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Code 8708 40 · Heading 8708

Gearboxes and gearbox parts for tractors and special-purpose, passenger and goods vehicles

This heading covers gearboxes and parts for tractors, vehicles for carrying people or goods, and special-purpose motor vehicles. The detailed classification depends on whether the item is for industrial assembly of certain vehicles, whether it is a complete gearbox or a part, and, for some parts, whether it is made of drop-forged steel.

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Gear boxes and parts thereof, for tractors, motor vehicles for the transport of ten or more persons, motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, motor vehicles for the transport of goods and special purpose motor vehicles, n.e.s.

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Export to Norway

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  • 87.08.4010

    For the vehicles of heading 87.01

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
  • 87.08.4090

    Other

    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.

  • 8708 40 20 20

    Automatic hydrodynamic gearbox<br>- with a hydraulic torque converter,<br>- without transfer box and cardan shaft,<br>- whether or not with front differential,<br>for use in the manufacture of motor vehicles of Chapter 87<br>

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
  • 8708 40 20 25

    Transmission assembly consisting of: -double pinion type planetary gear shifting mechanism, -sport sequential shiftmatic system with a speed of 7 or more but not more than 10, -a width of 280 mm or more but no more than 470 mm, -a height of 350 mm or more but no more than 595 mm, -a length of 410 mm or more but no more than 690 mm, -a weight of 70 kg or more but no more than 110 kg, for use in the manufacture of motor vehicles of subheading 8703 22 and 8703 23

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
  • 8708 40 20 70

    Manual gearbox in cast aluminium housing for transverse installation with: - maximum dimensions of 550 x 500 x 600mm -five or six gears, -a differential gear, -an engine torque of 400 Nm or less, for use in the manufacture of motor vehicles of Heading 8703

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
  • 8708 40 20 80

    Transmission gearbox without torque converter, with: - dual clutch, - 7 or more forward gears, - 1 reverse gear, - a maximum torque of 450Nm, - whether or not with electric motor integrated, - a height of 350mm or more but not more than 600mm, - a width 350mm or more but not more than 600mm, and - a weight of 70kg or more but not more than 110kg, for use in the manufacture of motor vehicles of Heading 8703

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
  • 8708 40 20 90

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
  • 8708 40 50 10

    Automatic hydrodynamic gearbox<br>- with a hydraulic torque converter,<br>- without transfer box and cardan shaft,<br>- whether or not with front differential,<br>for use in the manufacture of motor vehicles of Chapter 87<br>

    Ordinary duty
    4.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
  • 8708 40 50 25

    Transmission assembly housing 3 other shafts inside it and offering a rotating switch for shift position, consisting of: -cast aluminium body, -differential gear, -2 electrical motors and gears, -a width of 280 mm or more but no more than 470 mm, -a height of 350 mm or more but no more than 595 mm, -a length of 410 mm or more but no more than 690 mm, for use in the manufacture of motor vehicles of subheadings 8703 40 and 8703 60

    Ordinary duty
    4.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
  • 8708 40 50 60

    Manual gearbox in cast aluminium housing for transverse installation with: - maximum dimensions of 550 x 500 x 600mm -five or six gears, -a differential gear, -an engine torque of 400 Nm or less, for use in the manufacture of motor vehicles of Heading 8703

    Ordinary duty
    4.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
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  • 8708 40 50 70

    Automatic transmission equipped with double clutch system with: -at least 8 gears, -an engine torque of 800 Nm or more, -an electronic differential, -a P-lock safety system, and -a TCU transmission control unit, for use in the manufacture of motor vehicles of heading 8703

    Ordinary duty
    4.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
  • 8708 40 50 90

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    4.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
  • 8708 40 91 00

    Of closed-die forged steel

    Ordinary duty
    4.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
  • 8708 40 99 00

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    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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