Mercosur TradeFlow
The EU–Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement has been provisionally applied since 1 May 2026. Poland's action for annulment before the EU Court of Justice (Case C-460/26) is pending. Savings shown are estimates. Official Journal notice

HS 8424 · Machinery and mechanical appliances

Sprayers and sprinklers

Data last updated 18 October 2026 · schedule data 2026.10.2

In short

The EU already charges no duty on Mercosur sprayers and sprinklers; Brazil's duty on EU sprayers and sprinklers is up to 14.9% today and reaches zero by 2041.

Rates at a glance

Into the EU from Mercosur

12 tariff lines

Preferential duty 2026

0%

Duty-free on all phased lines by

No phase-out

Agreement base rate

1.7%

Applied MFN rate today

1.7%

Into Brazil from the EU

16 tariff lines

Preferential duty 2026

0–14.9%

Duty-free on all phased lines by

2041

Agreement base rate

0–16%

Applied MFN rate today

7.2–20%

Work out the duty on your shipment

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About this product

Agricultural sprayers, fire extinguishers and spray guns enter the EU duty-free from Mercosur from the start. Mercosur's duties on European sprayers fall to zero, mostly over its longest schedule. Farm sprayers are a large market in Brazil and Argentina.

How the duty falls, year by year

Highest and lowest ad valorem duty each year over the lines on a path to zero. Excluded and quota-only lines keep their duty and aren't included.

Highest preferential ad valorem duty by year, 8424EU → Mercosur: 14.9% in 2026 to 0% in 2041. The table below has the same figures.0%7.5%15%20262028203020322034203620382040
EU → Mercosur

Into the EU from Mercosur

Nothing to phase out in this direction: every line is already duty-free, excluded or only covered by a quota.

Into Brazil from the EU

Into Brazil from the EU
YearAd valorem dutyLines duty-free
20260–14.9%3 / 16
20270–14%3 / 16
20280–12.9%3 / 16
20290–12%3 / 16
20300–10.9%3 / 16
20310–10%3 / 16
20320–8.9%3 / 16
20330–8%3 / 16
20340–6.9%3 / 16
20350–6%3 / 16
20360–4.9%6 / 16
20370–4%6 / 16
20380–2.9%6 / 16
20390–2%6 / 16
20400–0.9%6 / 16
20410%16 / 16

Lines by staging category

The staging category sets the speed of the cut: 0 is duty-free from entry into force, 4 to 15 are the years to zero, E is excluded and letter codes are quotas or special treatments.

Mercosur → EU

  • 0× 12

EU → Mercosur

  • 15× 10
  • 0× 3
  • 10× 3

Tariff-rate quotas

No tariff-rate quota applies to this heading.

Rates in each Mercosur country

Each member has its own base rate and applied MFN rate. The preference is cut from the base rate, or from the applied rate where that's lower (Art. 2.4(7) of the agreement), so the current rate can differ by country.

Rates in each Mercosur country
CountryBase rateApplied MFNPreferential 2026Zero byApplied-rate source
Brazil0–16%7.2–20%5 lines have no single published rate0–14.9%2041Brazil applied import duty, Res. Gecex 272/2021 Annexes II, V, VI, IX (MDIC), as of 5 October 2026
Argentina0–16%0–16%5 lines have no single published rate0–14.9%2041Argentina applied import duty (DIE), ARCA Arancel Integrado, as of 18 October 2026
Uruguay0–16%0–14.4%5 lines have no single published rate0–14.9%2041Uruguay applied import duty (Arancel Nacional, MEF), as of 10 February 2025Manual snapshotOlder than 180 days
Paraguay0–16%0–14.4%5 lines have no single published rate0–14.9%2041Paraguay applied import duty (Arancel Nacional Vigente, MEF), as of 4 November 2025Manual snapshotOlder than 180 days

All tariff lines

Line descriptions are the English text of the schedules (CN 2013 for the EU, NCM 2012 for Mercosur).

Into the EU from Mercosur: 12 lines
Into the EU from Mercosur
CodeDescriptionStagingBaseApplied MFN2026Final
8424 10 00Fire extinguishers, whether or not charged01.7%1.7%FreeFree
8424 20 00Spray guns and similar appliances (other than electrical machines, appliances and other devices for spraying molten metals or metal carbides of heading 8515, sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines)01.7%1.7%FreeFree
8424 30 01Water cleaning appliances with built-in motor, with heating device01.7%1.7%FreeFree
8424 30 08Water cleaning appliances with built-in motor, without heating device01.7%1.7%FreeFree
8424 30 10Steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines, compressed air operated01.7%1.7%FreeFree
8424 30 90Steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines (excl. compressed air operated and water cleaning appliances with built-in motor and appliances for cleaning special containers)01.7%1.7%FreeFree
8424 81 10Agricultural or horticultural watering appliances, whether or not hand-operated01.7%–FreeFree
8424 81 30Portable agricultural or horticultural appliances, whether or not hand-operated, for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powder01.7%–FreeFree
8424 81 91Agricultural or horticultural sprayers and powder distributors, designed to be mounted on or drawn by tractors01.7%–FreeFree
8424 81 99Agricultural or horticultural mechanical appliances, whether or not hand-operated, for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders (excl. watering appliances, portable appliances and sprayers and powder distributors designed to be mounted on or drawn by tractors)01.7%–FreeFree
8424 89 00Mechanical appliances, whether or not hand-operated, for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, n.e.s.01.7%0 % / 1.7 %FreeFree
8424 90 00Parts of fire extinguishers, spray guns and similar appliances, steam or sand blasting machines and similar jet projecting machines and machinery and apparatus for projecting, dispersing or spraying liquids or powders, n.e.s.01.7%0 % / 1.7 %FreeFree
Into Brazil from the EU: 16 lines
Into Brazil from the EU
CodeDescriptionStagingBaseApplied MFN2026Final
8424 10 00Fire extinguishers, whether or not charged1016%14.4%13%Freefrom 2036
8424 20 00Spray guns and similar appliances1514%20%13.1%Freefrom 2041
8424 30 10Devices for pipe unclogging or cleaning, water jet1514%20%13.1%Freefrom 2041
8424 30 20Sandblasting devices, for clothes0Free7.2%FreeFree
8424 30 30Waterjet drilling machines, pression ≥ 10 MPa0Free7.2%FreeFree
8424 30 90Other steam or sandblasting machines, etc.1514%20%13.1%Freefrom 2041
8424 81 11Manual devices for spraying fungicide, etc.1516%–14.9%Freefrom 2041
8424 81 19Other mechanical devices to spray fungicides/insecticide, etc1514%–13.1%Freefrom 2041
8424 81 21Sprinklers and irrigations systems, for aspersion1514%–13.1%Freefrom 2041
8424 81 29Other appliances sprinklers and system irrigations1514%–13.1%Freefrom 2041
8424 81 90Other devices for agricultural or horticultural1514%–13.1%Freefrom 2041
8424 89 10Spraying device, with pressure button, etc. for spraying liquids/powders/foams1516%14.4%13.4%Freefrom 2041
8424 89 20Automatic devices for spraying lubricants on pneumatics with drying system by hot air0Free7.2%FreeFree
8424 89 90Other mechanical devices, for projecting, etc. liquid/powders1014%20%12.7%Freefrom 2036
8424 90 10Parts of manual fire extinguishers/spraying devices1514%12.6%11.8%Freefrom 2041
8424 90 90Parts of other mechanical devices for projecting etc. liquids/powders, etc1014%12.6%11.4%Freefrom 2036

Related products

All headings in chapter 84: Machinery and mechanical appliances

Data and method

Worked out with the calculator's engine from the agreement schedules (Annex 2-A) and the applied-rate files, for agreement year 2026. Mercosur → EU figures assume Brazilian origin, which only matters for the few origin-specific quotas; EU → Mercosur figures are for Brazil unless the country table says otherwise.

Methodology and data sources

Estimates only, not legal or customs advice. Check the official schedules before relying on a rate.