Code 8408 20 51 · Subheading 8408 20
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This code covers piston compression-ignition engines, commonly called diesel or semi-diesel engines, intended to propel vehicles covered by Chapter 87. The engine must have a power of 50 kW or less and must not be an industrial-assembly engine or an engine for a wheeled agricultural or forestry tractor.
For example
Official tariff text
Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine" for vehicles of chapter 87, of a power <= 50 kW (excl. engines of subheading 8408.20.10 and engines for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors)
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8408 20 51
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 84082051.
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Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.
Preferential rates exist for goods originating in Andorra; San Marino; Türkiye; European Union; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; 51 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
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What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
84.08.2000
Engines of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of Chapter 87
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
8408 20 51 00
Not exceeding 50 kW
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
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Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
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Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
That code is for engines for industrial assembly of specified Chapter 87 vehicles; this code excludes engines covered by that subheading.
That code is for engines of 50 kW or less for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors; this code excludes those engines.
That code covers engines over 50 kW but not over 100 kW; this code covers engines of 50 kW or less.
Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.
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