Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8507
8507.10: Lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines
Lead-acid starter batteries
8507.10 is the HS subheading for lead-acid starter batteries, under heading 8507 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8507 10 00 00 Lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines p/st
- 8507 10 20 00 Working with liquid electrolyte p/st
- 8507 10 20 10 For use in civil aircraft p/st
- 8507 10 20 90 Other 2%p/st
- 8507 10 80 00 Other p/st
- 8507 10 80 10 For use in civil aircraft p/st
- 8507 10 80 90 Other 2%p/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 4
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionNon preferential duty under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1430
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 4 lines
- 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
- Belarus, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 748, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9024
- 9032
- 9025
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea | £94.9m | 23.6% | +1.1% |
 Germany | £74.1m | 18.4% | +12.5% |
 Spain | £54.5m | 13.5% | -7.2% |
 Türkiye | £33.2m | 8.3% | +24.2% |
 Czechia | £27.9m | 6.9% | +34.7% |
 China | £20.6m | 5.1% | -26.8% |
 Poland | £15.2m | 3.8% | -7.8% |
 Austria | £11.2m | 2.8% | +13.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 3.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye 3.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
USA 3.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% 
Brazil 18% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 30 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% – 10% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 5.5% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 14 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% – 25% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 20% 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$29m+US$274m+> US$1bn
Exports: 151
- South Korea: US$2.2bn
- Germany: US$1.6bn
- China: US$1.3bn
- Mexico: US$1.2bn
- Spain: US$1bn
- Czechia: US$807m
- United States: US$684m
- Poland: US$480m
- Türkiye: US$473m
- Italy: US$464m
- France: US$317m
- India: US$278m
- Malaysia: US$276m
- Vietnam: US$275m
- Austria: US$274m
- Thailand: US$170m
- Slovenia: US$169m
- Philippines: US$167m
- Colombia: US$159m
- Brazil: US$136m
- Bulgaria: US$130m
- Indonesia: US$125m
- North Macedonia: US$92m
- Japan: US$89m
- Kazakhstan: US$84m
- Belgium: US$83m
- Romania: US$79m
- Netherlands: US$72m
- Hungary: US$57m
- United Kingdom: US$54m
- Sweden: US$52m
- Taiwan: US$47m
- South Africa: US$35m
- Saudi Arabia: US$34m
- Pakistan: US$33m
- Ukraine: US$32m
- Singapore: US$29m
- Ecuador: US$22m
- Canada: US$20m
- Morocco: US$19m
- Kenya: US$19m
- Egypt: US$18m
- Venezuela: US$18m
- Denmark: US$18m
- Russia: US$17m
- Peru: US$17m
- Portugal: US$16m
- Tunisia: US$14m
- Bangladesh: US$14m
- Finland: US$12m
- Greece: US$10m
- Luxembourg: US$9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$8m
- Botswana: US$8m
- Bolivia: US$7m
- Slovakia: US$7m
- Croatia: US$7m
- Oman: US$6m
- Uzbekistan: US$6m
- Belarus: US$5m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$12mUS$12m+US$46m+US$126m+> US$472m
Imports: 220
- United States: US$2.6bn
- France: US$919m
- Germany: US$763m
- Canada: US$602m
- United Kingdom: US$516m
- Italy: US$494m
- Spain: US$472m
- Poland: US$388m
- Australia: US$311m
- Czechia: US$297m
- Japan: US$295m
- Netherlands: US$294m
- Malaysia: US$290m
- Mexico: US$250m
- United Arab Emirates: US$248m
- Saudi Arabia: US$233m
- Russia: US$201m
- Belgium: US$179m
- Türkiye: US$163m
- Sweden: US$162m
- Iraq: US$135m
- Romania: US$126m
- Slovakia: US$104m
- Indonesia: US$103m
- Portugal: US$102m
- Chile: US$102m
- Austria: US$97m
- South Africa: US$91m
- Greece: US$91m
- Israel: US$88m
- Thailand: US$83m
- Switzerland: US$82m
- Hungary: US$78m
- Morocco: US$76m
- India: US$76m
- Libya: US$75m
- Ukraine: US$74m
- Taiwan: US$69m
- Colombia: US$69m
- Denmark: US$69m
- Argentina: US$66m
- Dominican Republic: US$65m
- Finland: US$65m
- Egypt: US$64m
- Guatemala: US$64m
- Serbia: US$63m
- Singapore: US$56m
- Philippines: US$55m
- Kuwait: US$54m
- Croatia: US$52m
- Peru: US$51m
- Kazakhstan: US$49m
- Norway: US$48m
- Bulgaria: US$48m
- Ireland: US$46m
- Vietnam: US$46m
- Paraguay: US$42m
- Brazil: US$41m
- Ghana: US$39m
- China: US$39m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | US$2.2bn | 15.9% |
| 2 | Germany | US$1.6bn | 11.3% |
| 3 | China | US$1.3bn | 9.6% |
| 4 | Mexico | US$1.2bn | 8.5% |
| 5 | Spain | US$1bn | 7.3% |
| 6 | Czechia | US$807m | 5.8% |
| 7 | United States | US$684m | 4.9% |
| 8 | Poland | US$480m | 3.4% |
| 9 | Türkiye | US$473m | 3.4% |
| 10 |  Italy | US$464m | 3.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$2.6bn | 18.7% |
| 2 |  France | US$919m | 6.6% |
| 3 | Germany | US$763m | 5.5% |
| 4 | Canada | US$602m | 4.3% |
| 5 | United Kingdom | US$516m | 3.7% |
| 6 | Italy | US$494m | 3.5% |
| 7 | Spain | US$472m | 3.4% |
| 8 | Poland | US$388m | 2.8% |
| 9 |  Australia | US$311m | 2.2% |
| 10 | Czechia | US$297m | 2.1% |
Import duty on this product around the world 163
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.
- 13%median duty
- 14number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 55%highest: Iran, Barbados, Morocco
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 22% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 6% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 40% | 20% – 60% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 35% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
| Brazil | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 35% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 15% | 0% – 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 10% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 14% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 14% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 30% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 15% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 3.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 15% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 15% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 15% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 8.6% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Iran | 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 6.7% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 35% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 9.6%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 18% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 2.6% | 0% – 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Namibia | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 6.7% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 15% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 20% | 15% – 25% | 2023 |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 35% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 15% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 15% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
| South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 25% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 20% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 20% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 7.7%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 |
 Tajikistan | 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 20% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 11% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 23% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 1% | 0% – 2% | 2023 |
| United States | 3.5% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 19% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.6% | 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
- 77812 Electric accumulators (storage batteries)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 511220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 46420 Electric accumulators
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2720 Manufacture of batteries and accumulators
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8507.10 | changed |
| 2012 | 8507.10 | changed |
| 2007 | 8507.10 | changed |
| 2002 | 8507.10 | changed |
| 1996 | 8507.10 | changed |
| 1992 | 8507.10 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8507.10 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8507.10 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 2%; 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 lead-acid starter batteries worth £402.6m (down 3% on the year before), at an average of £2.39 per kg; South Korea supplied 24%, followed by Germany.
World trade in lead-acid starter batteries reached US$13.9bn in 2024, up 10.7% on 2023.
South Korea was the largest exporter with 15.9% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines?
Lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines fall under HS subheading 8507.10, part of heading 8507, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8507.10 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 lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8507.10 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 lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston…?
South Korea, with US$2.2bn in 2024 (15.9% of world exports).
Which countries can export lead-acid starter batteries 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 lead-acid starter batteries?
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 lead-acid starter batteries from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were South Korea (24%), Germany (18%) and Spain (14%), out of total imports of £402.6m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.