Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8504
8504.10: Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes
Subheading 8504.10 belongs to heading 8504 (electrical transformers, static converters) in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8504 10 00 00 Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes p/st
- 8504 10 20 00 Inductors, whether or not connected with a capacitor p/st
- 8504 10 20 10 For use in civil aircraft Freep/st
- 8504 10 20 90 Other Freep/st
- 8504 10 80 00 Other p/st
- 8504 10 80 10 For use in civil aircraft Freep/st
- 8504 10 80 90 Other Freep/st
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
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 4 lines
Import requirements 3
- 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
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 4 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £2.8m | 19% | -51.1% |
 Germany | £2.7m | 18.6% | +25.9% |
 United States | £2.3m | 15.7% | -18.2% |
 Poland | £1m | 6.9% | +10.2% |
 Romania | £664k | 4.5% | -7.1% |
 Italy | £627k | 4.3% | +1.7% |
 Spain | £534k | 3.6% | +13.5% |
 France | £533k | 3.6% | +71.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$80kUS$80k+US$3m+US$14m+> US$35m
Exports: 126
- China: US$186m
- Germany: US$69m
- United States: US$59m
- Italy: US$35m
- Poland: US$34m
- Mexico: US$32m
- Netherlands: US$28m
- Saudi Arabia: US$22m
- Finland: US$20m
- India: US$18m
- Hungary: US$17m
- United Kingdom: US$15m
- Austria: US$14m
- Spain: US$14m
- France: US$14m
- Bulgaria: US$10m
- Romania: US$10m
- South Korea: US$8m
- Slovakia: US$8m
- Estonia: US$8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$7m
- Taiwan: US$6m
- Canada: US$6m
- Japan: US$6m
- Czechia: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Norway: US$4m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Israel: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Philippines: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- South Africa: US$952k
- Brazil: US$894k
- Portugal: US$766k
- Morocco: US$746k
- Vietnam: US$715k
- Chile: US$676k
- Croatia: US$540k
- Australia: US$540k
- Slovenia: US$491k
- Indonesia: US$454k
- Russia: US$359k
- Colombia: US$359k
- New Zealand: US$357k
- Luxembourg: US$326k
- Latvia: US$219k
- Dominican Republic: US$157k
- Ireland: US$155k
- United Arab Emirates: US$150k
- Armenia: US$137k
- Albania: US$135k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$244kUS$244k+US$2m+US$8m+> US$29m
Imports: 197
- United States: US$115m
- Germany: US$44m
- Mexico: US$38m
- Spain: US$37m
- Canada: US$36m
- United Kingdom: US$29m
- Poland: US$24m
- France: US$24m
- Netherlands: US$22m
- Italy: US$21m
- Denmark: US$21m
- India: US$19m
- Kuwait: US$19m
- China: US$18m
- Romania: US$13m
- Saudi Arabia: US$11m
- South Korea: US$11m
- Czechia: US$11m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$8m
- Austria: US$8m
- Switzerland: US$8m
- Singapore: US$7m
- Hungary: US$7m
- Philippines: US$6m
- Russia: US$6m
- Estonia: US$6m
- Japan: US$6m
- Ireland: US$5m
- Norway: US$5m
- Australia: US$5m
- Vietnam: US$4m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Tunisia: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Serbia: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Bahrain: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Israel: US$3m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Qatar: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
- Indonesia: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- South Africa: US$2m
- Egypt: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Albania: US$1m
- Algeria: US$1m
- Senegal: US$1m
- Latvia: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$186m | 26.8% |
| 2 | Germany | US$69m | 9.9% |
| 3 | United States | US$59m | 8.4% |
| 4 | Italy | US$35m | 5% |
| 5 | Poland | US$34m | 4.8% |
| 6 |  Mexico | US$32m | 4.6% |
| 7 |  Netherlands | US$28m | 4% |
| 8 |  Saudi Arabia | US$22m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Finland | US$20m | 2.9% |
| 10 |  India | US$18m | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$115m | 16.5% |
| 2 | Germany | US$44m | 6.3% |
| 3 | Mexico | US$38m | 5.4% |
| 4 | Spain | US$37m | 5.3% |
| 5 |  Canada | US$36m | 5.2% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$29m | 4.2% |
| 7 | Poland | US$24m | 3.5% |
| 8 | France | US$24m | 3.4% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$22m | 3.2% |
| 10 | Italy | US$21m | 3% |
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.
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
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Sanctions · Applies from: CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8504.10 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8504.10 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 3.7%.
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 Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £14.7m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 13% on the year before); China supplied 19%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$695m (−13.2% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$186m), followed by Germany.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes?
Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes fall under HS subheading 8504.10, part of heading 8504, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8504.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8504.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes?
China, with US$186m in 2024 (26.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on these goods?
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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (19%), Germany (19%) and United States (16%), out of total imports of £14.7m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.