Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8508

8508.19

8508.19: With self-contained electric motor: other

Other vacuum cleaners (with motor)

Official description Other

8508.19 is the HS subheading for other vacuum cleaners (with motor), under heading 8508 in chapter 85.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 4
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 8508 19 00 00 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 2

  • Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
    Applies to goods from
    Belarus, Russia
    Legal act
    2022 No. 376
    Documents
    • 9008
  • 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 4

  • 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
    Ukraine
    Legal act
    S.I. 2022/395
    Documents
    • 9009
    • 9010
    • 9017
  • 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
    • 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
  • Import controlImport control on luxury goods
    Applies to goods from
    North Korea
    Legal act
    S.I. 2019/411
    Documents
    • Y945 Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
    • Y946 Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
    • Y948 Goods other than those described in Annex VIII (Luxury goods) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509

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£36.4m-0.9% · previous 12 months
Average import price£6.97 per kg
Jan 2024: £2.4mFeb 2024: £2.9mMar 2024: £3.3mApr 2024: £2.7mMay 2024: £2.5mJun 2024: £2.1mJul 2024: £2.9mAug 2024: £3.4mSept 2024: £2.7mOct 2024: £4.4mNov 2024: £2.9mDec 2024: £3.1mJan 2025: £2.7mFeb 2025: £3.9mMar 2025: £2.6mApr 2025: £2.9mMay 2025: £2.6mJun 2025: £2.7mJul 2025: £3mAug 2025: £3.3mSept 2025: £2.6mOct 2025: £3.5mNov 2025: £2.4mDec 2025: £2.5mJan 2026: £3mFeb 2026: £3.4mMar 2026: £3.4mApr 2026: £2.3mMay 2026: £2.8mJun 2026: £3.3mJul 2026: £4.1mAug 2026: £3.1m 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
China £21.6m 59.4% +1.8%
Italy £3.8m 10.4% +18.5%
Germany £2.6m 7.2% -33.1%
Romania £2.1m 5.8% -10.6%
Hungary £1.8m 5% +2.9%
Vietnam £1m 2.8% -36.8%
Finland £1m 2.8% +204.5%
France £593k 1.6% +1,403.9%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

8508.19 · US$2bn

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$58kUS$58k+US$3m+US$29m+> US$105m

Exports: 141
  1. China: US$820m
  2. Germany: US$257m
  3. Mexico: US$128m
  4. Romania: US$105m
  5. Vietnam: US$87m
  6. Italy: US$82m
  7. Malaysia: US$64m
  8. Hungary: US$49m
  9. Austria: US$44m
  10. Türkiye: US$42m
  11. Poland: US$40m
  12. Thailand: US$35m
  13. Spain: US$32m
  14. United States: US$29m
  15. Netherlands: US$28m
  16. Armenia: US$25m
  17. Hong Kong SAR China: US$19m
  18. Singapore: US$17m
  19. Belgium: US$17m
  20. France: US$13m
  21. Sweden: US$11m
  22. Canada: US$10m
  23. United Kingdom: US$9m
  24. Kazakhstan: US$8m
  25. Czechia: US$8m
  26. Latvia: US$8m
  27. Slovakia: US$7m
  28. Finland: US$6m
  29. Japan: US$6m
  30. Denmark: US$4m
  31. Lithuania: US$4m
  32. Uzbekistan: US$3m
  33. Portugal: US$3m
  34. South Korea: US$3m
  35. Slovenia: US$3m
  36. Bulgaria: US$3m
  37. Switzerland: US$3m
  38. Serbia: US$3m
  39. Kyrgyzstan: US$2m
  40. Taiwan: US$2m
  41. Estonia: US$2m
  42. Croatia: US$2m
  43. United Arab Emirates: US$1m
  44. Greece: US$1m
  45. Russia: US$1m
  46. India: US$1m
  47. Australia: US$1m
  48. South Africa: US$976k
  49. Saudi Arabia: US$932k
  50. Norway: US$727k
  51. Ukraine: US$618k
  52. Iceland: US$609k
  53. Kuwait: US$441k
  54. Luxembourg: US$441k
  55. Brazil: US$381k
  56. New Zealand: US$372k
  57. Indonesia: US$283k
  58. Egypt: US$247k
  59. Ireland: US$205k
  60. Chile: US$182k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$820m 39.9%
2 Germany US$257m 12.5%
3 Mexico US$128m 6.2%
4 Romania US$105m 5.1%
5 Vietnam US$87m 4.2%
6 Italy US$82m 4%
7 Malaysia US$64m 3.1%
8 Hungary US$49m 2.4%
9 Austria US$44m 2.1%
10 Türkiye US$42m 2.1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$317m 15.4%
2 Germany US$203m 9.9%
3 France US$109m 5.3%
4 Russia US$107m 5.2%
5 Australia US$70m 3.4%
6 United Arab Emirates US$65m 3.1%
7 Poland US$56m 2.7%
8 Kazakhstan US$51m 2.5%
9 Canada US$47m 2.3%
10 United Kingdom US$45m 2.2%

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.

  • 12%median duty
  • 23number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 55%highest: Iran, Bahamas, Sudan

163

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 10% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 0% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 20% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 4% 3% – 5% 2023
Aruba 17% 12% – 22% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 3.3% 0% – 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 20% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 4% 3% – 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 20% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 0% 2022
Bolivia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 12% 5% – 20% 2023
Brazil 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cambodia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 30% 2023
Canada 7.5% 2023
Cape Verde 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Central African Republic 30% 2023
Chad 30% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 0% 2023
Colombia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 30% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 7% 0% – 14% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 30% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 7.5% 0% – 15% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 30% 2023
Eswatini 12% 5% – 20% 2023
Ethiopia 30% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 1.7% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 6% 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 7.5% 0% – 15% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 7.5% 0% – 15% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 10% 2023
Indonesia 10% 2023
Iran 55% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 20% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 25% 2023
Kazakhstan 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Kenya 25% 2023
Kuwait 3.3% 0% – 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 4% 3% – 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 7.5% 5% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 12% 5% – 20% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 2.4%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 20% 2023
Maldives 20% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 0% 2023
Mexico 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 20% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 12% 5% – 20% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 15% 2023
New Zealand 2.5% 0% – 5% 2023
Nicaragua 7.5% 0% – 15% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 7.5% 0% – 15% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 3.3% 0% – 5% 2023
Pakistan 18% 16% – 20% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 7.5% 0% – 15% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 3% 1% – 5% 2023
Qatar 3.3% 0% – 5% 2023
Russia 4% 3% – 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 8% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 3.3% 0% – 5% 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 12% 5% – 20% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 0% 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 40% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 20% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 2.3%* 2023
Syria 18% 5% – 30% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 8% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 0% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 32% 2023
Tuvalu 0% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 10% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 3.3% 0% – 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 0% 2023
Uruguay 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 27%* 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 15% 2023
Venezuela 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 13% 0% – 25% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 25% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.3% 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
77551 Vacuum cleaners .with self-contained electric motor
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 313202
CPC 2.1 product
44919 Special-purpose machinery n.e.c. (including machinery for isotopic separation, machines for assembling electric lamps in glass envelopes, machines for manufacturing glassware and rope making machines)
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2829 Manufacture of other special-purpose machinery

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20178508.19changed
20128508.19changed
20078508.19changed
20028479.89, 8509.10changed
19968479.89, 8509.10changed
19928479.89, 8509.10changed

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.

  1. EU Classification · Applies from:

    Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2026/2265 of 6 October 2026 concerning the classification of certain goods in the Combined Nomenclature

    CELEX 32026R2265 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

Subheading 8508.19 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8508.19; the duty is 1.7%.

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 other vacuum cleaners (with motor) worth £36.4m (down 1% on the year before), at an average of £6.97 per kg; China supplied 59%, followed by Italy.

World trade in other vacuum cleaners (with motor) reached US$2bn in 2024, up 13.6% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 39.9% of the total, ahead of Germany.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for with self-contained electric motor: other?

With self-contained electric motor: other fall under HS subheading 8508.19, part of heading 8508, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on with self-contained electric motor: other in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8508.19 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 with self-contained electric motor: other in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8508.19 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 1.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most with self-contained electric motor: other?

China, with US$820m in 2024 (39.9% of world exports).

Which countries can export other vacuum cleaners (with motor) 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 other vacuum cleaners (with motor)?

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 other vacuum cleaners (with motor) from?

In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (59%), Italy (10%) and Germany (7%), out of total imports of £36.4m.

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