Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8512

8512.10

8512.10: Lighting or visual signalling equipment of a kind used on bicycles

8512.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8512, electrical lighting or signalling equipment, chapter 85.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty 2% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 2
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
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Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

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  1. 8512 10 00 00 Lighting or visual signalling equipment of a kind used on bicycles 2%

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 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—2%
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£8m-9.9% · previous 12 months
Average import price£30.16 per kg
Jan 2024: £502kFeb 2024: £420kMar 2024: £341kApr 2024: £288kMay 2024: £289kJun 2024: £289kJul 2024: £874kAug 2024: £931kSept 2024: £1.1mOct 2024: £1.4mNov 2024: £998kDec 2024: £948kJan 2025: £559kFeb 2025: £509kMar 2025: £426kApr 2025: £519kMay 2025: £504kJun 2025: £313kJul 2025: £483kAug 2025: £1.1mSept 2025: £1.2mOct 2025: £1mNov 2025: £856kDec 2025: £711kJan 2026: £709kFeb 2026: £621kMar 2026: £586kApr 2026: £348kMay 2026: £395kJun 2026: £365kJul 2026: £647kAug 2026: £453k 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 £5m 62.7% -17.8%
Taiwan £1.4m 18.1% -19.4%
Germany £428k 5.4% +12.5%
Japan £368k 4.6% +18.9%
Hong Kong SAR China £338k 4.3% +397.9%
Türkiye £147k 1.8% —
United States £63k 0.8% +73%
Poland £33k 0.4% +930.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

8512.10 · US$372m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$63kUS$63k+US$690k+US$4m+> US$27m

Exports: 102
  1. China: US$202m
  2. Germany: US$44m
  3. Taiwan: US$27m
  4. France: US$23m
  5. Netherlands: US$19m
  6. Hong Kong SAR China: US$7m
  7. United States: US$6m
  8. Poland: US$5m
  9. Finland: US$4m
  10. Spain: US$4m
  11. Czechia: US$4m
  12. Hungary: US$3m
  13. Thailand: US$3m
  14. Slovenia: US$2m
  15. Italy: US$2m
  16. Japan: US$2m
  17. United Kingdom: US$2m
  18. Belgium: US$2m
  19. Portugal: US$2m
  20. Slovakia: US$1m
  21. South Korea: US$1m
  22. Denmark: US$1m
  23. Australia: US$1m
  24. Austria: US$961k
  25. Sweden: US$690k
  26. Canada: US$624k
  27. Tunisia: US$592k
  28. Switzerland: US$308k
  29. Türkiye: US$307k
  30. Vietnam: US$258k
  31. Romania: US$234k
  32. South Africa: US$204k
  33. Greece: US$193k
  34. India: US$192k
  35. Mexico: US$142k
  36. Chile: US$132k
  37. Singapore: US$128k
  38. Malaysia: US$128k
  39. Ireland: US$118k
  40. Colombia: US$105k
  41. Lithuania: US$105k
  42. Mauritius: US$102k
  43. Bulgaria: US$97k
  44. Indonesia: US$84k
  45. United Arab Emirates: US$79k
  46. Norway: US$73k
  47. Saudi Arabia: US$68k
  48. Philippines: US$65k
  49. Latvia: US$63k
  50. Russia: US$55k
  51. Dominican Republic: US$51k
  52. Brazil: US$45k
  53. Luxembourg: US$29k
  54. Croatia: US$26k
  55. Serbia: US$25k
  56. Estonia: US$24k
  57. Israel: US$24k
  58. Peru: US$15k
  59. El Salvador: US$9k
  60. Panama: US$8k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$202m 54.2%
2 Germany US$44m 11.8%
3 Taiwan US$27m 7.3%
4 France US$23m 6.2%
5 Netherlands US$19m 5.1%
6 Hong Kong SAR China US$7m 1.8%
7 United States US$6m 1.6%
8 Poland US$5m 1.3%
9 Finland US$4m 1.2%
10 Spain US$4m 1.1%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 Germany US$64m 17.2%
2 Netherlands US$33m 8.8%
3 United States US$27m 7.3%
4 France US$26m 6.9%
5 Poland US$19m 5%
6 Japan US$15m 4.1%
7 Spain US$15m 4.1%
8 Belgium US$11m 3%
9 United Kingdom US$11m 2.9%
10 Austria US$11m 2.9%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

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
  • 34number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 50%highest: Kiribati, Bahamas, Cambodia

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 10% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 10% 2023
Algeria 15% 2023
Angola 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 5% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 10% 2023
Aruba 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 0% 2023
Azerbaijan 7.5% 0% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 5% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 5% 2023
Benin 10% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 5% 2022
Botswana 0% 2023
Brazil 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 10% 2023
Burundi 10% 2023
Cambodia 35% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 20% 2023
Canada 5.5% 2023
Cape Verde 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 20% 2023
Chad 20% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 10% 2023
Colombia 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Comoros 20% 2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville 20% 2023
Cook Islands 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica 0% 2023
Côte d’Ivoire 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Cuba 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominica 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 14% 2023
Ecuador 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 10% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 20% 2023
Eswatini 0% 2023
Ethiopia 10% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 2.7% 2023
Fiji 5% 2023
French Polynesia 6% 2023
Gabon 20% 2023
Gambia 10% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 10% 2023
Gibraltar 12% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 5% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 10% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 10% 2023
Guyana 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 0% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 15% 2023
Indonesia 5% 2023
Iran 26% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 3% 0% – 6% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 5% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 10% 2023
Kenya 10% 2023
Kiribati 50% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 0% 2023
Liberia 10% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 3.6%* 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 8% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 2.5% 2023
Mozambique 7.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 0% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 15% 2023
New Zealand 0% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 10% 2023
Nigeria 10% 2023
North Macedonia 8% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 3% 0% – 6% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 10% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 10% 2023
Samoa 20% 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 15% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 0% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 15% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 5% 2023
St Lucia 0% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 7% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 5% 2023
Sudan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 5% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 2.8%* 2023
Syria 10% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 10% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 10% 2023
Thailand 10% 2023
Togo 10% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 0% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 2.7% 2023
Tuvalu 19% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 10% 2023
Ukraine 5% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 2% 2023
United States 1.4% 0% – 2.7% 2023
Uruguay 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 15% 2023
Venezuela 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 25% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 15% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.1% 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
77834 Electrical lighting/signalling equipment (excluding articles of subgroup 778.2), windscreen wipers, defrosters & demisters, of a kind used for cycles/motor vehicles
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Intermediate goods · BEC 511220
CPC 2.1 product
46910 Electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used for internal combustion engines; generators and cut-outs of a kind used in conjunction with internal combustion engines; electrical lighting or signalling equipment (except filament or discharge lamps), windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters, of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2740 Manufacture of electric lighting equipment
2930 Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20178512.10changed
20128512.10changed
20078512.10changed
20028512.10changed
19968512.10changed
19928512.10changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 2

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.

  • N347268 U.S. CBP 17 April 2025 · 8512.10.40.00

    The tariff classification of bicycle accessories from Taiwan

  • N317000 U.S. CBP 1 February 2021 · 8512.10.40.00

    The tariff classification of bicycle signaling equipment from China

Subheading 8512.10 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is 2%.

The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8512.10; the duty is 2.7%.

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 these goods worth £8m (down 10% on the year before), at an average of £30.16 per kg; China supplied 63%, followed by Taiwan.

World trade in these goods reached US$372m in 2024, down 2.6% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 54.2% of the total, ahead of Germany.

Products classified here

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for lighting or visual signalling equipment of a kind used on bicycles?

Lighting or visual signalling equipment of a kind used on bicycles fall under HS subheading 8512.10, part of heading 8512, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on lighting or visual signalling equipment of a kind… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8512.10 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 lighting or visual signalling equipment of a kind… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8512.10 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Which country exports the most lighting or visual signalling equipment of a kind…?

China, with US$202m in 2024 (54.2% 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 2% 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 China (63%), Taiwan (18%) and Germany (5%), out of total imports of £8m.

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