European Union tariff line 8479 89 97 28: Integrated 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 cars
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Key facts
- Tariff line
- 8479 89 97 28
- Covers
- Other machines and mechanical appliances, integrated 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 cars
- Duty (MFN)
- 1.7%
- Preferential rates
- From 0% (56 programmes or origins)
- Additional duties
- None recorded
- Restrictions
- None recorded
- 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
- HS subheading
- 8479.89
Summary
In the European Union tariff, line 8479 89 97 28 covers other machines and mechanical appliances, integrated 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 cars. The general (MFN) duty rate is 1.7%. It falls under HS subheading 8479.89 in heading 84.79 (chapter 84).
What this line covers
In the European Union tariff, line 8479 89 97 28 covers other machines and mechanical appliances, integrated 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 cars.
Its legal text is “Integrated 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 cars”, read under “Other machines and mechanical appliances”, “Other” and “Other”.
How it is structured
It falls under HS subheading 8479.89 in heading 84.79 (chapter 84). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the European Union tariff.
- Chapter 84
- Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof
- Heading 84.79
- Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter
- Subheading 8479.89
- Other machines and mechanical appliances
- Within the subheading
- Other
- Within the subheading
- Other
- Line 8479 89 97 28
- Integrated 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 cars
Duty
The general (MFN) duty rate is 1.7%.
Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 5 programmes, and to goods from 51 origins.
| Preferential rate | Programme or origin |
|---|---|
| 0% | EU-Switzerland agreement: re-imported goods (1007) |
| 0% | CARIFORUM (1033) |
| 0% | Eastern and Southern Africa States (1034) |
| 0% | SADC EPA (1035) |
| 0% | Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member St… (2000) |
| 0% | GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms) (2005) |
| 0% | EEA - European Economic Area (2012) |
| 0% | GSP - General arrangements (2020) |
| 0% | GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance) (2027) |
| 0% | OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) (2080) |
| 0% | Central America (2200) |
| 0% | Mercosur (5500) |
| 0% | Albania (AL) |
| 0% | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA) |
| 0% | Canada (CA) |
| 0% | Switzerland (CH) |
| 0% | Côte d'Ivoire (CI) |
| 0% | Chile (CL) |
| 0% | Cameroon (CM) |
| 0% | Colombia (CO) |
| 0% | Algeria (DZ) |
| 0% | Ecuador (EC) |
| 0% | Egypt (EG) |
| 0% | Fiji (FJ) |
| 0% | Faroe Islands (FO) |
| 0% | United Kingdom (GB) |
| 0% | Georgia (GE) |
| 0% | Ghana (GH) |
| 0% | Israel (IL) |
| 0% | Jordan (JO) |
| 0% | Japan (JP) |
| 0% | Kenya (KE) |
| 0% | South Korea (KR) |
| 0% | Lebanon (LB) |
| 0% | Morocco (MA) |
| 0% | Moldova (MD) |
| 0% | Montenegro (ME) |
| 0% | North Macedonia (MK) |
| 0% | Mexico (MX) |
| 0% | New Zealand (NZ) |
| 0% | Peru (PE) |
| 0% | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| 0% | Palestine (PS) |
| 0% | Solomon Islands (SB) |
| 0% | Singapore (SG) |
| 0% | Syria (SY) |
| 0% | Tunisia (TN) |
| 0% | Ukraine (UA) |
| 0% | United States (US) |
| 0% | Vietnam (VN) |
| 0% | Samoa (WS) |
| 0% | a group of origins (TARIC area XC) (XC) |
| 0% | Kosovo (XK) |
| 0% | a group of origins (TARIC area XL) (XL) |
| 0% | Serbia (XS) |
| 0% | South Africa (ZA) |
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.
Other lines under 8479.89
- 8479 89 30 00Mobile hydraulic-powered mine roof supports
- 8479 89 60 00Central greasing systems
- 8479 89 70 00Automated electronic component placement machines of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuit assemblies
- 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 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 exchangers
- 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 vehicles
- 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 installation
- 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 vessel
- 8479 89 97 90Other
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
What does tariff line 8479 89 97 28 cover in the European Union tariff?
In the European Union tariff, line 8479 89 97 28 covers other machines and mechanical appliances, integrated 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 cars.
What is the general (MFN) duty on 8479 89 97 28 in the European Union?
The general (MFN) duty rate is 1.7%.
Which preferential rates apply to 8479 89 97 28?
Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 5 programmes: EU-Switzerland agreement: re-imported goods, Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member St…, EEA - European Economic Area, a group of origins (TARIC area XC) and a group of origins (TARIC area XL), and to goods from CARIFORUM, the Eastern and Southern Africa States, SADC EPA, GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms), GSP - General arrangements, GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance), OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories), Central America, Mercosur, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Switzerland, Côte d'Ivoire, Chile, Cameroon, Colombia, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, the Faroe Islands, the United Kingdom, Georgia, Ghana, Israel, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, South Korea, Lebanon, Morocco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Papua New Guinea, Palestine, the Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Tunisia, Ukraine, the United States, Vietnam, Samoa, Kosovo, Serbia and South Africa.
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.