Code 8438 80 · Heading 8438
Other industrial machinery for preparing or making food or drinks
This covers complete industrial machines and apparatus for preparing or making food or drinks that are not covered by one of the specifically named categories in this group. It does not cover parts or machinery for extracting or preparing animal or fatty vegetable oils and fats.
For example
- An industrial fish-processing machine, because it is for fish rather than meat or poultry and is not for bakery products, pasta, confectionery, cocoa, chocolate, sugar, brewing, fruit, nuts or vegetables
- An industrial dairy-food preparation machine, because it is for dairy food rather than meat or poultry and is not for bakery products, pasta, confectionery, cocoa, chocolate, sugar, brewing, fruit, nuts or vegetables
See the official tariff text
Official tariff text
Machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, n.e.s.
This is the catch-all under 8438: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.
This is the remainder for complete industrial food- or drink-processing machinery in the group: it covers machinery not specifically named for bakery or pasta, confectionery or cocoa and chocolate, sugar factories, breweries, meat or poultry, fruit, nuts or vegetables, coffee or tea, or drinks.
- 8438 10 Bakery machinery and machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products (excl. ovens, macaroni drying machines and dough rollers)
- 8438 20 Machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolate (excl. centrifuges and filtering, heating or refrigerating equipment)
- 8438 30 Machinery for sugar manufacture (excl. centrifuges and filtering, heating or refrigerating equipment)
- 8438 40 Brewery machinery (excl. centrifuges and filtering, heating or refrigerating equipment)
- 8438 50 Machinery for the industrial preparation of meat or poultry (excl. cooking and other heating appliances and refrigerating or freezing equipment)
- 8438 60 Machinery for the industrial preparation of fruits, nuts or vegetables (excl. cooking and other heating appliances, refrigerating or freezing equipment and machinery for the sorting or grading of fruit and vegetables)
- 8438 90 Parts of machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, n.e.s.
Full 8-digit codes
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3 codes below this one
- 8438 80 10 Machinery for the industrial preparation of tea or coffee (excl. centrifuges, filtering equipment, roasters, freeze-dryers and other heating appliances) 1.7%* Save
- 8438 80 91 Machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of drink (excl. centrifuges, filtering, heating or refrigerating equipment) 1.7%* Save
- 8438 80 99 Machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, n.e.s. 1.7%* Save
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Compare the sibling codes
- 8438 10 Bakery machinery and machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products (excl. ovens, macaroni drying machines and dough rollers) 1.7%*
- 8438 20 Machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolate (excl. centrifuges and filtering, heating or refrigerating equipment) 1.7%*
- 8438 30 Machinery for sugar manufacture (excl. centrifuges and filtering, heating or refrigerating equipment) 1.7%*
- 8438 40 Brewery machinery (excl. centrifuges and filtering, heating or refrigerating equipment) 1.7%*
- 8438 50 Machinery for the industrial preparation of meat or poultry (excl. cooking and other heating appliances and refrigerating or freezing equipment) 1.7%*
- 8438 60 Machinery for the industrial preparation of fruits, nuts or vegetables (excl. cooking and other heating appliances, refrigerating or freezing equipment and machinery for the sorting or grading of fruit and vegetables) 1.7%*
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8438 80 Machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, n.e.s. you are here 1.7%*
- 8438 90 Parts of machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, n.e.s. 1.7%*
Export to Norway
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
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84.38.8001
Filleting machines
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
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84.38.8005
Other
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
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84.38.8009
Other
- 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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All 3 UK lines under this code
They all have the same duty rates shown here.
- 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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