Code 8456 11 · Heading 8456

Laser-powered material-removing machine, excluding soldering, welding and specified material-testing machines

This covers machine tools that remove material from any material using laser light. It excludes soldering and welding machines, including those that can also cut, and material-testing machines for manufacturing semiconductor components or electronic integrated circuits.

For example

Industrial laser cutting machine for metal
Laser engraving machine that removes material from plastic

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Official tariff text

Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, operated by laser (excl. soldering and welding machines, also those which can be used for cutting, material testing machines and machines for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits)

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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 8456 Machine tools for working any material by removal o… 56 of 86 headings under chapter 84
Which process removes the material: laser; another light or photon beam; ultrasound; electrical discharge machining; plasma arc; water cutting; or another named process such as an electrochemical process, electron beam or ion beam?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8456 11 Machine tools for working any material by removal o… 1 of 7 subheadings under heading 8456
Is the machine used exclusively or mainly to manufacture printed circuits, printed circuit boards with printed circuits, parts for heading 8517, or parts of automatic data-processing machines?

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8456 11 Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, operated by laser (excl. soldering and welding machines, also those which can be used for cutting, material testing machines and machines for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits) you are here 0.0–4.5%
8456 12 Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, operated by light or photon beam processes other than laser (excl. soldering and welding machines, also those which can be used for cutting, material testing machines and machines for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits) 0.0–4.5%
8456 20 Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, operated by ultrasonic processes (excl. cleaning apparatus operated by ultrasonic processes and material testing machines) 3.5%
8456 30 Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, operated by electro-discharge processes No rate on file
8456 40 Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, operated by plasma arc processes 3.5%
8456 50 Water-jet cutting machines 1.7%
8456 90 Machine tools for working any material by removal of material, operated by electro-chemical, electron beam or ionic-beam processes (excl. soldering and welding machines, material testing machines and machines for the manufacture of semiconductor devices or of electronic integrated circuits) 3.5%

Export to Norway

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

84.56.1100

Operated by laser

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. 3, 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.

8456 11 10 00

Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits, printed circuit assemblies, parts of heading 8517, or parts of automatic data processing machines

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8456 11 90 00

Other

Ordinary duty

4.0%

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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