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8442 — Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machines of headings 8456 to 8465) for preparing or making plates, cylinders or other printing components; plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished)
Heading
Build a route: origin → entry into the EU → destination, and see the measures that apply along it.
EU customs measures (TARIC)
Duty is not declared at this level. The table shows only measures that apply to the whole heading and above; the rate for specific goods sits on the subheading. Expand the code below.
Data updated: 2026-08-08 · Indicative – only the official sources (TARIC) are binding.
| Measure type | Origin / area | Duty | Validity | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Restriction on entry into free circulation | Iraq | — | 2003-05-23 – 2016-12-31 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Restriction on entry into free circulation | Syria | — | 2013-12-15 – 2016-12-31 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Restriction on export | All third countries | — | 2007-01-01 – 2016-12-31 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Export authorization | All third countries | — | 2013-12-15 – 2016-12-31 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Export control | Belarus | — | 2024-07-01 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Export control | Ukraine | — | 2025-02-25 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Export control on cultural goods | All third countries | — | 2009-03-02 – 2016-12-31 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Low value consignment customs duty | ERGA OMNES | 3 EUR | 2026-11-01 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Supplementary unit | ERGA OMNES | — | 2008-01-01 – 2016-12-31 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Tariff preference | Albania | 0 % | 2009-04-01 – 2016-12-31 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Tariff preference | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 % | 2009-01-01 – 2016-12-31 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Tariff preference | Central America | 0 % | 2013-08-01 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Tariff preference | GSP - General arrangements | 0 % | 2023-01-01 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Tariff preference | Korea, Republic of | 0 % | 2011-07-01 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Tariff preference | Kosovo | 0 % | 2016-04-01 – 2016-12-31 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Tariff preference | Macedonia | 0 % | 2009-01-01 – 2016-12-31 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Tariff preference | Montenegro | 0 % | 2010-05-01 – 2016-12-31 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Tariff preference | Peru | 0 % | 2013-03-01 – 2016-12-31 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Tariff preference | Serbia | 0 % | 2010-02-01 – 2016-12-31 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Tariff preference | South Africa | 0 % | 2000-01-01 – 2016-10-09 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Tariff preference | Ukraine | 0 % | 2016-01-01 – 2016-12-31 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Third country duty | ERGA OMNES | 1.7 % | 2007-01-01 – 2016-06-30 | SE_TULLVERKET |
| Third country duty | ERGA OMNES | 0 % | 2016-07-01 | SE_TULLVERKET |
National measures · EE
National VAT (TEDB): standard 24 % · reduced 9 % · reduced 13 %
Source: European Commission, DG TAXUD – Taxes in Europe Database
Documents & conditions (EU)
The full set of EU document conditions for this code. Which ones actually apply depends on the specific measure and the origin of the goods — pick what applies to your consignment. Import scenario.
| Code | Document / description | Source |
|---|---|---|
| C127 | Merchant product identifier | EU from feed SE_TULLVERKET |
| C128 | Non-standardised manufacturer product identifier | EU from feed SE_TULLVERKET |
| C129 | Standardised manufacturer product identifier | EU from feed SE_TULLVERKET |
| E012 | Export licence "Cultural goods" (Regulation (EC) No 116/2009) | EU from feed SE_TULLVERKET |
| X802 | Export authorisation by virtue of paragraphs 1 and 3 of Article 2e of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 | EU from feed SE_TULLVERKET |
| X858 | Export authorisation by virtue of article 1s.4 of Council Regulation (EU) 765/2006 | EU from feed SE_TULLVERKET |
| X985 | Export authorisation by virtue of article 7 of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263 | EU from feed SE_TULLVERKET |
| Y081 | No standardised manufacturer product identifier for the declared product exists | EU from feed SE_TULLVERKET |
| Y809 | The prohibitions defined in article 1s of Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 do not apply (see contractual exemptions in article 1s.3) | EU from feed SE_TULLVERKET |
| Y811 | The prohibitions defined in article 1s.1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1s.2) | EU from feed SE_TULLVERKET |
| Y903 | Declared goods are not included in the list of cultural goods | EU from feed SE_TULLVERKET |
| Y935 | Goods not covered by the provisions of Regulation (EU) 1332/2013 (OJ L 335) | EU from feed SE_TULLVERKET |
| Y983 | The prohibitions defined in articles 2.1 and 4.1 of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263 do not apply (see exemptions in articles 2.2 and 4.3) | EU from feed SE_TULLVERKET |
| Y984 | Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia | EU from feed SE_TULLVERKET |
| Y985 | Export authorisation by virtue of article 7 of Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263 | EU from feed SE_TULLVERKET |
| Y997 | Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014) | EU from feed SE_TULLVERKET |
| Y998 | There are no reasonable grounds to determine that the goods are to be used in Crimea or Sevastopol (Article 2b.3 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014) | EU from feed SE_TULLVERKET |
Documents to choose between
These measures are answered with one document from each group — either the certificate, or a declaration that the act does not apply to the goods. Giving two from one group is a contradiction and customs rejects the entry.
Exactly one of: All third countries
Exactly one of: Belarus
Exactly one of: Belarus
Exactly one of: ERGA OMNES
Exactly one of: Ukraine
Exactly one of: Ukraine
Exactly one of: Ukraine
Exactly one of: Ukraine
Exactly one of: Ukraine
Sub-items
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8442 30 00 Machinery, apparatus and equipment
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8442 40 00 Parts of the foregoing machinery, apparatus or equipment
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8442 50 00 Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished)