Spread the cost of sugar beet harvesters from £90,000 to £550,000+ with flexible finance options. HP, lease, or refinance
Yes, beet harvesters are financed as a standard asset purchase, usually on hire purchase or a lease, with the machine itself acting as the security. UK prices typically run £90,000 to £550,000, and most deals are written over 24–72 months with a deposit of around 10–20%. Decisions typically take 24–48 hours. Used machines are financeable too, usually with a shorter term.
Typical Cost
£90k – £550k
Approval Speed
24–48 hours
Harvest-linked payment profiles available
Rates From
4.6% APR
Your estimate
Indicative only. Not a quote and not an offer of finance.
Pre-filled with a typical beet harvester price. Indicative only, not a quote.
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For UK limited companies with 3+ months’ trading and monthly revenue.
On a purchase price of £240,000: a 10% deposit of £24,000, then 48 monthly payments of £5,063 at 5.9% APR representative (fixed). Total amount payable £267,024, including the deposit. The rate you are offered depends on your business and the asset.
Guide prices for sizing a finance agreement, not quotes. Manufacturers in this market mostly price on application, so where a current UK list price could not be confirmed the row describes a specification class rather than naming a model. Your supplier quote is what the agreement is written against.
| Machine or specification | Guide price | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Vervaet Beet Eater 617 | £90,000 – £160,000 | Trailed Sugar Beet Harvester |
| ROPA Keiler 2 | £150,000 – £230,000 | Trailed 6-Row Beet Harvester |
| Grimme Rexor 620 | £350,000 – £460,000 | 6-Row Self-Propelled Beet Harvester |
| ROPA Euro-Tiger V8-4 | £420,000 – £550,000 | High-Output Self-Propelled Beet Harvester |
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Sugar beet harvesters qualify for Annual Investment Allowance (AIA), letting you deduct the full cost from taxable profits in year one, up to £1,000,000. HP gives access to capital allowances; lease payments are fully deductible from farming or contracting profits.
Sugar beet harvesting in the UK is concentrated in growing areas supplying processors under contract, and because a self-propelled harvester represents such a large capital outlay relative to what most individual growers need, the majority of beet lifting is carried out by specialist contractors covering many farms across a single autumn and winter campaign rather than by growers owning their own machine. Contractors typically run harvesters hard across a long lifting season and replace them on a set cycle to manage reliability risk, which supports an active export-driven used market for machines from the established manufacturers once they come off a UK contracting fleet.
Some specialist lenders consider businesses with imperfect credit histories. You may need a larger deposit or personal guarantee, but options may be available. Fundably may use a soft credit check for matching, which does not affect your credit score. A hard check may happen if you choose to proceed with a lender.
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Check Eligibility →For UK limited companies with at least 3 months’ trading and monthly revenue.