Code 8453 20 · Heading 8453

Machines and apparatus for making or repairing footwear of leather, hides or skins, not sewing machines

This covers machines and apparatus used to make or repair footwear made of hides, skins or leather. Sewing machines are excluded.

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Machinery for making or repairing footwear of hides, skins or leather (excl. sewing machines)

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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 8453 Machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, … 53 of 86 headings under chapter 84
Is it a machine or apparatus for processing hides, skins or leather, for making or repairing leather footwear, for making or repairing other leather goods, or is it a part for such machinery?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8453 20 Machinery for making or repairing footwear of hides… 2 of 4 subheadings under heading 8453
Is it a machine or apparatus for making or repairing footwear of hides, skins or leather, rather than a sewing machine?

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8453 20 00 Machinery for making or repairing footwear of hides, skins or leather (excl. sewing machines) 1.7% Save

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8453 10 Machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather (excl. drying machines, spray guns, machines for the dehairing of pigs, sewing machines and general purpose presses) 1.7%
8453 20 Machinery for making or repairing footwear of hides, skins or leather (excl. sewing machines) you are here 1.7%
8453 80 Machinery for making or repairing articles of hides, skins or leather (excl. footwear and sewing machines) 1.7%
8453 90 Parts of machinery for preparing, tanning or working hides, skins or leather or for making or repairing footwear or other articles of hides, skins or leather, n.e.s. 1.7%

Export to Norway

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

84.53.2000

Machinery for making or repairing footwear

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.

8453 20 00 00

Machinery for making or repairing footwear

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.