Code 8438 40 · Heading 8438

Industrial brewery machinery and apparatus, excluding centrifuges and filtering, heating or cooling equipment

This covers machinery and apparatus for breweries. It does not cover centrifuges or apparatus used for filtering, heating or cooling.

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Industrial brewery fermentation apparatus, not used for filtering, heating or cooling

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Official tariff text

Brewery machinery (excl. centrifuges and filtering, heating or refrigerating equipment)

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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 8438 Machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in t… 38 of 86 headings under chapter 84
Is it a machine for bakery or pasta production, confectionery/cocoa/chocolate, a sugar factory, a brewery, meat or poultry, fruit/nuts/vegetables, another industrial food or drink use, or is it a part?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8438 40 Brewery machinery (excl. centrifuges and filtering,… 4 of 8 subheadings under heading 8438
Is it for a bakery or pasta production, confectionery, cocoa or chocolate production, a sugar factory, a brewery, industrial meat or poultry processing, industrial fruit, nut or vegetable processing, another industrial food or drink process, or is it a part?

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8438 40 00 Brewery machinery (excl. centrifuges and filtering, heating or refrigerating equipment) 1.7% Save

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Export to Norway

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

84.38.4000

Brewery machinery

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

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

8438 40 00 00

Brewery machinery

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.