |
 Germany | £13.4m | 7.8% | -6.1% |
 Hungary | £10.5m | 6.1% | +10.2% |
 France | £10.4m | 6% | -13.6% |
 Spain | £8.7m | 5% | -71.9% |
 Czechia | £8.3m | 4.8% | -11.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
8708.91 Radiators and parts thereof
EU 3% – 4.5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 3.9% 
Türkiye 3% – 4.5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
USA Free – 2.5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 0.8% 
Canada Free – 6% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 3% 
Mexico 5% – 35% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 22.5% 
Brazil 18% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 12.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free – 4.5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 1.4% 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 8708.91
- 8708 91 20 20Aluminium cooler using compressed air with a ribbed design of a kind used in the manufacture of goods of chapter 87
- 8708 91 20 30Aluminium alloy inlet or outlet air tank of heat exchangers for car cooling systems, manufactured to standard en ac 42100 or en ac 43000 t6 with - an insulating area flatness of not more than 0.1 mm, - a permissible particle quantity of 0.3 mg per tank, - a distance between pores of 2 mm or more, - pore sizes of not more than 0.4 mm, and - not more than 3 pores larger than 0.2mm -with a weight of 0.2kg or more but not more than 3kg
- 8708 91 20 90For the industrial assembly of: other
- 8708 91 35 10Aluminium cooler using compressed air with a ribbed design of a kind used in the manufacture of goods of chapter 87
- 8708 91 35 20Turbocharger cooling duct containing: -an aluminum alloy duct with at least one metal holder and at least two mounting holes, -a rubber pipe with clips, -a stainless steel flange highly resistant to corrosion [sus430jil], for use in the manufacture of compression ignition engines of motor vehicles
- 8708 91 35 30Two-circuit aluminum heat exchanger for automatic transmission of passenger cars: -of the stack-plate type, -with two pairs of inlet and outlet, each for the coolant/water circuit and the transmission oil circuit, -with at least two mounting holes, -whether or not with the connection hoses, for use in the manufacture of goods of chapter 87
- 8708 91 35 40Radiators: -with corrosion protection, -for pressures up to 150 psi (1034 kpa), -with individual replaceable, cooling tubes in brass or copper, for use in the production of engine and charge air cooling with a weight of 265 kg or more but not more than 599 kg
- 8708 91 35 90Radiators and parts thereof: other, radiators, other
- 8708 91 91 00Of closed-die forged steel
- 8708 91 99 30Aluminium alloy inlet or outlet air tank of heat exchangers for car cooling systems, manufactured to standard en ac 42100 or en ac 43000 t6 with - an insulating area flatness of not more than 0.1 mm, - a permissible particle quantity of 0.3 mg per tank, - a distance between pores of 2 mm or more, - pore sizes of not more than 0.4 mm, and - not more than 3 pores larger than 0.2mm -with a weight of 0.2kg or more but not more than 3kg
- 8708 91 99 90Radiators and parts thereof: other, parts, other, other
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N359465 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a radiator, intercooler, header tank, boost pipes, and a fuel tank from the United Kingdom
- N357229 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification, country of origin for marking and applying trade remedies under Section 301 or additional duties, and eligibility of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) of radiators from Canada.
- N340011 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of heat exchange units from China
- N322706 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of aluminum folded tubes from Mexico.
7 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.
Commodity code 8708 91 91 00 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 8708.91 (radiators and parts thereof).
The third-country duty is 4%.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 4%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of radiators and parts (HS 8708.91) into the UK came to £173.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 11% on the year before); Poland supplied 22%, followed by China.
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 5%–35%, the Brazil duty is 18%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 12.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–4.5% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 8708.91 worth US$247m in 2024; the largest supplier was Poland.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 8708 91 91 00?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 4%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 8708 91 91 00?
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 8708 91 91 00?
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 8708.91 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Poland (US$42m), followed by Spain.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.