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Trader Notice No. 9 of 2020
From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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From Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine
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Last updated on
Under EU legislation there are specific requirements for the trade of second hand/used machinery between the EU and Third Countries (non-EU).
From 1 January 2021 the UK will become a Third Country and these procedures will also apply for the trade of second hand/used machinery between the EU and Great Britain (GB).
The requirements apply to all second hand machinery which has been used for agricultural, forestry, horticultural or soil preparation/cultivation purposes.
A full list of the regulated second hand/used machinery (including CN codes) is included at the end of this notice in Annex 1: List of regulated second hand machinery.
All importers and exporters of second hand/used machinery are required to be registered with the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
Registration is free of charge and more information including the registration forms can be found at: Register to Import or Export
Importers and exporters of second hand/used machinery should complete the appropriate registration forms and return these to DAFM’s registration email on: brexitregistration@agriculture.gov.ie
For more information relating to the trade of plants, plant products and machinery between the European Union and with Great Britain post 1 January 2021 please consult the department's website.
In the event that you have any queries in relation to this matter, please contact this office either by emailing plantandpests@agriculture.gov.ie or alternatively by telephone (01)5058885.
Annex 1: List of regulated second hand machinery
| Machinery | CN Code | |
| Agricultural, horticultural or forestry machinery for soil preparation or cultivation already having been operated; lawn or sports-ground rollers – already operated: | ||
| Ploughs | ex 8432 10 00 | |
| Disc harrows | ex 8432 21 00 | |
| Scarifiers & cultivators | ex 8432 29 10 | |
| Harrows | ex 8432 29 30 | |
| Rotavators | ex 8432 29 50 | |
| Weeders, hoes or other | ex 8432 29 90 | |
| No-till direct seeders, planters & | ex 8432 31 00 | |
| Central driven precision spacing seeders | ex 8432 39 11 | |
| Seeder: Other | ex 8432 39 19 | |
| Planters & transplanters | ex 8432 39 90 | |
| Manure spreaders | ex 8432 41 00 | |
| Fertiliser distributors | ex 8432 42 00 | |
| Other machinery | ex 8432 80 00 | |
| Parts | ex 8432 90 00 | |
| Harvesting or threshing machinery, including straw or fodder balers; grass or hay mowers; machines for cleaning, sorting or grading eggs, fruit or other agricultural produce, other than machinery of heading 8437 – already operated: | ||
| Straw or fodder balers, including pick-up balers | ex 8433 40 00 | |
| Combine harvesters-threshers | ex 8433 51 00 | |
| Potato diggers & potato harvesters | ex 8433 53 10 | |
| Beet topping machines & beet harvesters | ex 8433 53 30 | |
| Root or tuber harvesting machines: Other | ex 8433 53 90 | |
| Other agricultural, horticultural, forestry, poultry-keeping or bee-keeping machinery, including germination plant fitted with mechanical or thermal equipment; poultry incubators and brooders – already operated: | ||
| Forestry machinery | ex 8436 80 10 | |
| Tractors (other than tractors of heading 8709) – already operated | ||
| Road tractors for semi-trailers | ex 8701 20 90 | |
| Other than single axle tractors, road tractors or track-laying tractors | ||
| Agricultural tractors & forestry tractor, wheeled (not exceeding 18 kW) | ex 8701 91 10 | |
| Agricultural tractors & forestry tractor, wheeled (not exceeding 37 KW) | ex 8701 92 10 | |
| Agricultural tractors & forestry tractor, wheeled (not exceeding 75 KW) | ex 8701 93 10 | |
| Agricultural tractors & forestry tractor, wheeled (not exceeding 130 KW) | ex 8701 94 10 | |
| Agricultural tractors & forestry tractors, wheeled (exceeding 130 KW) | ex 8701 95 10 |