Key facts
- HS subheading
- 8479.89
- National lines
- 10
- Import VAT/GST in the European Union
- VAT 21%
- De minimis in the European Union
- Flat €3 duty up to €150; tax always charged
- Tariff
- European Union
- Chapter
- 84: Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
Summary
The European Union tariff splits HS 8479.89 (other machines and mechanical appliances: Other) into 10 national lines: 8479 89 30 00 (mobile hydraulic-powered mine roof supports), 8479 89 60 00 (central greasing systems), 8479 89 70 00 (automated electronic component placement machines of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuit assemblies), 8479 89 97 10 (the following goods, for use in civil aircraft : Hydropneumatic batteries; Mechanical actuators for thrust reversers; Toilet units specially designed; Air humidifiers and dehumidifiers; Servo-mechanisms, non-electric; Non-electric starter motors; Pneumatic starters for turbo-jets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines; Windscreen wipers, non-electric; Propeller regulators, non-electric) and 6 others.
European Union lines under 8479.89
The European Union tariff splits HS 8479.89 (other machines and mechanical appliances: Other) into 10 national lines: 8479 89 30 00 (mobile hydraulic-powered mine roof supports), 8479 89 60 00 (central greasing systems), 8479 89 70 00 (automated electronic component placement machines of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuit assemblies), 8479 89 97 10 (the following goods, for use in civil aircraft : Hydropneumatic batteries; Mechanical actuators for thrust reversers; Toilet units specially designed; Air humidifiers and dehumidifiers; Servo-mechanisms, non-electric; Non-electric starter motors; Pneumatic starters for turbo-jets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines; Windscreen wipers, non-electric; Propeller regulators, non-electric) and 6 others.
- 8479 89 30 00Mobile hydraulic-powered mine roof supportsDuty: 1.7%
- 8479 89 60 00Central greasing systemsDuty: 1.7%
- 8479 89 70 00Automated electronic component placement machines of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuit assembliesDuty: 0%
- 8479 89 97 10The following goods, for use in civil aircraft : Hydropneumatic batteries; Mechanical actuators for thrust reversers; Toilet units specially designed; Air humidifiers and dehumidifiers; Servo-mechanisms, non-electric; Non-electric starter motors; Pneumatic starters for turbo-jets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines; Windscreen wipers, non-electric; Propeller regulators, non-electric
- 8479 89 97 28Integrated electric brake unit for immediate generation of the hydraulic pressure during braking, full electronic brake control and enabling regenerative braking of motor vehicles with: -electronic brake assistants, -hydraulic unit driven by brushless electric motor, -brake fluid reservoir, for use in the manufacture of hybrid passenger carsDuty: 1.7%
- 8479 89 97 33Pre-assembled process module unit of an ethane cracker unit, containing: -various distillation columns (depropanizer, debutanizer and degreenoiler) and their associated heat exchangers, pumps and drums, -a chilling train containing heat exchangers and a drum which condenses C2 in a gas stream, -a system to separate hydrogen and methane from cracked gas containing heat exchangers, drums, turbines, compressors and a hydrogen purification unit (pressure swing adsorption unit), -associated equipment of a C3 splitter distillation column, containing heat exchanger, pumps and drums, and -a vinyl acetylene hydrogenation system, containing hydrogenation reactors, filters, mixer, drum, condenser, heat exchangersDuty: 1.7%
- 8479 89 97 38Camshaft actuator for controlling the timing of valve opening by using electromotor in a continuous variable valve timing system of an internal combustion piston engine, of: -a length of 110 mm or more but not more than 140 mm, -a width of 90 mm or more but not more than 130 mm, -a height of 80 mm or more but not more than 110 mm for use in the manufacture of engines of motor vehiclesDuty: 1.7%
- 8479 89 97 43Pre-assembled process module unit of an ethane cracker unit, containing: -a system for filtering and cooling of dried cracked gas, -a deethanizer distillation column and associated equipment for C2-/C3+ separation, -an acetylene hydrogenation system to remove acetylene within a C2 stream, -a fuel gas drum that stores fuel gas for cracker furnaces, and -a system to regenerate dryers in a cracker installationDuty: 1.7%
- 8479 89 97 60Bioreactor for biopharmaceutical cell culture - having interior surfaces of austenitic stainless steel, and - with a process capacity up to 15 000 litres, - whether or not combined with a “clean-in-process” system and/or a dedicated paired media hold vesselDuty: 1.7%
- 8479 89 97 90OtherDuty: 1.7%
Import VAT and de minimis in the European Union
The European Union charges VAT on imports at a standard rate of 21%.
From 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2028, consignments sold to buyers in the European Union worth up to €150 pay a flat customs duty of €3 per tariff classification in the consignment instead of the tariff rate. Import tax is charged whatever the value.
In other countries
National tariff lines under 8479.89 are live on border.bot for the United States (15 lines, also used by 1 other country).
- United States15 lines, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
How many national tariff lines does the European Union tariff have under HS 8479.89?
The European Union tariff splits HS 8479.89 (other machines and mechanical appliances: Other) into 10 national lines: 8479 89 30 00 (mobile hydraulic-powered mine roof supports), 8479 89 60 00 (central greasing systems), 8479 89 70 00 (automated electronic component placement machines of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuit assemblies), 8479 89 97 10 (the following goods, for use in civil aircraft : Hydropneumatic batteries; Mechanical actuators for thrust reversers; Toilet units specially designed; Air humidifiers and dehumidifiers; Servo-mechanisms, non-electric; Non-electric starter motors; Pneumatic starters for turbo-jets, turbopropellers and other gas turbines; Windscreen wipers, non-electric; Propeller regulators, non-electric) and 6 others.
Sources and updates
The tariff lines for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.
The duty rates for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.
The trade programmes for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.
The import taxes for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, imported from a file, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
The de minimis thresholds for the European Union come from border.bot release 2, entered by border.bot, and have been live since 11 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.