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CN code 8443 and EU sanctions

Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442 ; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof

Export ban: Belarus, Crimea and Sevastopol, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts, North Korea, Russia. Import ban: North Korea

23 entries in the annexes

Yes. The goods Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442 ; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof (CN code 8443) are subject to EU sanctions in the following regime(s): EU sanctions against Belarus, Crimea and Sevastopol, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts, EU sanctions against North Korea, EU sanctions against Russia. Below: the legal basis (annex and article), direction of the ban, possible exemptions and the regulation version date. A missing code does not mean trade is allowed.

Source version date:

  • Export banEU sanctions against Belarus, Annex XIV, Art. 1s
    Annex
    XIV
    Article
    1s
    Direction
    export to the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 1s: Derogations for Art. 1s: check the current text of the act on EUR-Lex. We do not yet have a verified description for this article. Open the act text on EUR-Lex
    Basis: Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006
  • Export banCrimea and Sevastopol, Annex II, Art. 2b
    Annex
    II
    Article
    2b
    Direction
    export to the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 2b: Derogations for Art. 2b: check the current text of the act on EUR-Lex. We do not yet have a verified description for this article. Open the act text on EUR-Lex
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014
  • Export banDonetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts, Annex II, Art. 4
    Annex
    II
    Article
    4
    Direction
    export to the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 4: Derogations for Art. 4: check the current text of the act on EUR-Lex. We do not yet have a verified description for this article. Open the act text on EUR-Lex
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) 2022/263
  • Import banEU sanctions against North Korea, Annex XIh, Art. 16k
    Annex entry
    84
    Annex
    XIh
    Article
    16k
    Direction
    import from the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 16k: Derogations for Art. 16k: check the current text of the act on EUR-Lex. We do not yet have a verified description for this article. Open the act text on EUR-Lex
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509
  • Export banEU sanctions against North Korea, Annex XIl, Art. 16p
    Annex entry
    84
    Annex
    XIl
    Article
    16p
    Direction
    export to the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 16p: Derogations for Art. 16p: check the current text of the act on EUR-Lex. We do not yet have a verified description for this article. Open the act text on EUR-Lex
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509
  • Export banEU sanctions against Russia, Annex XXIII, Art. 3k(1)
    Annex entry
    8443 13
    Annex
    XXIII
    Article
    3k(1)
    Direction
    export to the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 3k(1): Export ban on goods enhancing Russian industry (Annex XXIII/XXXVII). A competent authority may authorise where the good is necessary for medical, pharmaceutical or humanitarian purposes. Execution of pre-existing contracts may be allowed until cut-off dates (differing per tranche/addition, e.g. Annex XXIIIE). Further exemptions for EU subsidiaries and divestment. Contract cut-off dates change with packages — check current Art. 3k. Open the act text on EUR-LexDescription based on the version of 24/04/2026
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014
  • Export banEU sanctions against Russia, Annex XXIII, Art. 3k(1)
    Annex entry
    8443 15
    Annex
    XXIII
    Article
    3k(1)
    Direction
    export to the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 3k(1): Export ban on goods enhancing Russian industry (Annex XXIII/XXXVII). A competent authority may authorise where the good is necessary for medical, pharmaceutical or humanitarian purposes. Execution of pre-existing contracts may be allowed until cut-off dates (differing per tranche/addition, e.g. Annex XXIIIE). Further exemptions for EU subsidiaries and divestment. Contract cut-off dates change with packages — check current Art. 3k. Open the act text on EUR-LexDescription based on the version of 24/04/2026
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014
  • Export banEU sanctions against Russia, Annex XXIII, Art. 3k(1)
    Annex entry
    8443 16
    Annex
    XXIII
    Article
    3k(1)
    Direction
    export to the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 3k(1): Export ban on goods enhancing Russian industry (Annex XXIII/XXXVII). A competent authority may authorise where the good is necessary for medical, pharmaceutical or humanitarian purposes. Execution of pre-existing contracts may be allowed until cut-off dates (differing per tranche/addition, e.g. Annex XXIIIE). Further exemptions for EU subsidiaries and divestment. Contract cut-off dates change with packages — check current Art. 3k. Open the act text on EUR-LexDescription based on the version of 24/04/2026
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014
  • Export banEU sanctions against Russia, Annex XXIII, Art. 3k(1)
    Annex entry
    8443 17
    Annex
    XXIII
    Article
    3k(1)
    Direction
    export to the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 3k(1): Export ban on goods enhancing Russian industry (Annex XXIII/XXXVII). A competent authority may authorise where the good is necessary for medical, pharmaceutical or humanitarian purposes. Execution of pre-existing contracts may be allowed until cut-off dates (differing per tranche/addition, e.g. Annex XXIIIE). Further exemptions for EU subsidiaries and divestment. Contract cut-off dates change with packages — check current Art. 3k. Open the act text on EUR-LexDescription based on the version of 24/04/2026
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014
  • Export banEU sanctions against Russia, Annex XXIII, Art. 3k(1)
    Annex entry
    8443 19
    Annex
    XXIII
    Article
    3k(1)
    Direction
    export to the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 3k(1): Export ban on goods enhancing Russian industry (Annex XXIII/XXXVII). A competent authority may authorise where the good is necessary for medical, pharmaceutical or humanitarian purposes. Execution of pre-existing contracts may be allowed until cut-off dates (differing per tranche/addition, e.g. Annex XXIIIE). Further exemptions for EU subsidiaries and divestment. Contract cut-off dates change with packages — check current Art. 3k. Open the act text on EUR-LexDescription based on the version of 24/04/2026
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014
  • Export banEU sanctions against Russia, Annex XXIII, Art. 3k(1)
    Annex entry
    8443 91
    Annex
    XXIII
    Article
    3k(1)
    Direction
    export to the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 3k(1): Export ban on goods enhancing Russian industry (Annex XXIII/XXXVII). A competent authority may authorise where the good is necessary for medical, pharmaceutical or humanitarian purposes. Execution of pre-existing contracts may be allowed until cut-off dates (differing per tranche/addition, e.g. Annex XXIIIE). Further exemptions for EU subsidiaries and divestment. Contract cut-off dates change with packages — check current Art. 3k. Open the act text on EUR-LexDescription based on the version of 24/04/2026
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014
  • Export banEU sanctions against Russia, Annex XVIII, Art. 3h
    Annex entry
    ex 8443 12 00
    Annex
    XVIII
    Article
    3h
    Direction
    export to the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Partial entry: The annex lists this item as "ex 8443 12 00", so it covers only part of heading 8443 12 00. Whether your goods fall within the scope is decided by the entry description in the annex, not by the code alone.Entry wording: Offset printing machinery, sheet fed, office type (using sheets with one side not exceeding 22 cm and the other side not exceeding 36 cm in the unfolded state)
    Possible exemption: (15) Electronic items for domestic use of a value exceeding EUR 750
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 3h: By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities may authorise the transfer or export to Russia of cultural goods which are on loan in the context of formal cultural cooperation with Russia. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the competent authorities may authorise the sale or supply of a vessel falling under CN code 8901 10 00 or 8901 90 00 , or the provision, until 31 December 2023, of related technical or financial assistance to a legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that: (a). Quoted from consolidated text 02014R0833-20260724. Full conditions and the authorisation procedure are in the article itself. Open the act text on EUR-LexDescription based on the version of 24/07/2026
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014
  • Export banEU sanctions against Russia, Annex XVIII, Art. 3h
    Annex entry
    ex 8443 31 00
    Annex
    XVIII
    Article
    3h
    Direction
    export to the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Partial entry: The annex lists this item as "ex 8443 31 00", so it covers only part of heading 8443 31 00. Whether your goods fall within the scope is decided by the entry description in the annex, not by the code alone.Entry wording: Machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data-processing machine or to a network
    Possible exemption: (15) Electronic items for domestic use of a value exceeding EUR 750
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 3h: By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities may authorise the transfer or export to Russia of cultural goods which are on loan in the context of formal cultural cooperation with Russia. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the competent authorities may authorise the sale or supply of a vessel falling under CN code 8901 10 00 or 8901 90 00 , or the provision, until 31 December 2023, of related technical or financial assistance to a legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that: (a). Quoted from consolidated text 02014R0833-20260724. Full conditions and the authorisation procedure are in the article itself. Open the act text on EUR-LexDescription based on the version of 24/07/2026
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014
  • Export banEU sanctions against Russia, Annex XVIII, Art. 3h
    Annex entry
    ex 8443 32 00
    Annex
    XVIII
    Article
    3h
    Direction
    export to the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Partial entry: The annex lists this item as "ex 8443 32 00", so it covers only part of heading 8443 32 00. Whether your goods fall within the scope is decided by the entry description in the annex, not by the code alone.Entry wording: Other printers, capable of connecting to an automatic data-processing machine or to a network
    Possible exemption: (15) Electronic items for domestic use of a value exceeding EUR 750
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 3h: By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities may authorise the transfer or export to Russia of cultural goods which are on loan in the context of formal cultural cooperation with Russia. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the competent authorities may authorise the sale or supply of a vessel falling under CN code 8901 10 00 or 8901 90 00 , or the provision, until 31 December 2023, of related technical or financial assistance to a legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that: (a). Quoted from consolidated text 02014R0833-20260724. Full conditions and the authorisation procedure are in the article itself. Open the act text on EUR-LexDescription based on the version of 24/07/2026
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014
  • Export banEU sanctions against Russia, Annex XVIII, Art. 3h
    Annex entry
    ex 8443 39 00
    Annex
    XVIII
    Article
    3h
    Direction
    export to the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Partial entry: The annex lists this item as "ex 8443 39 00", so it covers only part of heading 8443 39 00. Whether your goods fall within the scope is decided by the entry description in the annex, not by the code alone.Entry wording: Other
    Possible exemption: (15) Electronic items for domestic use of a value exceeding EUR 750
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 3h: By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities may authorise the transfer or export to Russia of cultural goods which are on loan in the context of formal cultural cooperation with Russia. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the competent authorities may authorise the sale or supply of a vessel falling under CN code 8901 10 00 or 8901 90 00 , or the provision, until 31 December 2023, of related technical or financial assistance to a legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that: (a). Quoted from consolidated text 02014R0833-20260724. Full conditions and the authorisation procedure are in the article itself. Open the act text on EUR-LexDescription based on the version of 24/07/2026
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014
  • Export banEU sanctions against North Korea, Annex VIII, Art. 10(1)(a)
    Annex entry
    ex 8443 12 00
    Annex
    VIII
    Article
    10(1)(a)
    Direction
    export to the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Partial entry: The annex lists this item as "ex 8443 12 00", so it covers only part of heading 8443 12 00. Whether your goods fall within the scope is decided by the entry description in the annex, not by the code alone.Entry wording: Offset printing machinery, sheet fed, office type (using sheets with one side not exceeding 22 cm and the other side not exceeding 36 cm in the unfolded state)
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 10(1)(a): Derogations for Art. 10(1)(a): check the current text of the act on EUR-Lex. We do not yet have a verified description for this article. Open the act text on EUR-Lex
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509
  • Import banEU sanctions against North Korea, Annex VIII, Art. 10(1)(b)
    Annex entry
    ex 8443 12 00
    Annex
    VIII
    Article
    10(1)(b)
    Direction
    import from the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Partial entry: The annex lists this item as "ex 8443 12 00", so it covers only part of heading 8443 12 00. Whether your goods fall within the scope is decided by the entry description in the annex, not by the code alone.Entry wording: Offset printing machinery, sheet fed, office type (using sheets with one side not exceeding 22 cm and the other side not exceeding 36 cm in the unfolded state)
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 10(1)(b): Derogations for Art. 10(1)(b): check the current text of the act on EUR-Lex. We do not yet have a verified description for this article. Open the act text on EUR-Lex
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509
  • Export banEU sanctions against North Korea, Annex VIII, Art. 10(1)(a)
    Annex entry
    ex 8443 31 00
    Annex
    VIII
    Article
    10(1)(a)
    Direction
    export to the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Partial entry: The annex lists this item as "ex 8443 31 00", so it covers only part of heading 8443 31 00. Whether your goods fall within the scope is decided by the entry description in the annex, not by the code alone.Entry wording: Machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data-processing machine or to a network
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 10(1)(a): Derogations for Art. 10(1)(a): check the current text of the act on EUR-Lex. We do not yet have a verified description for this article. Open the act text on EUR-Lex
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509
  • Import banEU sanctions against North Korea, Annex VIII, Art. 10(1)(b)
    Annex entry
    ex 8443 31 00
    Annex
    VIII
    Article
    10(1)(b)
    Direction
    import from the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Partial entry: The annex lists this item as "ex 8443 31 00", so it covers only part of heading 8443 31 00. Whether your goods fall within the scope is decided by the entry description in the annex, not by the code alone.Entry wording: Machines which perform two or more of the functions of printing, copying or facsimile transmission, capable of connecting to an automatic data-processing machine or to a network
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 10(1)(b): Derogations for Art. 10(1)(b): check the current text of the act on EUR-Lex. We do not yet have a verified description for this article. Open the act text on EUR-Lex
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509
  • Export banEU sanctions against North Korea, Annex VIII, Art. 10(1)(a)
    Annex entry
    ex 8443 32 00
    Annex
    VIII
    Article
    10(1)(a)
    Direction
    export to the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Partial entry: The annex lists this item as "ex 8443 32 00", so it covers only part of heading 8443 32 00. Whether your goods fall within the scope is decided by the entry description in the annex, not by the code alone.Entry wording: Other, capable of connecting to an automatic data-processing machine or to a network
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 10(1)(a): Derogations for Art. 10(1)(a): check the current text of the act on EUR-Lex. We do not yet have a verified description for this article. Open the act text on EUR-Lex
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509
  • Import banEU sanctions against North Korea, Annex VIII, Art. 10(1)(b)
    Annex entry
    ex 8443 32 00
    Annex
    VIII
    Article
    10(1)(b)
    Direction
    import from the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Partial entry: The annex lists this item as "ex 8443 32 00", so it covers only part of heading 8443 32 00. Whether your goods fall within the scope is decided by the entry description in the annex, not by the code alone.Entry wording: Other, capable of connecting to an automatic data-processing machine or to a network
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 10(1)(b): Derogations for Art. 10(1)(b): check the current text of the act on EUR-Lex. We do not yet have a verified description for this article. Open the act text on EUR-Lex
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509
  • Export banEU sanctions against North Korea, Annex VIII, Art. 10(1)(a)
    Annex entry
    ex 8443 39 00
    Annex
    VIII
    Article
    10(1)(a)
    Direction
    export to the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Partial entry: The annex lists this item as "ex 8443 39 00", so it covers only part of heading 8443 39 00. Whether your goods fall within the scope is decided by the entry description in the annex, not by the code alone.Entry wording: Other
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 10(1)(a): Derogations for Art. 10(1)(a): check the current text of the act on EUR-Lex. We do not yet have a verified description for this article. Open the act text on EUR-Lex
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509
  • Import banEU sanctions against North Korea, Annex VIII, Art. 10(1)(b)
    Annex entry
    ex 8443 39 00
    Annex
    VIII
    Article
    10(1)(b)
    Direction
    import from the sanctioned country
    Source version
    Partial entry: The annex lists this item as "ex 8443 39 00", so it covers only part of heading 8443 39 00. Whether your goods fall within the scope is decided by the entry description in the annex, not by the code alone.Entry wording: Other
    Exemptions and derogations, Art. 10(1)(b): Derogations for Art. 10(1)(b): check the current text of the act on EUR-Lex. We do not yet have a verified description for this article. Open the act text on EUR-Lex
    Basis: Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509

Can I still ship?

What the act says about exceptions to the ban: the wind-down period for contracts concluded before the ban, the derogations in the article and who grants the authorisation.

Show: derogations in the article, who grants the authorisation

Derogations in the article

  • Russia, Art. 3h (833/2014)requires authorisation by the competent authority
    By way of derogation from paragraph 1, the competent authorities may authorise the transfer or export to Russia of cultural goods which are on loan in the context of formal cultural cooperation with Russia. By way of derogation from paragraphs 1 and 2, the competent authorities may authorise the sale or supply of a vessel falling under CN code 8901 10 00 or 8901 90 00 , or the provision, until 31 December 2023, of related technical or financial assistance to a legal person, entity or body in Russia or for use in Russia, under such conditions as they deem appropriate, after having determined that: (a).

    Excerpt of the provision from our database. The full conditions and the application procedure are in the article itself. The text of the provision says that the competent authority grants the authorisation.

    Open Art. 3h on EUR-Lex

We do not have the verbatim wording of the derogations in Art. 1s (Belarus), Art. 2b (Crimea and Sevastopol), Art. 4 (Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts), Art. 16k (North Korea), Art. 16p (North Korea), Art. 3k (Russia), Art. 10 (North Korea) in our database. Read these articles in the act before you conclude that a derogation applies to your shipment.

Open Art. 1s on EUR-LexOpen Art. 2b on EUR-LexOpen Art. 4 on EUR-LexOpen Art. 16k on EUR-LexOpen Art. 16p on EUR-LexOpen Art. 3k on EUR-LexOpen Art. 10 on EUR-Lex

Who grants the authorisation

Regulation 765/2006 lists in Annex II the websites with information on the competent authorities of the Member States. For Poland: gov.pl/web/diplomacy/international-sanctions.

Regulation 692/2014 lists in Annex I the websites with information on the competent authorities of the Member States. For Poland: gov.pl/web/diplomacy/international-sanctions.

Regulation 2022/263 lists in Annex I the websites with information on the competent authorities of the Member States. For Poland: gov.pl/web/diplomacy/international-sanctions.

Regulation 2017/1509 lists in Annex I the websites with information on the competent authorities of the Member States. For Poland: gov.pl/web/diplomacy/international-sanctions.

Regulation 833/2014 lists in Annex I the websites with information on the competent authorities of the Member States. For Poland: gov.pl/web/diplomacy/international-sanctions.

A customs agent will check your contract, the conditions of the derogation and what to prepare for the application.

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This is information with its legal basis, not legal advice. We do not confirm that a particular shipment may go ahead. The binding source is the regulation and the decision of the competent authority.

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In the document: document number, date and time of the check · scope and result for each regime · legal basis and sources with the act version · what the check does not cover

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Belarus (765/2006)Crimea and Sevastopol (692/2014)Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts (2022/263)North Korea (2017/1509)Russia (833/2014)Annex XIVAnnex IIAnnex IIAnnex XIhAnnex XIlAnnex XXIIIAnnex XVIIIAnnex VIII

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Frequently asked questions

Is CN code 8443 subject to EU sanctions?

Yes. The goods Printing machinery used for printing by means of plates, cylinders and other printing components of heading 8442 ; other printers, copying machines and facsimile machines, whether or not combined; parts and accessories thereof (CN code 8443) are subject to EU sanctions in the following regime(s): EU sanctions against Belarus, Crimea and Sevastopol, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts, EU sanctions against North Korea, EU sanctions against Russia. Below: the legal basis (annex and article), direction of the ban, possible exemptions and the regulation version date. A missing code does not mean trade is allowed.

What is the legal basis and the direction of the ban?

CN code 8443 appears in the EU sanctions against Belarus, Crimea and Sevastopol, Donetsk, Luhansk, Zaporizhzhia and Kherson oblasts, EU sanctions against North Korea, EU sanctions against Russia regime (annex XIV, Art. 1s). Restriction type: Export ban, direction: export to the sanctioned country. Source version date: 24/07/2026. Confirm the full scope on EUR-Lex.

Are there any exemptions or derogations?

(15) Electronic items for domestic use of a value exceeding EUR 750 Derogations for Art. 1s: check the current text of the act on EUR-Lex. We do not yet have a verified description for this article.

How do I document due diligence?

Record the CN code, regime, annex and article, plus the source version date your decision relies on. You can download a PDF report from this page as proof of the check. Note that sanctioned persons and entities are screened separately, against the EU sanctions list.

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This page is informational and is not legal or customs advice. The binding source is the EU regulation and the decision of customs authorities. Screen the persons and entities list separately and check the source version date.