Subheading · Chapter 84 · Heading 8415
8415.20: Of a kind used for persons, in motor vehicles
Vehicle air conditioners
8415.20 is the HS subheading for vehicle air conditioners, under heading 8415 in chapter 84.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8415 20 00 00 Of a kind used for persons, in motor vehicles 2%
- 8415 20 00 10 Pre-charged with hydrofluorocarbons (hfcs) 2%
- 8415 20 00 90 Other 2%
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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
Import requirements 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/583
- Documents
- L100 Import licence " controlled substances" (ozone), issued by the Commission
- Y902
- 9Y06
- Import controlImport control of fluorinated greenhouse gases
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 517/2014
- Documents
- Y054 Goods labelled according to the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y053
- Y986 Exemption from import prohibition according to Article 11.1 and 11.2 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y926
- 9066
- C057 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option A, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
- C079 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option B, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
- C082 Copy of the declaration of conformity - Option C, as referred to in Article 1.2 and in the Annex of Regulation (EU) 2025/2155
- 9065
- Y120 Undertaking importing less than 10 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent of hydrofluorocarbons, per year, contained in equipment or products, exempted from the provisions of Article 19 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573 (Article 19.6 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573)
- Y950
- Y123 Undertaking registered in the F-Gas Portal according to Article 20 of Regulation (EU) 2024/573
- Y124
- Y976
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code " EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Czechia | £12.3m | 37.6% | +1.4% |
 Germany | £5.7m | 17.6% | -30.4% |
 China | £4.4m | 13.4% | -20% |
 France | £2.6m | 8.1% | +71.3% |
 Spain | £1.9m | 5.8% | -67.4% |
 Poland | £1.3m | 4.1% | +18.8% |
 Israel | £1.2m | 3.5% | -61.6% |
 United States | £1.1m | 3.4% | -15.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$84kUS$84k+US$5m+US$31m+> US$298m
Exports: 119
- China: US$380m
- Czechia: US$378m
- Germany: US$372m
- Slovakia: US$298m
- Mexico: US$246m
- United States: US$165m
- Spain: US$131m
- Poland: US$131m
- Canada: US$85m
- Morocco: US$58m
- Italy: US$56m
- France: US$31m
- Sweden: US$30m
- Türkiye: US$29m
- Brazil: US$29m
- United Kingdom: US$26m
- Thailand: US$26m
- India: US$24m
- Japan: US$21m
- South Korea: US$19m
- Netherlands: US$19m
- Ireland: US$17m
- Israel: US$10m
- Bulgaria: US$10m
- Egypt: US$9m
- Singapore: US$7m
- Indonesia: US$6m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Romania: US$5m
- Austria: US$5m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Greece: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Colombia: US$924k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$893k
- United Arab Emirates: US$839k
- Finland: US$756k
- Australia: US$613k
- Russia: US$603k
- Malta: US$562k
- Kazakhstan: US$550k
- Latvia: US$390k
- Norway: US$275k
- Lithuania: US$221k
- Armenia: US$211k
- Estonia: US$201k
- Argentina: US$194k
- Chile: US$177k
- Croatia: US$166k
- Ukraine: US$155k
- Slovenia: US$148k
- Georgia: US$127k
- Saudi Arabia: US$84k
- Nigeria: US$80k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$223kUS$223k+US$3m+US$41m+> US$125m
Imports: 191
- United States: US$422m
- Germany: US$268m
- Czechia: US$205m
- France: US$160m
- China: US$157m
- Mexico: US$125m
- Sweden: US$94m
- Belgium: US$93m
- Spain: US$90m
- Canada: US$76m
- Poland: US$71m
- Slovakia: US$70m
- Hungary: US$66m
- United Kingdom: US$58m
- Brazil: US$57m
- Netherlands: US$45m
- Portugal: US$43m
- Saudi Arabia: US$42m
- Australia: US$42m
- Russia: US$41m
- Türkiye: US$39m
- Austria: US$37m
- Argentina: US$32m
- Vietnam: US$31m
- United Arab Emirates: US$27m
- South Korea: US$26m
- Italy: US$18m
- Malaysia: US$18m
- Egypt: US$14m
- India: US$12m
- Switzerland: US$11m
- Morocco: US$11m
- Japan: US$11m
- Romania: US$11m
- Thailand: US$9m
- Taiwan: US$8m
- Iran: US$6m
- Finland: US$6m
- Slovenia: US$6m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Kazakhstan: US$5m
- Ireland: US$5m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Philippines: US$4m
- Algeria: US$4m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Peru: US$3m
- Belarus: US$3m
- Iraq: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Greece: US$3m
- Uruguay: US$3m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Colombia: US$2m
- Uzbekistan: US$2m
- Chile: US$2m
- Ecuador: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
Binding rulings for similar goods 3
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.
- N359690 U.S. CBP
- N346307 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an air conditioning system from Canada
- 600015292 HMRC
The HVAC are designed to provide temperature control and air circulation management in vehicles. • They are used for cooling, heating, and ventilation in commercial vehicles, buses, off-road vehicles, and civil/specialist applications. The systems include components such as evaporators,…
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8415.20 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 2%.
Subheading 8415.20 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2.7%.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 2%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of vehicle air conditioners into the UK came to £32.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 20% on the year before); Czechia supplied 38%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported vehicle air conditioners worth US$3bn (+8.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$380m), followed by the Czechia.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of a kind used for persons, in motor vehicles?
Of a kind used for persons, in motor vehicles fall under HS subheading 8415.20, part of heading 8415, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of a kind used for persons, in motor vehicles in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8415.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on of a kind used for persons, in motor vehicles in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8415.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most of a kind used for persons, in motor vehicles?
China, with US$380m in 2024 (14.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export vehicle air conditioners to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 2% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on vehicle air conditioners?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import vehicle air conditioners from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Czechia (38%), Germany (18%) and China (13%), out of total imports of £32.7m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.