Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8513
8513.90: Portable electric lamps designed to function by their: parts
Official description Parts
Subheading 8513.90 belongs to heading 8513 (portable electric lamps designed to function by their own source of energy) in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8513 90 00 00 Parts 4%
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
- 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
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 4% |
| 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 | £821k | 72.7% | -39.8% |
 United States | £108k | 9.6% | -66.7% |
 Germany | £54k | 4.8% | +183.4% |
 Taiwan | £23k | 2% | +46.9% |
 Israel | £22k | 2% | -70.9% |
 Italy | £21k | 1.8% | -94.2% |
 France | £18k | 1.6% | +40.8% |
 Denmark | £17k | 1.5% | +134.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$30.2kUS$30.2k+US$347k+US$914.5k+> US$3.3m
Exports: 110
- China: US$46.4m
- United States: US$9.3m
- Italy: US$4.2m
- Germany: US$3.3m
- Netherlands: US$3.3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.4m
- United Kingdom: US$1.8m
- France: US$1.4m
- Spain: US$1.4m
- Mexico: US$1.2m
- Estonia: US$914.5k
- Taiwan: US$866.3k
- Thailand: US$824.4k
- India: US$801.4k
- Japan: US$735.7k
- Singapore: US$697.9k
- Ireland: US$638.7k
- Türkiye: US$592.3k
- Czechia: US$560.3k
- Poland: US$500.1k
- Austria: US$489.3k
- Slovakia: US$459.9k
- Israel: US$447.9k
- Canada: US$375.7k
- Australia: US$349.3k
- Norway: US$347k
- South Africa: US$330.7k
- Indonesia: US$325k
- South Korea: US$285.7k
- Saudi Arabia: US$279.9k
- Malaysia: US$270.3k
- Vietnam: US$218.5k
- Denmark: US$212.3k
- Sweden: US$196.6k
- Finland: US$187.5k
- United Arab Emirates: US$158.5k
- Switzerland: US$152k
- Greece: US$152k
- Belgium: US$150.7k
- Russia: US$150.3k
- Romania: US$145.5k
- Croatia: US$98.4k
- Hungary: US$92.5k
- Philippines: US$53.8k
- Portugal: US$46.3k
- New Zealand: US$45.2k
- Bahrain: US$39.3k
- Egypt: US$38.8k
- Sri Lanka: US$36.5k
- Cameroon: US$31.4k
- Slovenia: US$30.2k
- Bulgaria: US$28.4k
- Pakistan: US$28k
- Colombia: US$23.9k
- Lithuania: US$23k
- Panama: US$23k
- Tunisia: US$22k
- Georgia: US$20.4k
- Cyprus: US$14.2k
- Chile: US$13.8k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$39.1kUS$39.1k+US$298.1k+US$1.6m+> US$3.6m
Imports: 182
- United States: US$7.3m
- Malaysia: US$6.6m
- Vietnam: US$6m
- Italy: US$5.2m
- India: US$4.2m
- France: US$3.6m
- United Kingdom: US$3.5m
- Switzerland: US$2.6m
- Mexico: US$2.4m
- Spain: US$2.4m
- Germany: US$2.4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.3m
- Cambodia: US$2.2m
- Canada: US$2.1m
- South Africa: US$1.9m
- Indonesia: US$1.8m
- Singapore: US$1.7m
- China: US$1.6m
- South Korea: US$1.5m
- Bangladesh: US$1.5m
- Sweden: US$1.4m
- Japan: US$1.4m
- Netherlands: US$1.2m
- Israel: US$1.1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.1m
- Philippines: US$1.1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$927.6k
- Finland: US$906.9k
- Australia: US$867.2k
- Poland: US$865.3k
- Ireland: US$846.6k
- Denmark: US$701.4k
- Russia: US$674.4k
- Thailand: US$666.3k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$614.8k
- Türkiye: US$549.2k
- Austria: US$417.3k
- Norway: US$397.1k
- Belgium: US$374.3k
- Qatar: US$360.3k
- Iraq: US$336k
- Portugal: US$331.5k
- Romania: US$309.8k
- Hungary: US$298.1k
- Uganda: US$295.1k
- Kuwait: US$288.8k
- Angola: US$286.4k
- Taiwan: US$273.9k
- Tanzania: US$260.9k
- Greece: US$245.1k
- Kenya: US$244.6k
- Brazil: US$237.2k
- Burkina Faso: US$232.2k
- Oman: US$227.9k
- Kazakhstan: US$198.8k
- Iceland: US$187.9k
- Guatemala: US$175.3k
- Peru: US$163.8k
- Ghana: US$160.5k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$46.4m | 52.5% |
| 2 | United States | US$9.3m | 10.6% |
| 3 | Italy | US$4.2m | 4.8% |
| 4 | Germany | US$3.3m | 3.8% |
| 5 |  Netherlands | US$3.3m | 3.7% |
| 6 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$2.4m | 2.7% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$1.8m | 2% |
| 8 | France | US$1.4m | 1.6% |
| 9 |  Spain | US$1.4m | 1.6% |
| 10 |  Mexico | US$1.2m | 1.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$7.3m | 8.2% |
| 2 |  Malaysia | US$6.6m | 7.5% |
| 3 |  Vietnam | US$6m | 6.8% |
| 4 | Italy | US$5.2m | 5.9% |
| 5 |  India | US$4.2m | 4.8% |
| 6 | France | US$3.6m | 4.1% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$3.5m | 3.9% |
| 8 |  Switzerland | US$2.6m | 3% |
| 9 | Mexico | US$2.4m | 2.8% |
| 10 | Spain | US$2.4m | 2.8% |
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.
- Countervailing duty
FR Doc. 2026-16362 · 91 FR 51662 · Source: federalregister.gov
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8513.90; the duty is 4%.
Subheading 8513.90 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 5.7%.
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 4%.
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 £1.1m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 52% on the year before); China supplied 73%, followed by United States.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$88.5m (−7.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$46.4m), followed by the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for portable electric lamps designed to function by their: parts?
Portable electric lamps designed to function by their: parts fall under HS subheading 8513.90, part of heading 8513, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on portable electric lamps designed to function by… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8513.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 4%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on portable electric lamps designed to function by… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8513.90 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 5.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most portable electric lamps designed to function by…?
China, with US$46.4m in 2024 (52.5% 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 4% 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 (73%), United States (10%) and Germany (5%), out of total imports of £1.1m.