Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8512
8512.30: Electrical lighting or signalling equipment: sound signalling equipment
Vehicle horns and sound signals
Official description Sound signalling equipment
8512.30 is the HS subheading for vehicle horns and sound signals, under heading 8512 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8512 30 00 00 Sound signalling equipment 2%
- 8512 30 10 00 Burglar alarms of a kind used for motor vehicles 2%p/st
- 8512 30 90 00 Other 2%
- 8512 30 90 20 Warning buzzer for parking sensor system in a plastic casing operating on the piezo-mechanic principle, containing: - a printed circuit board, - a connector, - whether or not a metal holder for use in the manufacture of goods of chapter 87 2%
- 8512 30 90 90 Other 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 5
- 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
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y12
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 3 lines
- 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 3 lines
- Duty suspensionAutonomous suspension under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 3 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
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- 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 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 | £7.4m | 28.4% | +81.4% |
 Italy | £5.2m | 20% | -3.4% |
 Slovenia | £3.7m | 14.3% | -3.1% |
 North Macedonia | £3.4m | 13% | +23.8% |
 Spain | £1.4m | 5.4% | +16.2% |
 Vietnam | £632k | 2.4% | +161.2% |
 United States | £625k | 2.4% | +22.6% |
 France | £612k | 2.4% | +2.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.2% – 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Türkiye 2.2% – 2.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 2.6% USA 2.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free – 6.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Mexico Free – 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Brazil 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia 2.7% – 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 8.9% 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$50kUS$50k+US$3m+US$30m+> US$79m
Exports: 141
- China: US$353m
- Italy: US$108m
- United States: US$85m
- Japan: US$79m
- Germany: US$71m
- South Korea: US$66m
- Philippines: US$57m
- Spain: US$54m
- Vietnam: US$48m
- Mexico: US$44m
- France: US$40m
- North Macedonia: US$36m
- Indonesia: US$36m
- India: US$30m
- Taiwan: US$25m
- Thailand: US$24m
- Russia: US$22m
- Czechia: US$17m
- Malaysia: US$15m
- Hungary: US$11m
- Türkiye: US$9m
- Poland: US$7m
- Netherlands: US$7m
- Romania: US$7m
- United Kingdom: US$7m
- Brazil: US$7m
- Israel: US$6m
- Austria: US$5m
- Belgium: US$5m
- Sweden: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Canada: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Australia: US$791k
- Denmark: US$790k
- Estonia: US$664k
- Kazakhstan: US$575k
- Colombia: US$546k
- United Arab Emirates: US$429k
- Finland: US$419k
- Switzerland: US$365k
- Tunisia: US$359k
- Albania: US$320k
- Bulgaria: US$262k
- Ireland: US$249k
- Greece: US$219k
- Latvia: US$210k
- Panama: US$172k
- Portugal: US$168k
- Croatia: US$161k
- Norway: US$158k
- New Zealand: US$139k
- Morocco: US$138k
- Ukraine: US$88k
- Armenia: US$81k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$417kUS$417k+US$4m+US$19m+> US$41m
Imports: 206
- United States: US$244m
- Germany: US$106m
- Mexico: US$58m
- Czechia: US$47m
- China: US$44m
- Canada: US$42m
- Thailand: US$41m
- France: US$39m
- Japan: US$33m
- Indonesia: US$31m
- Brazil: US$30m
- South Korea: US$30m
- Türkiye: US$28m
- United Kingdom: US$28m
- Spain: US$28m
- Vietnam: US$27m
- Egypt: US$25m
- Russia: US$23m
- India: US$20m
- Kazakhstan: US$19m
- Saudi Arabia: US$19m
- Poland: US$18m
- Belgium: US$17m
- Netherlands: US$17m
- Malaysia: US$16m
- Italy: US$16m
- Slovakia: US$16m
- Taiwan: US$14m
- United Arab Emirates: US$13m
- Uzbekistan: US$12m
- Hungary: US$10m
- Romania: US$10m
- Argentina: US$10m
- Philippines: US$9m
- Singapore: US$9m
- Sweden: US$9m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$8m
- Austria: US$7m
- Australia: US$7m
- Morocco: US$7m
- Colombia: US$7m
- Bangladesh: US$6m
- Iran: US$6m
- Portugal: US$5m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Peru: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- Iraq: US$4m
- Israel: US$4m
- Nigeria: US$4m
- Pakistan: US$4m
- Panama: US$4m
- Chile: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Algeria: US$2m
- Kuwait: US$2m
- Ghana: US$2m
- Finland: US$2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$353m | 26.8% |
| 2 | Italy | US$108m | 8.2% |
| 3 | United States | US$85m | 6.4% |
| 4 | Japan | US$79m | 6% |
| 5 |  Germany | US$71m | 5.4% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$66m | 5% |
| 7 |  Philippines | US$57m | 4.4% |
| 8 | Spain | US$54m | 4.1% |
| 9 | Vietnam | US$48m | 3.6% |
| 10 | Mexico | US$44m | 3.4% |
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.
- 10%median duty
- 23number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 50%highest: Kiribati, Bermuda, Cambodia
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 30% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 3.5% | 0% – 7% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 22% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bahamas | 15% | 0% – 45% | 2022 |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 25% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 7% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 10% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 35% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 15% | 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 | 3.3% | 0% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 25% | 22% – 27% | 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 | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 14% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 15% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2.5% | 2.2% – 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 | 25% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 25% | 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 | 6% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 25% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 3.5% | 0% – 7% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 50% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 7% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 15% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 1.7%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 23% | 0% – 50% | 2023 |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 1.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 12% | 8% – 15% | 2023 |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 35% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 6% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Philippines | 13% | 3% – 30% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 7% | 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 | 15% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 15% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 25% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 30% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 7% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 25% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 25% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 3%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 7.5% | 5% – 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 | 25% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 2.5% | 2.2% – 2.7% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 19% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 2% | 2023 | |
| United States | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 23% | 20% – 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 equipment2930 Manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8512.30 | changed |
| 2012 | 8512.30 | changed |
| 2007 | 8512.30 | changed |
| 2002 | 8512.30 | changed |
| 1996 | 8512.30 | changed |
| 1992 | 8512.30 | changed |
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.
- N329146 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a vehicle reversing alarm from China
- 600013213 HMRC
An electronic vehicle sound device used with motor vehicles. The white sound electrical signalling apparatus of a kind used in motor vehicles is designed to be used to warn pedestrians of a reversing vehicle. The speaker is mounted in a Plastic housing, which is powered by 12-24 VDC and emits a…
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.
- Import and export controls
RG 11.07.2026 sayı 33307 · Tebliğ 2018/7 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8512.30 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8512.30 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 2.2% and 2.7% (average 2.5%).
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 vehicle horns and sound signals worth £25.9m (up 13% on the year before), at an average of £33.84 per kg; China supplied 28%, followed by Italy.
World trade in vehicle horns and sound signals reached US$1.3bn in 2024, up 0% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 26.8% of the total, ahead of Italy.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for electrical lighting or signalling equipment: sound signalling equipment?
Electrical lighting or signalling equipment: sound signalling equipment fall under HS subheading 8512.30, part of heading 8512, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on electrical lighting or signalling equipment in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8512.30 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 electrical lighting or signalling equipment in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8512.30 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.2% to 2.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most electrical lighting or signalling equipment?
China, with US$353m in 2024 (26.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export vehicle horns and sound signals 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 vehicle horns and sound signals?
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 vehicle horns and sound signals from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (28%), Italy (20%) and Slovenia (14%), out of total imports of £25.9m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.