Code 8428 31 · Heading 8428

Non-pneumatic continuous goods elevators and conveyors specially designed for underground works

This code covers elevators and conveyors that move goods continuously and are specially designed for underground works. It does not cover pneumatic elevators or conveyors.

For example

A continuous goods conveyor specially designed for underground works, not pneumatic
A continuous goods elevator specially designed for underground works, not pneumatic

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Official tariff text

Continuous-action elevators and conveyors for goods or materials, for underground use (excl. pneumatic elevators and conveyors)

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XVI
84
8428
8428 31

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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?
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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?
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Step 3 · Heading 8428 Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery, … 28 of 86 headings under chapter 84
What type of machine is it: a passenger or goods elevator; a pneumatic elevator or conveyor; a continuous goods elevator or conveyor for underground work, with buckets, with belts or straps, or another type; an escalator or moving walkway; a cableway, chairlift or ski lift, or its traction mechanism or funicular winch; an industrial robot; or another machine for lifting, loading, unloading or moving?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8428 31 Continuous-action elevators and conveyors for goods… 3 of 10 subheadings under heading 8428
What type of machine is it: a passenger or goods elevator, a pneumatic elevator or conveyor, a continuous goods elevator or conveyor with buckets, belts or other equipment, an escalator or moving walkway, a cableway, an industrial robot, or another lifting, loading, unloading or moving machine?

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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0%

Only one code below

8428 31 00

Continuous-action elevators and conveyors for goods or materials, for underground use (excl. pneumatic elevators and conveyors)

Duty free

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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8428 10 Lifts and skip hoists 0.0%
8428 20 Pneumatic elevators and conveyors 0.0%
8428 31 Continuous-action elevators and conveyors for goods or materials, for underground use (excl. pneumatic elevators and conveyors) you are here 0.0%
8428 32 Continuous-action elevators and conveyors for goods or materials, bucket type (excl. for underground use) 0.0%
8428 33 Continuous-action elevators and conveyors for goods or materials, belt type (excl. those for underground use) 0.0%
8428 39 Continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials (excl. those for underground use and bucket, belt or pneumatic types) 0.0%
8428 40 Escalators and moving walkways 0.0%
8428 60 Teleferics, chairlifts, ski-draglines; traction mechanisms for funiculars 0.0%
8428 70 Industrial robots 0.0%
8428 90 Machinery for lifting, handling, loading or unloading, n.e.s. 0.0%

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

84.28.3100 Specially designed for underground use

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

8428 31 00 00 Specially designed for underground use

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8428.31.00.00 Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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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.

84.28.3100

Specially designed for underground use

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.

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Selling to Great Britain

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

8428 31 00 00

Specially designed for underground use

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).

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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.

8428.31.00.00

Other lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery (for example, elevators, escalators, conveyors, teleferics), Other continuous-action elevators and conveyors, for goods or materials, Specially designed for underground use

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. 17, 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.

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.