Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8510
8510.20: Shavers, hair clippers and hair-removing appliances, with: hair clippers
Electric hair clippers
Official description Hair clippers
8510.20 is the HS subheading for electric hair clippers, under heading 8510 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8510 20 00 00 Hair clippers 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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
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
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £42.4m | 67.7% | -4.6% |
 Indonesia | £10.2m | 16.4% | +29.5% |
 United States | £3.8m | 6.1% | +10.1% |
 Switzerland | £2m | 3.1% | +20.6% |
 Vietnam | £1.7m | 2.7% | +277.5% |
 Taiwan | £839k | 1.3% | +90.1% |
 Germany | £689k | 1.1% | -46.1% |
 Ireland | £278k | 0.4% | +103.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$66kUS$66k+US$2m+US$22m+> US$145m
Exports: 124
- China: US$1bn
- Indonesia: US$229m
- Netherlands: US$151m
- Germany: US$145m
- United States: US$78m
- Poland: US$58m
- Hungary: US$50m
- Vietnam: US$50m
- France: US$49m
- Japan: US$30m
- Spain: US$24m
- Switzerland: US$22m
- Mexico: US$22m
- Italy: US$18m
- Czechia: US$18m
- Malaysia: US$16m
- Sweden: US$12m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Slovakia: US$7m
- Belgium: US$7m
- Taiwan: US$6m
- Austria: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Singapore: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- Estonia: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Brazil: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$2m
- Denmark: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Latvia: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- India: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Armenia: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Canada: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Serbia: US$921k
- Russia: US$824k
- South Korea: US$642k
- Portugal: US$576k
- Ireland: US$481k
- Finland: US$415k
- Kazakhstan: US$344k
- United Arab Emirates: US$305k
- Saudi Arabia: US$174k
- Israel: US$156k
- Uruguay: US$140k
- Croatia: US$138k
- Panama: US$115k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$92k
- New Zealand: US$71k
- Kuwait: US$66k
- Norway: US$66k
- Philippines: US$64k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$932kUS$932k+US$7m+US$26m+> US$81m
Imports: 204
- United States: US$330m
- Germany: US$247m
- France: US$186m
- India: US$103m
- Netherlands: US$87m
- United Kingdom: US$82m
- Spain: US$81m
- Poland: US$67m
- United Arab Emirates: US$66m
- Mexico: US$60m
- Canada: US$52m
- Türkiye: US$47m
- Italy: US$47m
- Brazil: US$38m
- Sweden: US$34m
- Japan: US$34m
- Australia: US$31m
- Czechia: US$31m
- Hungary: US$28m
- Russia: US$27m
- Austria: US$26m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$25m
- Belgium: US$24m
- Saudi Arabia: US$22m
- Kazakhstan: US$22m
- Switzerland: US$22m
- Slovakia: US$18m
- Singapore: US$18m
- Norway: US$17m
- Denmark: US$16m
- Portugal: US$15m
- Vietnam: US$15m
- Iraq: US$15m
- Greece: US$14m
- Argentina: US$14m
- Romania: US$14m
- South Korea: US$14m
- Ukraine: US$13m
- Ireland: US$11m
- South Africa: US$11m
- Israel: US$11m
- Chile: US$10m
- Finland: US$8m
- Peru: US$8m
- Morocco: US$8m
- Malaysia: US$7m
- Algeria: US$7m
- Nigeria: US$7m
- Slovenia: US$7m
- Thailand: US$7m
- Colombia: US$7m
- Bulgaria: US$6m
- Paraguay: US$6m
- Indonesia: US$6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$6m
- Belarus: US$6m
- New Zealand: US$6m
- Croatia: US$5m
- Lithuania: US$5m
- Estonia: US$5m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$1bn | 53.7% |
| 2 | Indonesia | US$229m | 10.1% |
| 3 |  Netherlands | US$151m | 6.6% |
| 4 | Germany | US$145m | 6.4% |
| 5 | United States | US$78m | 3.4% |
| 6 |  Poland | US$58m | 2.5% |
| 7 |  Hungary | US$50m | 2.2% |
| 8 | Vietnam | US$50m | 2.2% |
| 9 |  France | US$49m | 2.2% |
| 10 |  Japan | US$30m | 1.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$330m | 14.5% |
| 2 | Germany | US$247m | 10.9% |
| 3 | France | US$186m | 8.2% |
| 4 |  India | US$103m | 4.5% |
| 5 | Netherlands | US$87m | 3.8% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$82m | 3.6% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$81m | 3.6% |
| 8 | Poland | US$67m | 3% |
| 9 |  United Arab Emirates | US$66m | 2.9% |
| 10 |  Mexico | US$60m | 2.7% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 9
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.
- H351085 U.S. CBP
Tariff classification of various hair clippers
- N345316 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of a hair clipper kit
- H286686 U.S. CBP
Revocation of NY N272219, NY N273910, NY N273911, NY N274044, NY N274103; tariff classification of various hair trimmers
- N305855 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a Digital Pet Clipper from China
- N300628 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of Pet Clipper from China
- N284370 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of mustache and beard groomers from China
9 rulings in total for this code
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 433 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-22 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8510.20; the duty is 2%.
Subheading 8510.20 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2.2%.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 2%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of electric hair clippers into the UK came to £62.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 3% on the year before); China supplied 68%, followed by Indonesia.
In 2024, countries exported electric hair clippers worth US$2bn (+0.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$1bn), followed by Indonesia.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for shavers, hair clippers and hair-removing appliances, with: hair clippers?
Shavers, hair clippers and hair-removing appliances, with: hair clippers fall under HS subheading 8510.20, part of heading 8510, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on shavers, hair clippers and hair-removing… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8510.20 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 shavers, hair clippers and hair-removing… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8510.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most shavers, hair clippers and hair-removing…?
China, with US$1bn in 2024 (53.7% of world exports).
Which countries can export electric hair clippers 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 electric hair clippers?
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 electric hair clippers from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (68%), Indonesia (16%) and United States (6%), out of total imports of £62.6m.
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