Chapter 85 · Electrical machinery; electronics; sound and TV equipment · Section 16
HS Code 8512.20
Other lighting or visual signaling equipment
Heading 8512: Electrical lighting or signaling equipment (excluding articles of heading 8539), windshield wipers, defrosters and demisters, of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles; parts thereof
US HTS + UK Tariff v4.0.1596 · updated 2026-09-10 · sources
United States - HTS lines under 8512.20
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 code | Description | General | Special | Other | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8512.20.20 |
Lighting equipment 2 statistical lines (10-digit)
|
Free | - | 25% | No. |
| 8512.20.40 |
Lighting equipment > Visual signaling equipment 2 statistical lines (10-digit)
|
2.5% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | No. |
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European Union - CN codes under 8512.20
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 code | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 8512 20 00 | Other lighting or visual signalling equipment | EU duty (TARIC) → |
United Kingdom - commodity codes under 8512.20
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 code | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 8512 20 00 00 | Other lighting or visual signalling equipment | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8512 20 00 25 | An electrical component with an integrated LED, in an ABS housing, with: -a voltage of 11 V or more, but not more than 15 V, -a circular shape, -2 terminals, -an outer diameter of the housing of 36 mm or more, but not more than 42,5 mm, -a diode voltage of 42 V or more, but not more than 48 V and -a current of 55 mA or more, but not more than 65 mA | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8512 20 00 35 | Sub-assembly reflectors and components for car rear lights: -containing two or three PCBA with a connection socket and LED, -with central control module (CCE) connected through wired harness, -with a main reflector, a sub-reflector and inner lens scattering the light made of plastic, -with depth of 119 mm or more, but not more than 146 mm, -with width of 142 mm or more, but not more than 490 mm, -with a height of 93 mm or more, but not more than 100 mm, -a weight of 414 g or more, but not more than 578 g, -with lightguide | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8512 20 00 60 | Information screen displaying: -at least time, date and status of safety features in a vehicle, or -safety information on driving in the lane, blind spot, distance from the vehicle in front, current speed, speed limit, with an operating voltage of 12 V or more but not more than 14,4 V, of a kind used in the manufacturing of goods of Chapter 87 | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8512 20 00 70 | Electrical component with light guide integrated with LED, for motor vehicles with: -two parallel ribs in the front area with a distance between them of 1,4 mm or more but not more than 1,8 mm, -four holes with the dimension of 7,3 mm or more but not more than 7,9 mm in the short direction of the guide, and -a 3 pines connector, for use in the manufacture of automotive components | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8512 20 00 80 | Grab handle light with integrated LED, for motor vehicles: -a distance between integrated spring clip and surface of 0,85 mm or more but not more than 1,85 mm, -a length of the housing to two front vertical ribs of 26,45 mm or more but not more than 26,75 mm, and -four horizontal ribs where the distance on the lower area over the base radia between the two is 18,5 mm or more but not more than 18,7 mm, for use in the manufacture of automotive components | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8512 20 00 90 | Other | UK duty & VAT → |
Other subheadings in 8512
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.