Chapter 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances; computers · Section 16

HS Code 8483.10

Transmission shafts (including camshafts and crankshafts) and cranks

Heading 8483: Transmission shafts (including camshafts and crankshafts) and cranks; bearing housings, housed bearings and plain shaft bearings; gears and gearing; ball or roller screws; gear boxes and other speed changers, including torque converters; flywheels and pulleys, including pulley blocks; clutches and shaft couplings (including universal joints); parts thereof

US duty (general)
Free - 2.5%
US HTS lines
3
EU CN codes
6
UK commodity codes
19
Unit
No., kg

US HTS + UK Tariff v4.0.1596 · updated 2026-09-10 · sources

United States - HTS lines under 8483.10

Source: official Harmonized Tariff Schedule (USITC). "General" is the normal-trade-relations rate; "Special" lists preference programs; "Other" is the column-2 rate. Additional Section 232/301 duties may apply on top.

HTS codeDescriptionGeneralSpecialOtherUnit
8483.10.10 Camshafts and crankshafts >
Designed for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines or rotary engines
3 statistical lines (10-digit)
  • 8483.10.10.10 - For motorcycles
  • 8483.10.10.30 - Other
  • 8483.10.10.50 - Other
2.5% Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 35% No., kg
8483.10.30 Designed for use solely or principally with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines or rotary engines > For vehicles of chapter 87 >
Other
2 statistical lines (10-digit)
  • 8483.10.30.10 - For vehicles of chapter 87
  • 8483.10.30.50 - Other
2.5% Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 35% No., kg
8483.10.50 Camshafts and crankshafts > Other >
Other transmission shafts and cranks
Free - 30% kg

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European Union - CN codes under 8483.10

Source: EU Combined Nomenclature (Eurostat, © European Union, reused per Decision 2011/833/EU). Duty rates and measures live in TARIC; each code links to the official consultation.

CN codeDescription
8483 10 29 Other EU duty (TARIC) →
8483 10 95 Other EU duty (TARIC) →
8483 10 25 Of open-die forged steel EU duty (TARIC) →
8483 10 21 Of cast iron or cast steel EU duty (TARIC) →
8483 10 50 Articulated shafts EU duty (TARIC) →
8483 10 00 Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks EU duty (TARIC) →

United Kingdom - commodity codes under 8483.10

Source: UK Integrated Online Tariff (Open Government Licence v3.0). Declarable 10-digit codes go on the customs declaration; check the official page for the current duty and VAT measures.

Commodity codeDescription
8483 10 00 00 Transmission shafts (including cam shafts and crank shafts) and cranks UK duty & VAT →
8483 10 21 00 Of cast iron or cast steel UK duty & VAT →
8483 10 21 10 For use in civil aircraft UK duty & VAT →
8483 10 21 90 Other UK duty & VAT →
8483 10 25 00 Of open-die forged steel UK duty & VAT →
8483 10 25 10 For use in civil aircraft UK duty & VAT →
8483 10 25 90 Other UK duty & VAT →
8483 10 29 00 Other UK duty & VAT →
8483 10 29 10 For use in civil aircraft UK duty & VAT →
8483 10 29 90 Other UK duty & VAT →
8483 10 50 00 Articulated shafts UK duty & VAT →
8483 10 50 10 For use in civil aircraft UK duty & VAT →
8483 10 50 90 Other UK duty & VAT →
8483 10 95 00 Other UK duty & VAT →
8483 10 95 10 For use in civil aircraft UK duty & VAT →
8483 10 95 30 Steel alloy splined shaft (torque shaft) with straight teeth and involute profile, with: -external toothing in a diametral pitch standard, -17 teeth or more, but not more than 50 teeth, -a diameter of 35 mm or more, but not more than 145 mm, -a length of 200 mm or more, but not more than 1345 mm, -a hardness of 35 HRC or more, but not more than 45 HRC UK duty & VAT →
8483 10 95 40 Stepped shaft made of carbon steel with:  -rolled, involute profiled, splined shaft end, the helix angle of which is at least 0°15,5' but not more than 0° 21,5', -a largest diameter of 16 mm or more, but not more than 18 mm, -a length of 137 mm or more, but not more than 155 mm, -a weight of 0,12 kg or more, but not more than 0,28 kg UK duty & VAT →
8483 10 95 50 Drum shaft for torque transmission, in steel (to SM45C for shaft standard and STS430 for ring standard) with: -a length of 137,8 mm or more but not more than 138,2 mm, -an outer diameter of 23 mm or more but not more than 48,025 mm, -a weight of 1,0245 kg or more but not more than 1,0445 kg, -a hardness of the shaft of 40 or more on the Rockwell C hardness scale (HRC), but not more than 50 HRC, -a ring hardness of 90 or more on the Rockwell B hardness scale (HRB), but not more than 120 HRB, -an external 37-teeth spline with major diameter of 41 mm or more but not more than 48 mm UK duty & VAT →
8483 10 95 90 Other UK duty & VAT →
Not a customs ruling. Classification is determined by the importing country's customs authority and depends on the exact product. This page is reference information from official published schedules, not legal advice. For a binding decision, request a ruling (US: CBP CROSS · UK: HMRC ATaR · EU: BTI).

Other subheadings in 8483

Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule (public domain) · EU Combined Nomenclature © European Union, Eurostat (Decision 2011/833/EU) · UK Integrated Online Tariff, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data refreshed weekly. Details on About & Data Sources.