Customs code · HS subheading 8423 81

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Other electronic scales with a capacity of 30 kg or less

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. Exports and Intrastat use it as it is. For an import into the EU the declaration uses 8423 81 29 00: this code with 00 added.

This code covers electronic scales with a capacity of 30 kg or less that are not specifically covered as checkweighers, weighing-and-labelling scales, or shop scales. It also excludes scales that do not use electronic means to measure weight.

For example

An electronic scale with a capacity of 30 kg or less for weighing goods, not a checkweigher, a weighing-and-labelling scale, or a shop scale

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Official tariff text

Weighing machinery having a maximum weighing capacity <= 30 kg, using electronic means for gauging weight, n.e.s

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Your answer for export

The full EU export code is 8423 81 29.

You do not pick a 10-digit EU import line for an export declaration or Intrastat. The destination classifies the goods under its own tariff.

8 digits, ready

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

84.23.8100 Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

8423 81 29 00 Other

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines5 US lines
Entry dateSept. 18, 2026

8423.81.00.10 Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better)

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 1 Norwegian line

Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

84.23.8100

Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

8423 81 29 00

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 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).

See the 5 US lines

Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

8423.81.00.10

Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight-operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds; parts of weighing machinery, Other weighing machinery, Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg, Digital electronic type, Counting scales

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8423.81.00.20

Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight-operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds; parts of weighing machinery, Other weighing machinery, Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg, Digital electronic type, Retail scales, non-computing

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8423.81.00.30

Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight-operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds; parts of weighing machinery, Other weighing machinery, Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg, Digital electronic type, Retail scales, computing

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8423.81.00.40

Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight-operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds; parts of weighing machinery, Other weighing machinery, Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg, Digital electronic type, Other

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8423.81.00.50

Weighing machinery (excluding balances of a sensitivity of 5 cg or better), including weight-operated counting or checking machines; weighing machine weights of all kinds; parts of weighing machinery, Other weighing machinery, Having a maximum weighing capacity not exceeding 30 kg, Other

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 18, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Before you use the code

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Current tariff measures Check today's rate, any restrictions or licences, and the quantity customs asks for, with Toldstyrelsen or TARIC.

What to do now for an import

The code is settled. What is left is the import declaration around it.

On an import declaration the code is 8423 81 29 00: this code with 00 added There is no further split under it. Go to this section
State the country of origin: it decides the rate, sanctions and documents The same code can be charged and treated differently depending on where the goods were made.
State the quantity in number of items The declaration asks for it on top of the value and the net mass.
Check today's requirements in TARIC Rates, quotas and document requirements change. The EU's own database is the current source. Open the EU TARIC database

Check it before you file This is a suggestion, please verify it against your own product.

On an import declaration

8423 81 29 00

When these goods are imported into the EU, the declaration uses the 10-digit form 8423812900: this code with 00 added. There is no further split under it.

Look this line up in the EU tariff

Exports from the EU and Intrastat normally use the 8-digit code as it is.

EU tariff data of Sept. 13, 2026.

This is the catch-all under 8423 81: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.

This is the remainder for electronic scales with a capacity of 30 kg or less when none of the sibling codes specifically names the scale as a checkweigher, a weighing-and-labelling scale, or a shop scale.

Rates, origin and documents

Read the signals first. Open only the ones you want to check.

Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.

Data of Sept. 1, 2026

Customs also asks for the quantity in number of items

Required

The declaration asks for the actual quantity in number of items. It replaces neither the net mass nor the value: those come on top.

Example: if the quantity in number of items is 24, the declaration carries the number 24 in that field.

Lower duty for goods from some countries

Possible

Preferential rates exist for goods originating in:

Andorra
San Marino
Türkiye
European Union
Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe
Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia
Western Sahara
European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
+42 origins

These rates apply to Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance); OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories); GSP - General arrangements except India.

Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.

Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

Restrictions and paperwork

Important

Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in:

North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
Ukraine
any country

The EU records document conditions on this code. What customs may ask for depends on where the goods come from, exactly what the product is and the customs procedure.

Proof of origin 2 conditions

If you claim a lower rate for goods from a country the EU has a trade agreement with, customs asks for proof of origin, for example a EUR.1 certificate or an origin declaration.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions

Movement certificate EUR.1
Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document

Sanctions and restricted regions 2 conditions

Some conditions come from EU sanctions rules. They matter when the goods are linked to a country or region the EU restricts trade with.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions

Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia

Statements that the goods are outside a rule's scope 1 condition

Some conditions are statements that a rule does not cover the goods, for example that the product is not on a controlled list.

Show the EU's own wording for this condition

Goods not concerned by Regulation (EU) 2017/852

Other conditions 1 condition

These conditions match none of the groups above. Whether customs asks for one depends on the goods, where they come from and the customs procedure.

Show the EU's own wording for this condition

Mercury-added products essential for civil protection and military uses; or intended for research, calibration of instrumentation or for use as reference standard (Article 5 (2) of Regulation (EU) 2017/852)

Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

EU tariff measure data of Sept. 1, 2026.

One last classification check

Check the path and the nearest alternatives.

Use this view if you are still unsure the code describes the product precisely.

How we got to this code

XVI
84
8423
8423 81
8423 81 29

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The path to this code

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Step 5 of 5 · Complete

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?
✓
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?
✓
Step 3 · Heading 8423 Weighing machinery, incl. weight-operated counting … 23 of 86 headings under chapter 84
Is it a personal or household scale, a continuous conveyor scale, a constant-weight or dosing scale, another scale with a capacity of <= 30 kg, > 30 kg but <= 5,000 kg, or > 5,000 kg, or is it a weight or a scale part?
✓
Step 4 · Subheading 8423 81 Weighing machinery having a maximum weighing capaci… 4 of 7 subheadings under heading 8423
Does the scale with capacity <= 30 kg use electronic means to measure weight; if yes, is it a preset-weight checkweigher, a weighing-and-labelling scale for packaged goods, a shop scale or another scale, and if no, is it another non-electronic scale?
✓
Step 5 · Full code 8423 81 29 Weighing machinery having a maximum weighing capaci… 4 of 5 codes under subheading 8423 81

Compare with the codes next to it.

Compare the sibling codes at this level before you settle on this one.

another option 8423 81 21 Check weighers and automatic control machines operating by reference to a pre-determined weight, having weighing capacity <= 30 kg, using electronic means for gauging weight Duty free
another option 8423 81 23 Machinery for weighing and labelling pre-packaged goods, having weighing capacity <= 30 kg, using electronic means for gauging weight Duty free
another option 8423 81 25 Shop scales, having weighing capacity <= 30 kg, using electronic means for gauging weight (excl. machinery for weighing and labelling pre-packaged goods) Duty free
you are here 8423 81 29 Weighing machinery having a maximum weighing capacity <= 30 kg, using electronic means for gauging weight, n.e.s Duty free
another option 8423 81 80 Weighing machinery having a maximum weighing capacity <= 30 kg, using non-electronic means for gauging weight, n.e.s 1.7%

Worth comparing

Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.

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Often confused with

8423 81 21 Check weighers and automatic control machines operating by reference to a pre-determined weight, having weighing capacity <= 30 kg, using electronic means for gauging weight Duty free
That code specifically covers checkweighers and automatic checking machines and apparatus operating on a preset weight; this code does not name that class.
8423 81 23 Machinery for weighing and labelling pre-packaged goods, having weighing capacity <= 30 kg, using electronic means for gauging weight Duty free
That code specifically covers scales for weighing and labelling packaged goods; this code does not name that class.
8423 81 25 Shop scales, having weighing capacity <= 30 kg, using electronic means for gauging weight (excl. machinery for weighing and labelling pre-packaged goods) Duty free
That code specifically covers shop scales; this code does not name shop scales.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, 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.