Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8504
8504.22: Having a power handling capacity exceeding 650 kVA but not exceeding 10000 kVA
Liquid dielectric transformers 650 kVA-10 MVA
8504.22 is the HS subheading for liquid dielectric transformers 650 kVA-10 MVA, under heading 8504 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8504 22 00 00 Having a power handling capacity exceeding 650 kva but not exceeding 10 000 kva p/st
- 8504 22 10 00 Exceeding 650 kva but not exceeding 1 600 kva Freep/st
- 8504 22 90 00 Exceeding 1 600 kva but not exceeding 10 000 kva 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
- 9008
- 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)
- 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
Import requirements 2
- 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
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £47.4m | 25.5% | -18.3% | |
| £30.1m | 16.2% | -21.5% | |
| £27.2m | 14.6% | -25.5% | |
| £26.5m | 14.2% | -31.8% | |
| £19.4m | 10.4% | -29.3% | |
| £9m | 4.8% | +64.7% | |
| £6.4m | 3.5% | -0.3% | |
| £5.8m | 3.1% | -19.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$25m+US$91m+> US$422m
Exports: 118
- China: US$897m
- Mexico: US$687m
- Türkiye: US$563m
- South Korea: US$422m
- Italy: US$153m
- Germany: US$146m
- Spain: US$143m
- India: US$140m
- Austria: US$135m
- Poland: US$122m
- Canada: US$93m
- United States: US$91m
- Hungary: US$89m
- Colombia: US$85m
- Switzerland: US$84m
- Vietnam: US$68m
- Indonesia: US$67m
- Croatia: US$62m
- Saudi Arabia: US$56m
- Ireland: US$55m
- Brazil: US$54m
- France: US$50m
- Finland: US$42m
- Czechia: US$32m
- Kazakhstan: US$32m
- Bulgaria: US$30m
- United Arab Emirates: US$26m
- Oman: US$26m
- Netherlands: US$25m
- United Kingdom: US$25m
- Thailand: US$24m
- Belgium: US$21m
- Egypt: US$19m
- Slovenia: US$18m
- Uzbekistan: US$18m
- Sweden: US$17m
- Slovakia: US$17m
- Malaysia: US$17m
- Taiwan: US$15m
- Japan: US$10m
- Portugal: US$10m
- Denmark: US$10m
- Romania: US$9m
- South Africa: US$9m
- Serbia: US$8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$7m
- Norway: US$6m
- Tunisia: US$5m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Belarus: US$4m
- Morocco: US$4m
- North Macedonia: US$4m
- Nigeria: US$4m
- Sri Lanka: US$3m
- Russia: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Lebanon: US$2m
- Uruguay: US$2m
- Ecuador: US$2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$4mUS$4m+US$17m+US$44m+> US$147m
Imports: 192
- United States: US$1.4bn
- Germany: US$317m
- Spain: US$302m
- United Kingdom: US$265m
- Italy: US$152m
- Canada: US$147m
- France: US$122m
- Sweden: US$102m
- Austria: US$92m
- Saudi Arabia: US$82m
- Australia: US$77m
- Iraq: US$70m
- Slovenia: US$69m
- Netherlands: US$62m
- Poland: US$60m
- Russia: US$57m
- Denmark: US$51m
- India: US$49m
- Belgium: US$48m
- Romania: US$44m
- Philippines: US$40m
- Bulgaria: US$40m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$40m
- Qatar: US$36m
- United Arab Emirates: US$32m
- Japan: US$32m
- Singapore: US$31m
- Malaysia: US$31m
- Uzbekistan: US$28m
- Czechia: US$28m
- Greece: US$27m
- Indonesia: US$26m
- Finland: US$24m
- Mexico: US$23m
- Chile: US$23m
- Oman: US$23m
- Norway: US$21m
- Hungary: US$21m
- Egypt: US$21m
- Portugal: US$20m
- Argentina: US$20m
- Switzerland: US$19m
- Kazakhstan: US$19m
- China: US$18m
- Türkiye: US$18m
- South Africa: US$18m
- Nigeria: US$18m
- Ireland: US$17m
- Laos: US$16m
- Thailand: US$14m
- Cambodia: US$13m
- Serbia: US$13m
- Vietnam: US$13m
- Lithuania: US$12m
- Brazil: US$11m
- New Zealand: US$11m
- Dominican Republic: US$11m
- Ukraine: US$10m
- Guatemala: US$9m
- Malta: US$9m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$897m | 18.7% | |
| 2 | US$687m | 14.3% | |
| 3 | US$563m | 11.8% | |
| 4 | US$422m | 8.8% | |
| 5 | US$153m | 3.2% | |
| 6 | US$146m | 3% | |
| 7 | US$143m | 3% | |
| 8 | US$140m | 2.9% | |
| 9 | US$135m | 2.8% | |
| 10 | US$122m | 2.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$1.4bn | 30.1% | |
| 2 | US$317m | 6.6% | |
| 3 | US$302m | 6.3% | |
| 4 | US$265m | 5.5% | |
| 5 | US$152m | 3.2% | |
| 6 | US$147m | 3.1% | |
| 7 | US$122m | 2.6% | |
| 8 | US$102m | 2.1% | |
| 9 | US$92m | 1.9% | |
| 10 | US$82m | 1.7% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 5%median duty
- 36number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Uganda
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 5% – 30% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 10% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 18% | 11% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 3.7% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 11% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1.1%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 21% | 2.5% – 40% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 13% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 11% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 6.4% | 1% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 1.2%* | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 3.7% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 19% | 5% – 25% | 2023 | |
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0.1% | 0.1% – 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 77111 Liquid dielectric transformers
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 312
- CPC 2.1 product
- 46121 Electrical transformers
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2710 Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8504.22 | changed |
| 2012 | 8504.22 | changed |
| 2007 | 8504.22 | changed |
| 2002 | 8504.22 | changed |
| 1996 | 8504.22 | changed |
| 1992 | 8504.22 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- N355367 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a voltage converter skid from India
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.
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CELEX 32026R2133 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States — 2026 HTS Revision 2
2026HTSRev2 · Source: hts.usitc.gov
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8504.22 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8504.22 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 3.7%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported liquid dielectric transformers 650 kVA-10 MVA worth £186.2m (down 22% on the year before), at an average of £6.52 per kg; India supplied 26%, followed by Spain.
World trade in liquid dielectric transformers 650 kVA-10 MVA reached US$4.8bn in 2024, up 30.3% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 18.7% of the total, ahead of Mexico.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for having a power handling capacity exceeding 650 kVA but not exceeding 10000 kVA?
Having a power handling capacity exceeding 650 kVA but not exceeding 10000 kVA fall under HS subheading 8504.22, part of heading 8504, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on having a power handling capacity exceeding 650… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8504.22 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 having a power handling capacity exceeding 650… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8504.22 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 having a power handling capacity exceeding 650…?
China, with US$897m in 2024 (18.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export liquid dielectric transformers 650 kVA-10 MVA 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 liquid dielectric transformers 650 kVA-10 MVA?
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 liquid dielectric transformers 650 kVA-10 MVA from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were India (26%), Spain (16%) and Türkiye (15%), out of total imports of £186.2m.