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8423 82 20
Electronic scales over 30 kg but not over 5,000 kg, excluding motor-vehicle scales
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 84238220.
Code 8423 82 20 · Subheading 8423 82
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Electronic scales over 30 kg but not over 5,000 kg, excluding motor-vehicle scales
This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.
This covers electronic scales with a capacity of more than 30 kg but not more than 5,000 kg. It excludes scales used to weigh motor vehicles and the other specifically named scale types in this group.
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Official tariff text
Weighing machinery of a maximum weighing capacity > 30 kg but <= 5.000 kg, using electronic means for gauging weight (excl. machines for weighing motor vehicles, 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, also hopper scales)
This is the catch-all under 8423 82: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.
This is the remainder for electronic scales over 30 kg but not over 5,000 kg in the parent group that are not motor-vehicle scales and are not covered by a separately named sibling type.
- 8423 82 81 Check weighers and automatic control machines operating by reference to a pre-determined weight, of a maximum weighing capacity > 30 kg but <= 5.000 kg, using non-electronic means for gauging weight
- 8423 82 89 Weighing machinery of a maximum weighing capacity > 30 kg but <= 5.000 kg, n.e.s.
One last check
Compare the sibling codes at this level before you settle on this one.
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you are here 8423 82 20 Weighing machinery of a maximum weighing capacity > 30 kg but <= 5.000 kg, using electronic means for gauging weight (excl. machines for weighing motor vehicles, 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, also hopper scales) Duty free*
- another option 8423 82 81 Check weighers and automatic control machines operating by reference to a pre-determined weight, of a maximum weighing capacity > 30 kg but <= 5.000 kg, using non-electronic means for gauging weight 1.7%*
- another option 8423 82 89 Weighing machinery of a maximum weighing capacity > 30 kg but <= 5.000 kg, n.e.s. 1.7%*
Trade measures to be aware of
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.
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Lower duty for goods from some countries
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; 48 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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Restrictions and paperwork
Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea); Ukraine; any country.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
- Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
- Movement certificate EUR.1
- Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
- Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
- Mercury-added products essential for civil protection and military uses; or intended for research, calibration of instrumentation or for use as reference standard (Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/852)
- Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2017/852
Export to Norway
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
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84.23.8200
Having a maximum weighing capacity exceeding 30 kg but not exceeding 5,000 kg
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
Export to the United Kingdom
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
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8423 82 20 00
Using electronic means for gauging weight, excluding machines for weighing motor vehicles
- 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.
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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- The product and its form Check that your product really matches this description, including what it is made of and the form it arrives in.
- Country of origin Trade agreements, sanctions and extra measures can change the treatment of the very same code.
- Current tariff measures Check today's rate, any restrictions or licences, and the quantity customs asks for, with SKAT or TARIC.
Worth comparing
Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
Similar products elsewhere in the tariff
- 8471 30 00 Data-processing machines, automatic, portable, weighing <= 10 kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display (excl. peripheral units) Duty free*
- 8428 90 90 Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery, n.e.s. Duty free*
- 8533 21 00 Fixed electrical resistors for a power handling capacity <= 20 W (excl. heating resistors) Duty free*
- 8533 29 00 Fixed electrical resistors for a power handling capacity > 20 W (excl. heating resistors) Duty free*
- 8533 10 00 Fixed carbon resistors, composition or film types (excl. heating resistors) Duty free*
Often confused with
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8423 82 81
Check weighers and automatic control machines operating by reference to a pre-determined weight, of a maximum weighing capacity > 30 kg but <= 5.000 kg, using non-electronic means for gauging weight
1.7%*
That code names checkweighers and automatic checking machines or apparatus that work on the basis of a pre-set weight; this code does not name that function.
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8423 82 89
Weighing machinery of a maximum weighing capacity > 30 kg but <= 5.000 kg, n.e.s.
1.7%*
That code names other scales in the same capacity range, while this code specifically names scales that use electronic means and excludes motor-vehicle scales.
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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