HS 8479 · Machinery and mechanical appliances
Machines with individual functions
Data last updated 18 October 2026 · schedule data 2026.10.2
In short
The EU already charges no duty on Mercosur specialised machinery; Brazil's duty on EU specialised machinery is up to 15.1% today and reaches zero by 2041 (2 of 25 lines are excluded).
Rates at a glance
Into the EU from Mercosur
16 tariff linesPreferential duty 2026
0%
Duty-free on all phased lines by
No phase-out
Agreement base rate
0–1.7%
Applied MFN rate today
0–1.7%
Into Brazil from the EU
25 tariff linesPreferential duty 2026
0–20%
Duty-free on all phased lines by
2041
Agreement base rate
0–18%
Applied MFN rate today
0–20%
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About this product
This catch-all heading covers industrial robots, presses and other machines with their own function. The EU removes its duty from the start. Mercosur phases out its duties over long schedules, with a couple of lines excluded.
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 | 0–15.1% | 4 / 25 |
| 2027 | 0–14.1% | 4 / 25 |
| 2028 | 0–13.1% | 4 / 25 |
| 2029 | 0–12.1% | 4 / 25 |
| 2030 | 0–11.1% | 4 / 25 |
| 2031 | 0–10.1% | 4 / 25 |
| 2032 | 0–9.1% | 4 / 25 |
| 2033 | 0–8.1% | 4 / 25 |
| 2034 | 0–7% | 4 / 25 |
| 2035 | 0–6% | 4 / 25 |
| 2036 | 0–5% | 17 / 25 |
| 2037 | 0–4% | 17 / 25 |
| 2038 | 0–3% | 17 / 25 |
| 2039 | 0–2% | 17 / 25 |
| 2040 | 0–1% | 17 / 25 |
| 2041 | 0% | 23 / 25 |
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× 16
EU → Mercosur
- 10× 14
- 15× 6
- 0× 3
- 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 | 0–18% | 0–20% | 0–20% | 2041 | Brazil applied import duty, Res. Gecex 272/2021 Annexes II, V, VI, IX (MDIC), as of 5 October 2026 |
| Argentina | 0–18% | 0–18%1 line has no single published rate | 0–16.8% | 2041 | Argentina applied import duty (DIE), ARCA Arancel Integrado, as of 18 October 2026 |
| Uruguay | 0–18% | 0–16.2% | 0–15.1% | 2041 | Uruguay applied import duty (Arancel Nacional, MEF), as of 10 February 2025Manual snapshotOlder than 180 days |
| Paraguay | 0–18% | 0–16.2% | 0–15.1% | 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: 16 lines
| Code | Description | Staging | Base | Applied MFN | 2026 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8479 10 00 | Machinery for public works, building or the like, n.e.s. | 0 | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| 8479 20 00 | Machinery for the extraction or preparation of animal or fixed vegetable fats or oils (other than centrifuges, filters and heating appliances) | 0 | 1.7% | 1.7% | Free | Free |
| 8479 30 10 | Presses for the manufacture of particle board or fibre building board of wood or other ligneous materials or for treating wood or cork (excl. machine tools of heading 8465) | 0 | 1.7% | 1.7% | Free | Free |
| 8479 30 90 | Machinery for treating wood or cork (excl. dryers, spray guns and the like, machine tools and presses for the manufacture of particle board or fibre building board) | 0 | 1.7% | 1.7% | Free | Free |
| 8479 40 00 | Rope or cable-making machines (excl. twisting machines of the type used in spinning mills) | 0 | 1.7% | 1.7% | Free | Free |
| 8479 50 00 | Industrial robots, n.e.s. | 0 | 1.7% | 1.7% | Free | Free |
| 8479 60 00 | Evaporative air coolers, n.e.s. | 0 | 1.7% | 1.7% | Free | Free |
| 8479 71 00 | Passenger boarding bridges, of a kind used in airports | 0 | 1.7% | 1.7% | Free | Free |
| 8479 79 00 | Passenger boarding bridges (excl. of a kind used in airports) | 0 | 1.7% | 1.7% | Free | Free |
| 8479 81 00 | Machinery for treating metal, incl. electric wire coil-winders, n.e.s. (excl. industrial robots, furnaces, dryers, spray guns and the like, high-pressure cleaning equipment and other jet cleaners, rolling millls or machines, machine tools and rope or cable- making machines | 0 | 1.7% | 1.7% | Free | Free |
| 8479 82 00 | Mixing, kneading, crushing, grinding, screening, sifting, homogenising, emulsifying or stirring machines, n.e.s. (excl. industrial robots) | 0 | 1.7% | 1.7% | Free | Free |
| 8479 89 30 | Mobile hydraulic powered mine roof supports | 0 | 1.7% | 1.7% | Free | Free |
| 8479 89 60 | Central greasing systems | 0 | 1.7% | 1.7% | Free | Free |
| 8479 89 97 | Machines, apparatus and mechanical appliances, n.e.s. | 0 | 1.7% | 1.7% | Free | Free |
| 8479 90 20 | Parts of machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, of cast iron or cast steel, n.e.s. | 0 | 1.7% | 1.7% | Free | Free |
| 8479 90 80 | Parts of machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, n.e.s. (excl. of cast iron or cast steel) | 0 | 1.7% | – | Free | Free |
Into Brazil from the EU: 25 lines
| Code | Description | Staging | Base | Applied MFN | 2026 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8479 10 10 | Self-propelled machines for laying, etc. bituminous road cover | 10 | 14% | 14% | 12.7% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8479 10 90 | Other machinery for public works, building, etc. | 10 | 14% | 14% | 12.7% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8479 20 00 | Machinery for extraction, etc. oil/fat vegetable/animal | 15 | 14% | 20% | 13.1% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 8479 30 00 | Presses for making panel of particles, wood fibres, etc. | 15 | 14% | 20% | 13.1% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 8479 40 00 | Rope or cable-making machines | 10 | 14% | 20% | 12.7% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8479 50 00 | Industrial robots | 10 | 14% | Free | Free | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8479 60 00 | Apparatus of evaporation for cooling of the air | 10 | 14% | 20% | 12.7% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8479 71 00 | Boarding bridges for passengers, airport use | 10 | 14% | 20% | 12.7% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8479 79 00 | Other boarding bridges | 10 | 14% | 20% | 12.7% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8479 81 10 | Differentiators of input and output tensile stresses of the sheet metal in electroplating installations | 0 | Free | 7.2% | Free | Free |
| 8479 81 90 | Other machines and mechanical appliances for treating metal | 10 | 14% | 20% | 12.7% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8479 82 10 | Other mixers | 10 | 14% | 20% | 12.7% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8479 82 90 | Other machinery for kneading, crushing, grinding, separating etc. | E | 14% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| 8479 89 11 | Other presses | E | 14% | 20% | 20% | 20% |
| 8479 89 12 | Other machines for measuring/dispensing solids/liquids | 15 | 14% | 20% | 13.1% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 8479 89 21 | Basketware and wickerwork machinery | 0 | Free | 7.2% | Free | Free |
| 8479 89 22 | Brush-making machinery | 0 | Free | 7.2% | Free | Free |
| 8479 89 31 | Electric windshield wipers, for aircrafts | 15 | 18% | 16.2% | 15.1% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 8479 89 32 | Hydraulic accumulators for aircrafts | 10 | 18% | 16.2% | 14.7% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8479 89 40 | Metal silos for cereals, fixed, including batteries, etc. | 10 | 14% | 20% | 12.7% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8479 89 91 | Ultrasonic cleaning equipment | 15 | 14% | 20% | 13.1% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 8479 89 92 | Machines of rudder for embarkations | 10 | 14% | 20% | 12.7% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8479 89 99 | Other machines and mechanical appliances with their own function | 10 | 14% | 20% | 12.7% | Freefrom 2036 |
| 8479 90 10 | Parts of windshield wipers, etc. for aircrafts | 15 | 16% | 14.4% | 13.4% | Freefrom 2041 |
| 8479 90 90 | Other parts of machines and mechanical appliances with their own function | 10 | 14% | 20% | 12.7% | Freefrom 2036 |
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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.
- 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.