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Sanctions on machinery and machine tools of chapter 84
Aktualisiert: 9. September 2026
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Chapter 84 returns in our search more often than any other: 8431, 8467, 8483, 8454, 8486. The reason is mundane, it is the backbone of Polish industrial export. The difficulty is that machinery is covered under several bases at once, and in both directions.
Four bases you need to know
Annex XXIII (Art. 3k) is the broadest list of goods strengthening Russian industry, with a large share of machinery and parts. Annex VII (Art. 2a) covers metalworking machine tools, including machining centres and lathes. Annex XL holds the common high priority items, where machinery sits next to electronics. Annex XXI (Art. 3i) goes the other way and bans imports.
A single code can hit three of them at once, with different dates and different obligations. A check that shows only the first match gives a quarter of the picture.
Machine tools: a ban plus a duty to prove
Codes 8457 10, 8458 11, 8458 91, 8459 61 and 8466 93 are also on the common high priority items list. That means a sale to a third country adds the No Russia clause of Article 12g and the diversion risk assessment of Article 12gb. The absence of a ban towards a given country does not end the matter.
On top of that, Article 12f prohibits the export of machining centres 8457 10 to the Kyrgyz Republic. It is the only case where the annex names the destination country explicitly.
Machine parts, where mistakes cluster
Heading 8431, parts for machinery of headings 8425 to 8430, is one of the most checked codes in our database. Some subheadings fall into Annex XXIII, some do not, and what decides is the wording of the annex, not intuition about the purpose of the part.
The same goes for bearings of heading 8482 and gearing of 8483. These goods keep returning in circumvention reports, so a sale to countries neighbouring Russia should be expected to bring questions about the end user.
What to do before shipping a machine
Check the code in both directions and across all regimes. Check whether it is on the XL list, because that changes the scope of your obligations. If you sell to a third country, put the No Russia clause in the contract and collect an end-user statement. Record the check with a date, because the machine stays with the customer for years while the provision changes several times.
Häufige Fragen
Can I ship spare parts for a machine sold before the sanctions?
It depends on the code of the part and on whether a wind-down exists for contracts concluded before the cut-off date. Service and parts have no automatic exemption.
The machine goes to Turkey, not Russia. Do I need to do anything?
Yes, if the code is in Annexes XI, XX, XXXV or XL. Then the No Russia clause is mandatory, and for the XL list a documented risk assessment is added.
Where do I check whether my code is a high priority item?
On the high priority items page, or by entering the code in the search: we show the annex and the article for every match.
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Informational content based on EU regulations (833/2014, 765/2006) and the act of 13 April 2022 (Journal of Laws 2022 item 835). It does not constitute legal or customs advice. The binding source is the text of the act in EUR-Lex and the decision of the customs authorities. In case of doubt, consult an adviser.