Code 8408 90 81 · Subheading 8408 90
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This code covers new diesel or semi-diesel piston engines with compression ignition and a power output over 500 kW but not over 1,000 kW. It excludes engines for propelling ships and boats, railway locomotives and rail vehicles, and vehicles covered by Chapter 87.
For example
Official tariff text
Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel engine", new, of a power > 500 kW but <= 1.000 kW (excl. engines for rail traction or marine propulsion and engines for motor vehicles of chapter 87)
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8408 90 81
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 84089081.
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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.
84.08.9000
Other engines
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 90 81 10
For use in civil aircraft
8408 90 81 20
Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines: -of the inline type, -with a cylinder capacity of 7 000 cm³ or more but not more than 18 100 cm³, -with a power of 205 kW or more but not more than 597 kW, -with an exhaust after-treatment module, -with external width/height/depth dimensions of not more than 1 310/1 300/1 040 mm or 2 005/1 505/1 300 mm or 2 005/1 505/1 800 mm, for use in the manufacture of crushing, screening, separation or compost turning machines
8408 90 81 90
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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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Worth comparing
Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
That code covers engines for propelling railway locomotives, railcars and rail maintenance vehicles, which are excluded from this code.
That code covers new engines over 300 kW but not over 500 kW, while this code covers engines over 500 kW but not over 1,000 kW.
That code covers new engines over 1,000 kW but not over 5,000 kW, while this code covers engines over 500 kW but not over 1,000 kW.
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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