Code 8423 81 · Heading 8423

Weighing scales with capacity <= 30 kg, excluding personal, household, conveyor, batching and other specified scales

This covers weighing scales with capacity <= 30 kg. It excludes scales sensitive to <= 5 cg, personal and household scales, continuously operating conveyor-belt scales, constant-weight scales and scales for dispensing a predetermined weight into bags or other containers, including dosing scales.

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Weighing machinery having a maximum weighing capacity <= 30 kg (excl. balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better, personal weighing machines, household scales, scales for continuous weighing of goods on conveyors, constant weight scales and scales for discharging a pre-determined weight of material into a bag or container, incl. hopper scales)

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Step 1 · Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equ…
Is the product a machine, apparatus or mechanical tool, or is it electrical equipment, a sound recorder or player, or a television image and sound recorder or player?
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Step 2 · Chapter 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical… 1 of 2 chapters in section XVI
What is the machine, appliance or part specifically designed to do?
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Step 3 · Heading 8423 Weighing machinery, incl. weight-operated counting … 23 of 86 headings under chapter 84
Is it a personal or household scale, a continuous conveyor scale, a constant-weight or dosing scale, another scale with a capacity of <= 30 kg, > 30 kg but <= 5,000 kg, or > 5,000 kg, or is it a weight or a scale part?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8423 81 Weighing machinery having a maximum weighing capaci… 4 of 7 subheadings under heading 8423
Does the scale with capacity <= 30 kg use electronic means to measure weight; if yes, is it a preset-weight checkweigher, a weighing-and-labelling scale for packaged goods, a shop scale or another scale, and if no, is it another non-electronic scale?

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8423 10 Personal weighing machines, incl. baby scales; household scales No rate on file
8423 20 Scales for continuous weighing of goods on conveyors 0.0–1.7%
8423 30 Constant weight scales and scales for discharging a pre-determined weight of material into a bag or container, incl. hopper scales (excl. scales for continuous weighing of goods on conveyors) 0.0–1.7%
8423 81 Weighing machinery having a maximum weighing capacity <= 30 kg (excl. balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better, personal weighing machines, household scales, scales for continuous weighing of goods on conveyors, constant weight scales and scales for discharging a pre-determined weight of material into a bag or container, incl. hopper scales) you are here 0.0–1.7%
8423 82 Weighing machinery of a maximum weighing capacity > 30 kg but <= 5.000 kg (excl. personal weighing machines, scales for continuous weighing of goods on conveyors, constant weight scales and scales for discharging a pre-determined weight of material into a bag or container, incl. hopper scales) 0.0–1.7%
8423 89 Weighing machinery of a maximum weighing capacity > 5.000 kg 0.0–1.7%
8423 90 Weighing machine weights of all kinds; parts of weighing machinery, n.e.s. 0.0–1.7%

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

84.23.8100

Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

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Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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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.