Code 8438 10 · Heading 8438

Bakery machinery and industrial machinery for making pasta, excluding ovens, pasta dryers and dough-rolling machines

This covers bakery machinery and machinery or equipment for the industrial production of macaroni, spaghetti and similar products. It does not cover bakery ovens, pasta-drying equipment or dough-rolling machines.

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Official tariff text

Bakery machinery and machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products (excl. ovens, macaroni drying machines and dough rollers)

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XVI
84
8438
8438 10

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Step 1 · Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equ…
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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 8438 Machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in t… 38 of 86 headings under chapter 84
Is it a machine for bakery or pasta production, confectionery/cocoa/chocolate, a sugar factory, a brewery, meat or poultry, fruit/nuts/vegetables, another industrial food or drink use, or is it a part?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8438 10 Bakery machinery and machinery for the industrial p… 1 of 8 subheadings under heading 8438
Is it bakery machinery, or is it machinery or equipment for the industrial production of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products?

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Import duty on the codes below: 1.7%

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8438 10 Bakery machinery and machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products (excl. ovens, macaroni drying machines and dough rollers) you are here 1.7%
8438 20 Machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of confectionery, cocoa or chocolate (excl. centrifuges and filtering, heating or refrigerating equipment) 1.7%
8438 30 Machinery for sugar manufacture (excl. centrifuges and filtering, heating or refrigerating equipment) 1.7%
8438 40 Brewery machinery (excl. centrifuges and filtering, heating or refrigerating equipment) 1.7%
8438 50 Machinery for the industrial preparation of meat or poultry (excl. cooking and other heating appliances and refrigerating or freezing equipment) 1.7%
8438 60 Machinery for the industrial preparation of fruits, nuts or vegetables (excl. cooking and other heating appliances, refrigerating or freezing equipment and machinery for the sorting or grading of fruit and vegetables) 1.7%
8438 80 Machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, n.e.s. 1.7%
8438 90 Parts of machinery for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, n.e.s. 1.7%

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

84.38.1000 Bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines2 British lines

8438 10 10 00 Bakery machinery

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines2 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8438.10.00.10 Machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, for the industrial

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.

84.38.1000

Bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products

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.

All 2 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

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.

8438.10.00.10

Machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, other than machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils; parts thereof, Bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products, Bakery machinery

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
8438.10.00.90

Machinery, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, for the industrial preparation or manufacture of food or drink, other than machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable or microbial fats or oils; parts thereof, Bakery machinery and machinery for the manufacture of macaroni, spaghetti or similar products, 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. 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.