EU Combined Nomenclature · CN code · HS 8548.00
8548 00 30: Electrical parts of machinery n.e.s.: Light-emitting diode (LED) backlight modules, which are lighting sources that consist of one or more LEDs, and one or more connectors and are mounted on a printed circuit or other similar substrate, and other passive components, whether or not combined with optical components or protective diodes, and used as backlight illumination for liquid crystal displays (LCDs)
Electrical parts of machinery n.e.s.
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: EU Combined Nomenclature, in force from 1 January 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8548 00 Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter:
- 8548 00 30 Light-emitting diode (LED) backlight modules, which are lighting sources that consist of one or more LEDs, and one or more connectors and are mounted on a printed circuit or other similar substrate, and other passive components, whether or not combined with optical components or protective diodes, and used as backlight illumination for liquid crystal displays (LCDs)
What you pay
Importing into EU
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 3
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 October 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Duty on low-value parcelsLow-value consignment customs duty 3 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 0382/26
- Handling feeUnion handling fee 2 EUR
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- from 1 November 2026
- Legal act
- Regulation 2108/26
- Documents
- Y126 Goods sold in distance sales
Import requirements 3
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- Regulation 0285/18
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0692/14
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- Regulation 0263/22
- Documents
- 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
- N954 Movement certificate EUR.1
- N864 Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Export measures 9
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: Belarus | Belarus | Regulation 0765/06 | 1 July 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 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: Iran (UAV and missiles) | Iran | Regulation 1529/23 | 31 January 2026 |
| Export controlSanctions regime: Russia | All third countries (except Australia, Canada, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Iceland, Japan, South Korea, Liechtenstein, Norway, New Zealand, Russia, United States) | Regulation 0833/14 | 2 January 2025 |
| Export controlSanctions regime: Belarus | All third countries (except Australia, Belarus, Canada, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Iceland, Japan, South Korea, Liechtenstein, Norway, New Zealand, United States) | Regulation 0765/06 | 21 October 2024 |
TARIC data as of 26 October 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.
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Austria 20% -
Belgium 21% -
Bulgaria 20% -
Croatia 25% -
Cyprus 3% reduced rate -
Czechia 21% -
Denmark 25% -
Estonia 24% -
Finland 25.5% -
France 20% -
Germany 19% -
Greece 24% -
Hungary 27% -
Ireland 23% -
Italy 22% -
Latvia 21% -
Lithuania 21% -
Luxembourg 17% -
Malta 18% -
Netherlands 21% -
Poland 23% -
Portugal 23% -
Romania 21% -
Slovakia 23% -
Slovenia 22% -
Spain 21% -
Sweden 25%
TEDB · 26 October 2026
EU: imports by month · HS 8548.00
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | €117.5m | 43.8% | -14.7% |
 Japan | €29.4m | 10.9% | -0% |
 United States | €22.3m | 8.3% | +22.6% |
 Taiwan | €20.8m | 7.8% | +14.3% |
 Thailand | €20m | 7.5% | +104.6% |
 United Kingdom | €9.4m | 3.5% | -7.9% |
 Philippines | €9m | 3.4% | -24.5% |
 Mexico | €6.3m | 2.3% | +22.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
UK Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 2% USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Brazil 12.6% – 14.4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 13.5% 
Argentina 12.6% – 16% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 14.3% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan Free – 2.5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 0.8% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free – 10% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 5.5% 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line EU lines: 8548.00
- 8548 00 20Memories in multicombinational forms such as stack D-RAMs and modules
- 8548 00 30Light-emitting diode (LED) backlight modules, which are lighting sources that consist of one or more LEDs, and one or more connectors and are mounted on a printed circuit or other similar substrate, and other passive components, whether or not combined with optical components or protective diodes, and used as backlight illumination for liquid crystal displays (LCDs)
- 8548 00 90Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not specified: other
Binding rulings for similar goods
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.
- 600015365 HMRC
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- 600015001 HMRC
The product is a directional coupler for RF (Radio Frequency) signal processing to sample, monitor or distribute signals without affecting the main signal path. It is used to sample and monitor signals in microwave and communication systems. It operates by dividing an input signal between two or…
Legal notes
This line in earlier years
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 | Light-emitting diode (LED) backlight modules, which are lighting sources that consist of one or more LEDs, and one or more connectors and are mounted on a printed circuit or other similar substrate, and other passive components, whether or not combined with optical components or protective diodes, and used as backlight illumination for liquid crystal displays (LCDs) | Free | — |
| 2025 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2024 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2023 | unchanged | Free | — |
| 2022 | Light-emitting diode (LED) backlight modules, which are lighting sources that consist of one or more LEDs, and one or more connectors and are mounted on a printed circuit or other similar substrate, and other passive components, whether or not combined with optical components or protective diodes, and used as backlight illumination for liquid crystal displays (LCDs) | Free | — |
| 2021 | not in this year’s nomenclature | — | — |
| 2020 | not in this year’s nomenclature | — | — |
| 2019 | not in this year’s nomenclature | — | — |
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 8548 90 30.
CN code 8548 00 30 is a line of the EU Combined Nomenclature under HS subheading 8548.00 (electrical parts of machinery or apparatus).
The third-country duty is free, and quantities are declared in —.
Imports of electrical parts of machinery n.e.s. (HS 8548.00) into the EU came to €268.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 4% on the year before); China supplied 44%, followed by Japan.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 0%–2.7%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 12.6%–14.4%, the Argentina duty is 12.6%–16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 0%–2.5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–10% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
EU member states imported goods of subheading 8548.00 worth US$786m in 2024; the largest supplier from outside the EU was China, and the United Kingdom ranked 6th with US$13m.
Questions and answers
What is the EU import duty for CN code 8548 00 30?
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 8548.00 as a whole, the largest supplier from outside the EU in 2024 was China (US$166m), followed by Japan.