8528 42 00: Capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 8471
✓ Can be used in a customs declarationData: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
8528 Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus:
Cathode-ray tube monitors:
8528 42 00 Capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 8471
What you pay
Importing into EU
Customs dutyFree standard rate depends on the country of origin
Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
Applies to goods from
Iran, North Korea
Legal act
Regulation 0267/12, Regulation 1509/17
Documents
Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
Import control
Applies to goods from
Ukraine
Legal act
Regulation 0692/14
Documents
Y997 Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
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
Export measures 13
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
Restriction on exportSanctions regime: Iran
Iran
Regulation 0267/12
23 October 2017
Restriction on exportSanctions regime: Russia
Russia
Regulation 0833/14
27 September 2024
Export controlSanctions regime: Crimea and Sevastopol
Ukraine
Regulation 0692/14
25 February 2025
Export controlSanctions regime: Russia
Russia
Regulation 0833/14
24 June 2023
Export control on restricted goods and technologiesSanctions regime: North Korea
North Korea
Regulation 1509/17
1 September 2017
Export controlSanctions regime: Belarus
Belarus
Regulation 0765/06
25 February 2025
Export controlSanctions regime: Non-government-controlled areas of Ukraine
Ukraine
Regulation 0263/22
25 August 2022
Export controlSanctions regime: Russia
Russia
Regulation 0833/14
24 June 2023
Export controlSanctions regime: Belarus
Belarus
Regulation 0765/06
25 February 2025
Export controlSanctions regime: Iran
Iran
Regulation 0267/12
30 September 2025
Export controlSanctions regime: Belarus
Belarus
Regulation 0765/06
1 July 2024
Export authorization (Dual use)
All third countries
Regulation 2003/25
15 November 2025
TARIC data as of 8 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%
Estonia9% reduced rate
Finland25.5%
France20%
Germany19%
Greece6% reduced rate
Hungary27%
Ireland23%
Italy22%
Latvia21%
Lithuania21%
Luxembourg17%
Malta18%
Netherlands21%
Poland23%
Portugal23%
Romania21%
Slovakia23%
Slovenia22%
Spain21%
Sweden25%
TEDB · 8 November 2026
EU: imports by month · HS 8528.42
last 12 months€3.5m-14.8% · previous 12 months
Average import price€23.61 per kg
Preferential rate0%
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)
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.
8528 · Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus
According to general rule 3(c) for the interpretation of the Combined Nomenclature, video surveillance systems, consisting of a limited number of television cameras and one monitor, fall within this heading when put up in a set for retail sale.
The components of such video surveillance systems are to be classified separately when the system is not put up in a set for retail sale (see the HS General Explanatory Note to Section XVI, (VII)).
This heading does not cover electronic reading devices for the visually handicapped (see the explanatory note to subheading 8543 70 90).
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
Capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 8471
Free
p/st
2025
unchanged
Free
p/st
2024
unchanged
Free
p/st
2023
unchanged
Free
p/st
2022
unchanged
Free
p/st
2021
unchanged
Free
p/st
2020
unchanged
Free
p/st
2019
Capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 8471
Free
p/st
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 8528 41 00, 8528 49 10, 8528 49 80.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 8528 42 00 is one of 1 line under subheading 8528.42, capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data….
The third-country duty is free, and quantities are declared in p/st.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the EU imported goods of subheading 8528.42 worth €3.5m (down 15% on the year before), at an average of €23.61 per kg; China supplied 36%, followed by United Kingdom.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 14%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 20%, the Argentina duty is free, 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 free and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 8528.42 worth US$44m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was South Korea, and the United Kingdom ranked 4th with US$700k.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 8528 42 00?
The third-country duty in the EU Combined Nomenclature is free; the supplementary unit is p/st. 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 8528.42 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was South Korea (US$4m), followed by China.
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South Korea
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Türkiye
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New Zealand
GCC
North Macedonia
Nigeria