Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8507

8507.30

8507.30: Electric accumulators, including separators therefor: nickel-cadmium

Official description Nickel-cadmium

8507.30 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8507, electric accumulators, chapter 85.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 4 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures Import requirements: 3
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 8507 30 00 00 Nickel-cadmium
  2. 8507 30 20 00 Hermetically sealed p/st
  3. 8507 30 20 10 For use in civil aircraft Freep/st
  4. 8507 30 20 90 Other Freep/st
  5. 8507 30 80 00 Other ce/el
  6. 8507 30 80 10 For use in civil aircraft Freece/el
  7. 8507 30 80 90 Other Freece/el

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
    Belarus, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
    Legal act
    2022 No. 748, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
  • 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
    Documents
    • Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
    • Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£52.5m-4.1% · previous 12 months
Average import price£47.98 per kg
Jan 2024: £5.2mFeb 2024: £4mMar 2024: £3.5mApr 2024: £3.7mMay 2024: £3.9mJun 2024: £4mJul 2024: £5.1mAug 2024: £4.4mSept 2024: £4.3mOct 2024: £6.1mNov 2024: £4.8mDec 2024: £3.8mJan 2025: £4.6mFeb 2025: £5.5mMar 2025: £4.9mApr 2025: £4.1mMay 2025: £5mJun 2025: £4mJul 2025: £4.4mAug 2025: £3.1mSept 2025: £3.8mOct 2025: £5.1mNov 2025: £4mDec 2025: £3.6mJan 2026: £5mFeb 2026: £3.5mMar 2026: £5.1mApr 2026: £5.7mMay 2026: £4.7mJun 2026: £4mJul 2026: £4.3mAug 2026: £3.7m 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
United States £25.9m 49.2% +8.3%
France £12m 22.9% -27%
Germany £5.8m 11.1% +34.5%
China £2.3m 4.4% -31.5%
Sweden £2.1m 4% -20.4%
Czechia £1.5m 2.8% +61.9%
Hong Kong SAR China £724k 1.4% +16.7%
India £596k 1.1% -11.9%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

8507.30 · US$894.1m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$99.8kUS$99.8k+US$1.2m+US$8.1m+> US$115.9m

Exports: 119
  1. United States: US$187.8m
  2. France: US$152.3m
  3. Germany: US$118.5m
  4. China: US$115.9m
  5. Sweden: US$110.6m
  6. India: US$33.6m
  7. United Kingdom: US$28.1m
  8. Hong Kong SAR China: US$24.5m
  9. Singapore: US$19.9m
  10. Czechia: US$16.3m
  11. Italy: US$8.5m
  12. Japan: US$8.1m
  13. Netherlands: US$7.5m
  14. Spain: US$5.2m
  15. Ukraine: US$5m
  16. South Korea: US$4.3m
  17. Türkiye: US$3.8m
  18. Poland: US$3.7m
  19. Canada: US$3.6m
  20. Austria: US$3.5m
  21. Norway: US$3.2m
  22. Denmark: US$2.4m
  23. Vietnam: US$2.2m
  24. Brazil: US$2.1m
  25. Mexico: US$2m
  26. Switzerland: US$2m
  27. Greece: US$1.8m
  28. Taiwan: US$1.3m
  29. Finland: US$1.3m
  30. Russia: US$1.2m
  31. Malaysia: US$1.2m
  32. El Salvador: US$1.1m
  33. Belgium: US$979k
  34. South Africa: US$970.5k
  35. Lithuania: US$926k
  36. Estonia: US$765.1k
  37. Australia: US$711.5k
  38. Hungary: US$600.7k
  39. Thailand: US$586.9k
  40. Argentina: US$478.4k
  41. Ireland: US$458.6k
  42. Slovenia: US$456k
  43. Philippines: US$387.3k
  44. United Arab Emirates: US$372.3k
  45. Romania: US$353.4k
  46. Kazakhstan: US$306.6k
  47. Saudi Arabia: US$269.6k
  48. Portugal: US$254k
  49. Bulgaria: US$219.6k
  50. Egypt: US$214.2k
  51. Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$208.4k
  52. Tunisia: US$205.8k
  53. Macao SAR China: US$204.6k
  54. Indonesia: US$196.5k
  55. Israel: US$191.2k
  56. Serbia: US$151.5k
  57. Latvia: US$126.8k
  58. New Zealand: US$106.5k
  59. Morocco: US$99.8k
  60. Croatia: US$98.2k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$187.8m 21%
2 France US$152.3m 17%
3 Germany US$118.5m 13.3%
4 China US$115.9m 13%
5 Sweden US$110.6m 12.4%
6 India US$33.6m 3.8%
7 United Kingdom US$28.1m 3.1%
8 Hong Kong SAR China US$24.5m 2.7%
9 Singapore US$19.9m 2.2%
10 Czechia US$16.3m 1.8%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$125.3m 14%
2 Germany US$72.8m 8.1%
3 United Kingdom US$65.9m 7.4%
4 Hong Kong SAR China US$47m 5.3%
5 Singapore US$46.9m 5.2%
6 China US$39m 4.4%
7 United Arab Emirates US$36.1m 4%
8 Italy US$31.8m 3.6%
9 Spain US$29.6m 3.3%
10 Saudi Arabia US$25.9m 2.9%

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.

  • N286124 U.S. CBP 8 June 2017 · 8507.30.80.10

    The tariff classification of two battery packs consisting of various Battery Cells from various countries (China, Japan, Taiwan, Korea).

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.

  1. US Import and export controls

    Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

    FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

  2. US Tariff change

    Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

    FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

  3. GB Sanctions · Applies from:

    The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

Rule changes →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8507.30 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8507.30 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 2.6%.

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 these goods worth £52.5m (down 4% on the year before), at an average of £47.98 per kg; United States supplied 49%, followed by France.

World trade in these goods reached US$894.1m in 2024, up 7.9% on 2023.

The United States was the largest exporter with 21% of the total, ahead of France.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for electric accumulators, including separators therefor: nickel-cadmium?

Electric accumulators, including separators therefor: nickel-cadmium fall under HS subheading 8507.30, part of heading 8507, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on electric accumulators in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8507.30 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 electric accumulators in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8507.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.6%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most electric accumulators?

The United States, with US$187.8m in 2024 (21% 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 United States (49%), France (23%) and Germany (11%), out of total imports of £52.5m.

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