8507.90: Electric accumulators, including separators therefor: parts

1. 8507 90 00 00 Parts
2. Separators
3. 8507 90 31 00 Of plastic film of a thickness not exceeding 40 micrometres
4. 8507 90 31 10 For use in civil aircraft
5. 8507 90 31 20 Separator for the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries, in rolls, made of transparent, microporous, acrylic acid grafted polyethylene film, with: -a width of 98 mm or more but not more than 170 mm, -a thickness of 15 µm or more but not more than 36 µm 2%
6. 8507 90 31 30 Separator for the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries, in rolls, made of microporous monolayer film of polypropylene or a microporous trilayer film of polypropylene, polyethylene and polypropylene, each film with: -zero transversal production direction (td) shrinkage, -a total thickness of 8 μm or more, but not more than 40 μm, -a width of 15 mm or more, but not more than 900 mm, -a length of more than 200 m, but not more than 8 000 m, -an average pore size between 0.02 μm and 0.1 μm, -whether or not coated with surfactant, -whether or not coated on 1 or 2 sides with a ceramic layer of min 1 μm thickness or more, but not more than 5 μm, -whether or not coated on 1 or 2 sides with a sticky binder, pvdf type or similar of min 0.5 μm thickness or more, but not more than 5 μm 2%
7. 8507 90 31 40 Separator for the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries made of a multi-porous multilayer separator foil with: -one microporous polyethylene layer between two microporous polypropylene layers and whether or not coated with aluminium oxide on both sides, -a width of 65 mm or more but not more than 170 mm, -a total thickness of 10 µm or more but not more than 30 µm, -a porosity of 25% (vol.) or more but not more than 65% (vol.) 2%
8. 8507 90 31 90 Other 2%
9. 8507 90 39 00 Other
10. 8507 90 39 10 For use in civil aircraft
11. 8507 90 39 90 Other 2%
12. 8507 90 80 00 Other
13. 8507 90 80 10 For use in civil aircraft
14. 8507 90 80 55 Top cap or housing made of aluminium or ferrous alloy or stainless steel: -whether or not including parts made of aluminum and aluminium alloy, -with or without sealing elements or other elements made of polymer material, -with or without a " current interrupt device " and an " evacuation valve" -with or without plastic sockets -with an outer diameter of 17 mm or more, but not more than 18 mm, or rectangular with: -length not greater than 450 mm, -width not greater than 200 mm, and -hight not greater than 150 mm, for use in the manufacture of lithium-ion batteries 2%
15. 8507 90 80 90 Other 2%

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£68.3m+31.9% · previous 12 months

Average import price£9.95 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
China	£38.1m	55.8%	+95.5%
United States	£6.7m	9.7%	+4.3%
South Korea	£3.6m	5.2%	-24.1%
Poland	£3.2m	4.8%	+77.9%
Germany	£3m	4.3%	-44.2%
Spain	£2.1m	3.1%	-4.5%
Czechia	£1.5m	2.2%	-9.7%
Australia	£1.4m	2.1%	+5,204%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 2.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines USA 3.4% – 3.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.5% Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil 16% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Argentina 16% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines Peru Free – 6% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 4.5% New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line GCC 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia 2.7% – 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 4.2% Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$3bn	38.9%
2	South Korea	US$486m	6.7%
3	Japan	US$408m	5.6%
4	Germany	US$393m	5.4%
5	Poland	US$363m	5%
6	United States	US$322m	4.4%
7	Mexico	US$265m	3.6%
8	Czechia	US$223m	3.1%
9	Hungary	US$211m	2.9%
10	Vietnam	US$198m	2.7%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$3bn	34.3%
2	Germany	US$543m	7.4%
3	Hungary	US$427m	5.9%
4	China	US$416m	5.7%
5	India	US$371m	5.1%
6	Poland	US$363m	5%
7	Vietnam	US$317m	4.3%
8	Mexico	US$264m	3.6%
9	South Korea	US$144m	2%
10	Singapore	US$132m	1.8%

Import duty on this product around the world 164

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.

• 7.5%median duty
• 31number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 35%highest: Bermuda, Cambodia, Uganda

164

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Afghanistan	2.5%		2018 · HS 2012
Albania	2%		2023
Algeria	15%		2023
Angola	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	20%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	20%		2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	16%		2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	0%		2023
Aruba	12%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	5%		2023
Azerbaijan	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	10%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Bangladesh	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	20%		2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Belize	20%		2023
Benin	10%		2023
Bermuda	35%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	5%	0% – 10%	2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Brazil	16%		2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	10%		2023
Burundi	0%		2023
Cambodia	35%		2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon	20%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Cape Verde	15%	0% – 30%	2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands	22%		2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic	20%		2023
Chad	20%		2023
Chile	6%		2023 · HS 2017
China	9%	8% – 10%	2023
Colombia	6.3%	0% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
Comoros	20%		2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville	20%		2023
Cook Islands	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica	1.7%	0% – 5%	2023
Côte d’Ivoire	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Cuba	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	20%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	0%		2023
Ecuador	2.5%	0% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	6%	2% – 10%	2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	2.5%	0% – 5%	2022
Equatorial Guinea	20%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
Ethiopia	7.5%	5% – 10%	2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	2.7%		2023
Fiji	5%		2023
French Polynesia	13%		2023
Gabon	20%		2023
Gambia	10%		2023
Georgia	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Ghana	10%		2023
Gibraltar	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Grenada	20%		2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Guinea	10%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	10%		2023
Guyana	20%		2023 · HS 2017
Haiti	20%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	10%		2023
Indonesia	5.7%	0% – 10%	2023
Iran	15%	10% – 20%	2020 · HS 2017
Israel	12%		2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	20%		2023
Japan	0%		2023
Jordan	0%		2023
Kazakhstan	0%		2023
Kenya	0%		2023
Kiribati	30%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Laos	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	0%		2023
Liberia	10%		2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	1.4%*		2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	10%		2023
Malawi	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	0%		2023
Maldives	20%		2023
Mali	10%		2023
Mauritania	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia	5%		2023
Montserrat	20%		2023 · HS 2017
Morocco	2.5%		2023
Mozambique	7.5%		2023
Myanmar (Burma)	2.7%	0% – 5%	2023 · HS 2017
Namibia	0%		2023
Nauru	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Nepal	10%		2023
New Zealand	5%		2023
Nicaragua	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Niger	10%		2023
Nigeria	10%		2023
North Macedonia	5%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	11%		2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	12%		2017 · HS 2017
Panama	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	16%		2023 · HS 2017
Peru	4.5%	0% – 6%	2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	8.7%	1% – 10%	2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Russia	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	10%		2023
Samoa	8%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	10%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	5%		2023
Senegal	10%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	10%		2023
Singapore	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Somalia	5%		2023 · HS 2017
South Africa	0%		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	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Suriname	20%		2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland	1%*		2023
Syria	5%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	5%		2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	0%		2023
Thailand	10%		2023
Togo	10%		2023
Tonga	3%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	20%		2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	6.2%	2.7% – 9.7%	2023
Tuvalu	23%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	35%		2023
Ukraine	0%		2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	1%	0% – 2%	2023
United States	3.5%	3.4% – 3.5%	2023
Uruguay	11%	0% – 16%	2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	15%		2023
Venezuela	16%		2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	3.6%	0% – 5%	2023
Wallis & Futuna	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	5%		2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	5%		2023
Zimbabwe	0.2%	0.1% – 0.4%	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

77819 Parts of electric accumulators

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 511220

CPC 2.1 product

46430 Parts of primary cells, primary batteries and electric accumulators (including separators)

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2720 Manufacture of batteries and accumulators

Earlier HS editions

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 17

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. Import and export controls 20 July 2026

   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. Tariff change 4 June 2026

   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. Other 6 January 2026

   Update to MFN Rates added to End-of-Year Commodity Codes – 6 January 2026

   Trade Tariff news 3859 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

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