HS 8471 · Machinery and mechanical appliances
Computers
Data last updated 18 October 2026 · schedule data 2026.10.2
In short
The EU charges no duty on Mercosur computers, with or without the agreement; Brazil's duty on EU computers is up to 14.9% today and reaches zero by 2041 (2 of 36 lines are excluded).
Rates at a glance
Into the EU from Mercosur
14 tariff linesPreferential duty 2026
0%
Duty-free on all phased lines by
No phase-out
Agreement base rate
0%
Applied MFN rate today
0%
Into Brazil from the EU
36 tariff linesPreferential duty 2026
0–20%
Duty-free on all phased lines by
2041
Agreement base rate
0–16%
Applied MFN rate today
0–25%
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About this product
Computers and their units already enter the EU duty-free, with or without the agreement. Mercosur phases out its duties on European computers over several schedules, with a couple of lines excluded. Some lines already have a zero applied rate in Mercosur.
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.
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
| Year | Ad valorem duty | Lines duty-free |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 0–14.9% | 7 / 36 |
| 2027 | 0–14% | 7 / 36 |
| 2028 | 0–12.9% | 7 / 36 |
| 2029 | 0–12% | 7 / 36 |
| 2030 | 0–10.9% | 8 / 36 |
| 2031 | 0–10% | 8 / 36 |
| 2032 | 0–8.9% | 8 / 36 |
| 2033 | 0–8% | 8 / 36 |
| 2034 | 0–6.9% | 8 / 36 |
| 2035 | 0–6% | 8 / 36 |
| 2036 | 0–4.9% | 25 / 36 |
| 2037 | 0–4% | 25 / 36 |
| 2038 | 0–2.9% | 25 / 36 |
| 2039 | 0–2% | 25 / 36 |
| 2040 | 0–0.9% | 25 / 36 |
| 2041 | 0% | 34 / 36 |
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× 14
EU → Mercosur
- 10× 17
- 15× 9
- 4× 8
- E× 2
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.
| Country | Base rate | Applied MFN | Preferential 2026 | Zero by | Applied-rate source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 0–16% | 0–25%10 lines have no single published rate | 0–20% | 2041 | Brazil applied import duty, Res. Gecex 272/2021 Annexes II, V, VI, IX (MDIC), as of 5 October 2026 |
| Argentina | 2–35% | 0–16%10 lines have no single published rate | 0–32.7% | 2041 | Argentina applied import duty (DIE), ARCA Arancel Integrado, as of 18 October 2026 |
| Uruguay | 2% | 0–2%10 lines have no single published rate | 0–2% | 2041 | Uruguay applied import duty (Arancel Nacional, MEF), as of 10 February 2025Manual snapshotOlder than 180 days |
| Paraguay | 0–2% | 0–2%10 lines have no single published rate | 0–2% | 2041 | Paraguay 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: 14 lines
| Code | Description | Staging | Base | Applied MFN | 2026 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8471 30 00 | Data-processing machines, automatic, portable, weighing ≤ 10kg, consisting of at least a central processing unit, a keyboard and a display (excl. peripheral units) | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 8471 41 00 | Data-processing machines, automatic, comprising in the same housing at least a central processing unit, and one input unit and one output unit, whether or not combined (excl. portable weighing ≤ 10kg and excl. those presented in the form of systems and peripheral units) | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 8471 49 00 | Data-processing machines, automatic, presented in the form of systems "comprising at least a central processing unit, one input unit and one output unit" (excl. portable weighing ≤ 10kg and excl. peripheral units) | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 8471 50 00 | Processing units for automatic data-processing machines, whether or not containing in the same housing one or two of the following types of unit: storage units, input units, output units (excl. those of heading 8471.41 or 8471.49 and excl. peripheral unit | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 8471 60 60 | Keyboards for automatic data-processing machines, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 8471 60 70 | Input or output units for automatic data-processing machines, whether or not containing storage units in the same housing (excl. keyboards) | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 8471 70 20 | Central storage units for automatic data-processing machines | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 8471 70 30 | Disk storage units for automatic data-processing machines, optical, incl. magneto- optical "e.g. CD-ROM drives" (excl. central storage units) | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 8471 70 50 | Hard disk storage drives for automatic data-processing machines, neither optical nor magneto-optical (excl. central storage units) | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 8471 70 70 | Disk storage units for automatic data-processing machines, neither optical nor magneto-optical (excl. hard disk storage drives and central storage units) | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 8471 70 80 | Magnetic tape storage units for automatic data-processing machines (excl. central storage units) | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 8471 70 98 | Storage units for automatic data-processing machines (excl. disk, magnetic tape and central storage units) | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 8471 80 00 | Units for automatic data-processing machines (excl. processing units, input or output units and storage units) | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 8471 90 00 | Magnetic or optical readers, machines for transcribing data onto data media in coded form and machines for processing such data, n.e.s. | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
Into Brazil from the EU: 36 lines
| Code | Description | Staging | Base | Applied MFN | 2026 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8471 30 11 | Portable data processing machines, battery/electric powered, weight < 350 g, screen area ≤ 140 cm 2 | 4 | Free | Free | Free | Freefrom 2030 |
| 8471 30 12 | Portable data processing machines, battery/electric powered, weight < 3,5 kg, screen area < 560 cm 2 | 15 | 16% | 16% | 14.9% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 8471 30 19 | Other portable data processing machines, battery/electric powered, portable, weight ≤ 10 kg | 15 | 16% | 16% | 14.9% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 8471 30 90 | Other portable data processing machines, battery/electric powered, portable weight ≤ 10 kg, etc | E | 16% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| 8471 41 10 | Digital data-processing machines, weight < 750 g, etc., data entry/command, screen area < 280 cm 2 | 10 | 12% | – | 10.9% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8471 41 90 | Other digital data processing machines, with a CPU, whether or not combined with input and output units | 15 | 16% | – | 14.9% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 8471 49 00 | Other automatic data processing machines in the form of systems | 15 | 16% | 25% | 14.9% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 8471 50 10 | Small-capacity digital processing unit, microprocessor, etc, fob ≤ USD 12 500 | 15 | 16% | 16% | 14.9% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 8471 50 20 | Medium-capacity digital processing unit, etc. USD 12 500 < fob ≤ USD 46 000 | 15 | 12% | 18% | 11.2% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 8471 50 30 | Big-capacity digital processing unit, etc., USD 46 000 < fob ≤ USD 100 000 | 10 | 8% | 18% | 7.2% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8471 50 40 | Very big-capacity digital processing unit, etc., fob > USD 100 000 | 4 | 4% | 25% | 3.2% | Freefrom 2030 |
| 8471 50 90 | Other digital processing, etc. | 10 | 16% | 20% | 14.5% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8471 60 52 | Keyboards for automatic data processing machines | 10 | 12% | 10.8% | 9.8% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8471 60 53 | Indicators for automatic data processing machines | 10 | 12% | 10.8% | 9.8% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8471 60 54 | Digitizing tables, for automatic data processing machines | 10 | 12% | 10.8% | 9.8% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8471 60 59 | Other input units, for automatic data processing machines | 10 | 12% | 12.6% | 10.9% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8471 60 61 | Terminal devices with an alphanumeric keyboard and monochrome video display | 10 | 16% | 20% | 14.5% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8471 60 62 | Terminal devices with an alphanumeric keyboard and polychrome video display | 10 | 16% | 20% | 14.5% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8471 60 80 | Self-service banking terminals | E | 16% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| 8471 60 90 | Other input/output units for data-processing machines | 10 | 16% | 20% | 14.5% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8471 70 11 | Magnetic disk units, for floppy disks | 4 | Free | – | Free | Freefrom 2030 |
| 8471 70 12 | Magnetic disks units, for hard drives | 10 | 8% | – | 7.2% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8471 70 19 | Other units of magnetic disks | 10 | 8% | – | 7.2% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8471 70 21 | Optical disk units, for data reading | 4 | Free | – | Free | Freefrom 2030 |
| 8471 70 29 | Other units of optical disks | 4 | Free | – | Free | Freefrom 2030 |
| 8471 70 32 | Magnetic tape units, for cartridges | 4 | Free | – | Free | Freefrom 2030 |
| 8471 70 33 | Magnetic tape units, for cassette | 4 | Free | – | Free | Freefrom 2030 |
| 8471 70 39 | Other magnetic tape units | 10 | 12% | – | 10.9% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8471 70 90 | Other storage units | 10 | 12% | 14% | 10.9% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8471 80 00 | Other automatic units of data-processing machines | 15 | 16% | 20% | 14.9% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 8471 90 11 | Readers or recorders of magnetic cards | 10 | 12% | 12.6% | 10.9% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8471 90 12 | Bar-code readers | 10 | 12% | 12.6% | 10.9% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8471 90 13 | Magnetizable character readers | 10 | 12% | 12.6% | 10.9% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8471 90 14 | Scanners | 4 | Free | Free | Free | Freefrom 2030 |
| 8471 90 19 | Other data processing readers or recorders | 15 | 12% | 12.6% | 11.2% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 8471 90 90 | Other automatic data-processing machines, their units | 15 | 16% | 20% | 14.9% | Freefrom 2041 |
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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.
- EU TARIC via Swedish Customs Tariff File Distribution (TF), 16 October 2026
- Brazil applied import duty, Res. Gecex 272/2021 Annexes II, V, VI, IX (MDIC), 5 October 2026
- Argentina applied import duty (DIE), ARCA Arancel Integrado, 18 October 2026
- Uruguay applied import duty (Arancel Nacional, MEF), 10 February 2025 · Manual snapshot · Older than 180 days
- Paraguay applied import duty (Arancel Nacional Vigente, MEF), 4 November 2025 · Manual snapshot · Older than 180 days
Estimates only, not legal or customs advice. Check the official schedules before relying on a rate.