Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8512
8512.40: Windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters
Subheading 8512.40 belongs to heading 8512 (electrical lighting or signalling equipment) in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8512 40 00 00 Windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters 2%
- 8512 40 00 10 Car door mirror heating foil: - with two electrical contacts, - with an adhesive layer on both sides (on the side of the plastic holder of the mirror and on the side of the mirror glass), - with a protective paper film on both sides 2%
- 8512 40 00 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 4
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 2 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)
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £6.3m | 26.1% | -16.1% |
 China | £3.1m | 13% | +2% |
 Czechia | £2.3m | 9.7% | -19.6% |
 Poland | £2.3m | 9.7% | +121.1% |
 Spain | £1.4m | 6% | +83.7% |
 Serbia | £1.2m | 5% | -32.3% |
 Mexico | £1.1m | 4.6% | +2.4% |
 Vietnam | £977k | 4.1% | +70.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$12.6kUS$12.6k+US$1.7m+US$26.7m+> US$59.2m
Exports: 145
- China: US$225.6m
- Mexico: US$90.9m
- Germany: US$80.8m
- France: US$64.4m
- Czechia: US$59.2m
- United States: US$52.2m
- Poland: US$51m
- Indonesia: US$46.6m
- Vietnam: US$45.9m
- Serbia: US$43.3m
- Italy: US$39.1m
- Belgium: US$33.1m
- Spain: US$32.8m
- Netherlands: US$26.7m
- Hungary: US$25m
- United Kingdom: US$20m
- South Korea: US$17.7m
- Japan: US$15.2m
- Romania: US$15.1m
- Brazil: US$14.4m
- Morocco: US$13.8m
- Malaysia: US$10.4m
- Taiwan: US$10.2m
- Thailand: US$9.5m
- Tunisia: US$8.4m
- Slovenia: US$7.8m
- India: US$7.4m
- Switzerland: US$5.5m
- Finland: US$5.4m
- Türkiye: US$4.9m
- Sweden: US$3.1m
- Slovakia: US$2.5m
- South Africa: US$2.1m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.7m
- Canada: US$1.7m
- Singapore: US$1.6m
- Denmark: US$1.5m
- Austria: US$1.4m
- Lithuania: US$1.2m
- Bulgaria: US$1.2m
- Norway: US$658k
- Portugal: US$600.3k
- Latvia: US$456.2k
- Greece: US$382.7k
- Bahrain: US$354.2k
- Russia: US$339.3k
- United Arab Emirates: US$325.6k
- Australia: US$307.7k
- Ireland: US$222.2k
- Estonia: US$216.8k
- Chile: US$198.4k
- Colombia: US$177.9k
- Philippines: US$106k
- New Zealand: US$100.2k
- Ukraine: US$78.9k
- Luxembourg: US$74.6k
- Guatemala: US$74k
- Belarus: US$66.3k
- Panama: US$54.7k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$369.8kUS$369.8k+US$2.4m+US$15.6m+> US$44.5m
Imports: 207
- United States: US$110.7m
- France: US$102.6m
- Germany: US$71.6m
- China: US$61.6m
- Canada: US$53.9m
- Spain: US$46.1m
- Poland: US$44.5m
- Belgium: US$38.6m
- Russia: US$36.2m
- United Kingdom: US$35.9m
- Italy: US$30.9m
- Czechia: US$29.1m
- Sweden: US$22m
- Türkiye: US$20.5m
- Malaysia: US$20.4m
- Japan: US$20.1m
- Mexico: US$20m
- Argentina: US$18.7m
- Netherlands: US$17.3m
- Indonesia: US$17m
- Brazil: US$15.6m
- Taiwan: US$14.6m
- Slovakia: US$13.8m
- Morocco: US$13.5m
- India: US$12.2m
- Hungary: US$11.7m
- Vietnam: US$11.7m
- South Korea: US$11m
- Thailand: US$10.6m
- Australia: US$9.2m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$8.5m
- Uzbekistan: US$8.5m
- United Arab Emirates: US$7.2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$7m
- Romania: US$6.7m
- Portugal: US$6.3m
- Austria: US$6m
- Israel: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$5.4m
- Lithuania: US$5.1m
- Kazakhstan: US$4.7m
- Greece: US$4.5m
- Singapore: US$4.3m
- Norway: US$4.1m
- Denmark: US$4m
- South Africa: US$3.5m
- Philippines: US$3.2m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Finland: US$2.9m
- Serbia: US$2.6m
- Algeria: US$2.4m
- Egypt: US$2.4m
- Slovenia: US$2.3m
- Dominican Republic: US$2.1m
- Iraq: US$2m
- Kuwait: US$1.8m
- Latvia: US$1.8m
- Belarus: US$1.8m
- Guatemala: US$1.6m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.6m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$225.6m | 20.4% |
| 2 | Mexico | US$90.9m | 8.2% |
| 3 |  Germany | US$80.8m | 7.3% |
| 4 | France | US$64.4m | 5.8% |
| 5 | Czechia | US$59.2m | 5.3% |
| 6 |  United States | US$52.2m | 4.7% |
| 7 | Poland | US$51m | 4.6% |
| 8 |  Indonesia | US$46.6m | 4.2% |
| 9 | Vietnam | US$45.9m | 4.1% |
| 10 | Serbia | US$43.3m | 3.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$110.7m | 10% |
| 2 | France | US$102.6m | 9.3% |
| 3 | Germany | US$71.6m | 6.5% |
| 4 | China | US$61.6m | 5.6% |
| 5 |  Canada | US$53.9m | 4.9% |
| 6 | Spain | US$46.1m | 4.2% |
| 7 | Poland | US$44.5m | 4% |
| 8 |  Belgium | US$38.6m | 3.5% |
| 9 |  Russia | US$36.2m | 3.3% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$35.9m | 3.2% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8512.40 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 2%.
Subheading 8512.40 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2.7%.
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 these goods into the UK came to £24.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 1% on the year before); France supplied 26%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$1.1bn (+3.3% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$225.6m), followed by Mexico.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters?
Windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters fall under HS subheading 8512.40, part of heading 8512, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8512.40 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 windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8512.40 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 windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters?
China, with US$225.6m in 2024 (20.4% 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 France (26%), China (13%) and Czechia (10%), out of total imports of £24.1m.