Chapter 85 · Electrical machinery; electronics; sound and TV equipment · Section 16

HS Code 8540.00

8540 Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode valves and tubes (for example, vacuum or vapour or gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode ray tubes, television camera tubes)

Heading 8540: Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode tubes (for example, vacuum or vapor or gas filled tubes, mercury arc rectifying tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes); parts thereof

US duty (general)
see lines
US HTS lines
0
EU CN codes
1
UK commodity codes
0
Unit
-

US HTS + UK Tariff v4.0.1596 · updated 2026-09-10 · sources

United States - HTS lines under 8540.00

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.

No US tariff lines under this subheading in the current schedule.

European Union - CN codes under 8540.00

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 codeDescription
8540 00 00 8540 Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode valves and tubes (for example, vacuum or vapour or gas filled valves and tubes, mercury arc rectifying valves and tubes, cathode ray tubes, television camera tubes) EU duty (TARIC) →

United Kingdom - commodity codes under 8540.00

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.

No UK declarable lines under this subheading in the current tariff.

Not a customs ruling. Classification is determined by the importing country's customs authority and depends on the exact product. This page is reference information from official published schedules, not legal advice. For a binding decision, request a ruling (US: CBP CROSS · UK: HMRC ATaR · EU: BTI).

Other subheadings in 8540

8540.00 8540 Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode valves and tubes (for example, vacuum or vap 8540.11 Color 8540.12 Monochrome 8540.20 Television camera tubes; image converters and intensifiers; other photocathode tubes 8540.40 Data/graphic display tubes, monochrome; data/graphic display tubes, color, with a phosphor 8540.60 Other cathode-ray tubes 8540.71 Magnetrons 8540.79 Other 8540.81 Receiver or amplifier tubes 8540.89 Other 8540.91 Of cathode-ray tubes 8540.99 Other

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.