8518 30 00: Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers
Headphones and earphones
✓ Can be used in a customs declarationData: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
8518 Microphones and stands therefor; loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio-frequency electric amplifiers; electric sound amplifier sets:
8518 30 00 Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers
What you pay
Importing into EU
Customs dutyFree standard rate depends on the country of origin
Y984 Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
TARIC subdivisions
Declare the 10-digit TARIC code that fits the goods: measures can differ between subdivisions.
8518 30 00 10
For use in civil aircraft
8518 30 00 90
Other
Export measures 3
Prohibitions, licences, controls and sanctions that apply when these goods leave the EU.
Export measures
Destination
Legal act
Validity
Export prohibitionSanctions regime: North Korea
North Korea
Regulation 0285/18
28 February 2018
Export controlSanctions regime: Russia
Russia
Regulation 0833/14
27 September 2024
Export controlSanctions regime: Belarus
Belarus
Regulation 0765/06
25 February 2025
TARIC data as of 15 November 2026
Import VAT in the EU member states
The rate each member state applies to goods of this code, from the Commission’s Taxes in Europe Database. A reduced rate can cover only part of the goods under a code: check the national VAT law.
Austria20%
Belgium21%
Bulgaria20%
Croatia25%
Cyprus3% reduced rate
Czechia21%
Denmark25%
Estonia24%
Finland25.5%
France20%
Germany19%
Greece24%
Hungary27%
Ireland23%
Italy22%
Latvia21%
Lithuania21%
Luxembourg17%
Malta18%
Netherlands21%
Poland23%
Portugal23%
Romania21%
Slovakia23%
Slovenia22%
Spain21%
Sweden25%
TEDB · 15 November 2026
EU: imports by month · HS 8518.30
last 12 months€4bn-0.1% · previous 12 months
Average import price€101.78 per kg
Preferential rate0%
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
Tariff classification of a wireless stereo headset with microphone and a USB dongle transceiver from China; mobile phone handsets, batteries, and wireless earphones imported together; wireless earbuds from China; revocation of HQ H251033 and NY N308565; modification of HQ H245902
600013115HMRC28 May 2025 – 27 May 2028 · 8518 30 00 90
Wireless earphones designed to be inserted into the auditory canal with 2 sizes of tips included. They channel sound directly into or very close to the wearer's ear canal, making it ideal for listening to music, podcasts, audiobooks, phone calls, or the sound from videos without disturbing others…
600012834HMRC23 April 2025 – 22 April 2028 · 8518 30 00 90
The product is a wireless headphones with adjustable headband that covers the ears. These are designed to work with mobile phones or any other device with a phone functionality. The headphones have a feature integrated on ear control, to manage and accept or end phone calls. You can also redial or…
600012835HMRC23 April 2025 – 22 April 2028 · 8518 30 00 90
The product is wireless earphones with adjustable ear hooks to give a secure fit and are lightweight. These are designed to work with mobile phones or any other device with a phone functionality. The earphones have a feature integrated on ear control, to manage and accept or end phone calls. You…
600012143HMRC20 January 2025 – 19 January 2028 · 8518 30 00 90
The product is wireless earphones with adjustable ear hooks to give a secure fit and are lightweight. These are designed to work with mobile phones or any other device with a phone functionality. The earphones have a feature integrated on ear control, to manage and accept or end phone calls. You…
The European Commission's explanatory notes on how to classify goods in these CN codes. They are not legally binding but customs authorities follow them; they complement the HS Explanatory Notes of the World Customs Organization.
8518 · Microphones and stands therefor; loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio-frequency electric amplifiers; electric sound amplifier sets
This heading includes separately presented wireless microphones, headphones, earphones and loudspeakers, whether or not combined.
This heading does not include:
1. separately presented cordless handsets for line telephone sets (see the HS Explanatory Note to subheading 8517 62);
2. separately presented wireless headsets (combination of a headphone and a microphone) with dialling capability (see the explanatory note to subheading 8517 62 00).
The Combined Nomenclature of each year, as published in the Official Journal: description, third-country duty and supplementary unit.
Year
Description
Third-country duty
Supplementary unit
2026
Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers
Free
—
2025
unchanged
Free
—
2024
unchanged
Free
—
2023
unchanged
Free
—
2022
unchanged
Free
—
2021
unchanged
Free
—
2020
Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers
Free
—
2019
not in this year’s nomenclature
—
—
Code history
Since 2020; before, these goods were classified under 8518 30 20, 8518 30 95.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 8518 30 00 is one of 1 line under subheading 8518.30, headphones and earphones.
The third-country duty is free, and quantities are declared in —.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported headphones and earphones (HS 8518.30) worth €4bn (down 0% on the year before), at an average of €101.78 per kg; China supplied 56%, followed by Vietnam.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 0%–50%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–15%, the Brazil duty is 18%, the Argentina duty is 20%–35%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–8% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 8518.30 worth US$8.4bn in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was China, and the United Kingdom ranked 3rd with US$189m.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 8518 30 00?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is free; the supplementary unit is —. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Where does the EU import these goods from?
For subheading 8518.30 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was China (US$2.8bn), followed by Vietnam.
Tarifbase uses Google Analytics and Yandex Metrica cookies to see how the site is used and make it better. Choose “Reject” to turn them off. Privacy policy
EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · 
China
Vietnam
India
Mexico
United Kingdom
Thailand
United States
Ukraine
Türkiye
Canada
Brazil
Argentina
Peru
New Zealand
Japan
Taiwan
GCC
Switzerland
Norway
North Macedonia
Nigeria