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Code 8456 12 · Heading 8456

Machine tools that remove material using non-laser light or photon beams, excluding soldering, welding and material-testing machines

This covers machine tools for working any material by removing material with light or photon beams other than laser beams. It excludes soldering and welding machines, including those that can also cut, and machines for testing materials for making semiconductor components or electronic integrated circuits.

For example

  • A machine tool that removes material from any material using non-laser light or photon beams
  • A non-laser light- or photon-beam machine tool mainly used to make printed circuits or printed-circuit boards
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Official tariff text

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)

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 3.5%.

Export to Norway

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

  • 84.56.1200

    Operated by other light or photon beam processes

    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 12 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 12 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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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.