GCC Common Customs Tariff · HS code · HS 8525.81
8525.81.10.00.00: High-speed video cameras
High-speed cameras
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: GCC Common Customs Tariff, in force from 1 January 2025 · checked on 24 October 2026
What you pay
Importing into GCC
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
8525.81 High-speed goods as specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter
UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 4.9% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 7.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC lines: 8525.81
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.
- 600016313 HMRC
A compact, lightweight high-speed digital camera designed for industrial and scientific applications, including stress, strain and impact analysis, materials testing, experimental analysis and product drop testing. The camera incorporates an advanced back-side illuminated (BSI) sensor and provides…
- 600015737 HMRC
A high-speed digital camera used for precision photography in industrial applications. It is designed to capture images in rapid succession for slow-motion replay or frame-by-frame analysis. The camera does not record video. It can capture up to 233,338 frames per second at its lowest resolution.…
- 600015774 HMRC
High-speed digital camera for precision testing and research. The camera is designed to capture images in rapid succession for slow-motion viewing or frame-by-frame analysis. It does not record video. It is equipped with a 12-bit CMOS sensor and can capture images at speeds of up to 10,850 frames…
- 600015775 HMRC
A high-speed digital camera designed for precision testing and research applications. It captures a rapid sequence of still images for slow-motion viewing or frame-by-frame analysis. The camera does not record video. It is equipped with a 12-bit CMOS sensor and can capture images at speeds of up…
30 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. Subheading 852581 covers only high-speed television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders having one or more of the following characteristics:
- writing speed exceeding 0,5 mm per microsecond;
- time resolution 50 nanoseconds or less;
- frame rate exceeding 225000 frames per second.
2. In respect of subheading 852582, radiation-hardened or radiation-tolerant television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders are designed or shielded to enable operation in a high-radiation environment. These cameras are designed to withstand a total radiation dose of at least 50 × 103 Gy(silicon) (5 × 106 RAD (silicon)), without operational degradation.
3. Subheading 852583 covers night vision television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders which use a photocathode to convert available light to electrons, which can be amplified and converted to yield a visible image. This subheading excludes thermal imaging cameras (generally subheading 852589).
4. Subheading 852712 covers only cassette-players with built-in amplifier, without built-in loudspeaker, capable of operating without an external source of electric power and the dimensions of which do not exceed 170 mm × 100 mm × 45 mm.
5. For the purposes of subheadings 854911 to 854919, ‘spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators’ are those which are neither usable as such because of breakage, cutting-up, wear or other reasons, nor capable of being recharged.
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 8525.80.
In the GCC Common Customs Tariff, 8525.81.10.00.00 is one of 4 lines under subheading 8525.81, high-speed goods as specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter.
The customs duty is free, and quantities are declared in Pieces/Units.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is free, the Türkiye duty is 4.9%, the US duty is free, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 7.2%, 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 Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–5% and the Nigeria duty is 5%.
The GCC states imported goods of subheading 8525.81 worth US$78m in 2024; the largest supplier was Poland.
Questions and answers
What is the GCC import duty for HS code 8525.81.10.00.00?
The customs duty in the GCC Common Customs Tariff is free; the supplementary unit is Pieces/Units. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does the GCC import these goods from?
For subheading 8525.81 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Poland (US$14m), followed by Vietnam.
Typical products
- action camera
- camcorders
- camera accessories, tv, digital and video
- cctv cameras
- digital cameras
- television cameras
- television transmitter
- video cameras
- web-cams, for input to computers only
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.