Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8517
8517.62: Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus
Network switching and routing equipment
8517.62 is the HS subheading for network switching and routing equipment, under heading 8517 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8517 62 00 00 Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus Free
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 4
- 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
- Belarus, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 748, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9024
- 9032
- 9025
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, North Korea, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
- 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) | — | Free |
| 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 | £1.8bn | 22.7% | -8% |
 Vietnam | £1.4bn | 17.9% | +32.7% |
 Taiwan | £975.8m | 12.5% | +20% |
 Thailand | £925.5m | 11.9% | +114.4% |
 United States | £578.6m | 7.4% | -9.5% |
 Mexico | £428.7m | 5.5% | +51.8% |
 Malaysia | £410.1m | 5.3% | +11.2% |
 Poland | £135.2m | 1.7% | +18.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free – 30% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 15% USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Mexico Free General (MFN) 13 tariff lines 
Brazil 7.2% – 25% General (MFN) 27 tariff lines · average 15.3% 
Argentina Free – 35% General (MFN) 33 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 22 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC Free General (MFN) 23 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1.6mUS$1.6m+US$33.5m+US$1.2bn+> US$8.9bn
Exports: 221
- China: US$57.2bn
- Vietnam: US$28.9bn
- United States: US$16.7bn
- Taiwan: US$14.4bn
- Mexico: US$14bn
- Thailand: US$13.1bn
- Malaysia: US$8.9bn
- Netherlands: US$8.8bn
- Czechia: US$5.8bn
- Germany: US$5.5bn
- Singapore: US$3.5bn
- India: US$3.4bn
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2.6bn
- United Kingdom: US$2.6bn
- Israel: US$2.6bn
- Poland: US$2.2bn
- Indonesia: US$1.9bn
- Hungary: US$1.9bn
- France: US$1.7bn
- Sweden: US$1.6bn
- Canada: US$1.3bn
- Japan: US$1.2bn
- Philippines: US$1bn
- South Korea: US$1bn
- Italy: US$928.7m
- Ireland: US$886.7m
- Estonia: US$703m
- Romania: US$617.9m
- Finland: US$557.7m
- Belgium: US$549.2m
- Spain: US$475m
- Denmark: US$432.8m
- Austria: US$404m
- Latvia: US$355.8m
- Australia: US$350m
- Switzerland: US$302.3m
- Slovakia: US$291.8m
- Tunisia: US$262.4m
- Lithuania: US$247.7m
- Portugal: US$215.1m
- Laos: US$207.4m
- Norway: US$177.3m
- Türkiye: US$174.7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$153.5m
- South Africa: US$129.1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$126.1m
- Brazil: US$115.5m
- Slovenia: US$76.5m
- Ukraine: US$71.4m
- Bulgaria: US$59.8m
- Russia: US$59.8m
- New Zealand: US$53.4m
- Greece: US$48.2m
- Croatia: US$42.8m
- Kazakhstan: US$33.5m
- Cambodia: US$32.5m
- Colombia: US$26.2m
- Cyprus: US$25.4m
- Serbia: US$22.4m
- Chile: US$21.7m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$35.9mUS$35.9m+US$261.7m+US$2bn+> US$6.5bn
Imports: 224
- United States: US$53.4bn
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$14.6bn
- Netherlands: US$14bn
- Germany: US$11.9bn
- Mexico: US$8.4bn
- United Kingdom: US$7.9bn
- Japan: US$6.5bn
- Singapore: US$6.2bn
- China: US$6.2bn
- France: US$5.1bn
- Canada: US$4.9bn
- Czechia: US$3.9bn
- Australia: US$3.8bn
- India: US$3.8bn
- Italy: US$3.2bn
- Poland: US$2.9bn
- United Arab Emirates: US$2.8bn
- Sweden: US$2.7bn
- South Korea: US$2.5bn
- Spain: US$2.5bn
- Hungary: US$2.1bn
- Brazil: US$2.1bn
- Ireland: US$2bn
- Taiwan: US$1.9bn
- Saudi Arabia: US$1.9bn
- Malaysia: US$1.9bn
- Vietnam: US$1.8bn
- Türkiye: US$1.7bn
- Belgium: US$1.7bn
- Switzerland: US$1.6bn
- Indonesia: US$1.5bn
- Thailand: US$1.4bn
- Austria: US$1.3bn
- Israel: US$1.2bn
- South Africa: US$1.2bn
- Denmark: US$1.2bn
- Russia: US$1bn
- Norway: US$948.5m
- Argentina: US$815.8m
- Colombia: US$746.2m
- Romania: US$744.8m
- Slovakia: US$644.6m
- Finland: US$629.2m
- Philippines: US$613.4m
- Chile: US$578.7m
- Egypt: US$558.5m
- New Zealand: US$516.1m
- Portugal: US$508.9m
- Peru: US$498.9m
- Kazakhstan: US$474.6m
- Ukraine: US$444.7m
- Greece: US$358.5m
- Qatar: US$330.6m
- Morocco: US$292.5m
- Paraguay: US$268.4m
- Nigeria: US$261.7m
- Latvia: US$228m
- Bulgaria: US$227.5m
- Lithuania: US$226.7m
- Uzbekistan: US$205.7m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$57.2bn | 27% |
| 2 | Vietnam | US$28.9bn | 13.6% |
| 3 | United States | US$16.7bn | 7.9% |
| 4 | Taiwan | US$14.4bn | 6.8% |
| 5 | Mexico | US$14bn | 6.6% |
| 6 | Thailand | US$13.1bn | 6.2% |
| 7 | Malaysia | US$8.9bn | 4.2% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$8.8bn | 4.2% |
| 9 |  Czechia | US$5.8bn | 2.8% |
| 10 |  Germany | US$5.5bn | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$53.4bn | 25.3% |
| 2 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$14.6bn | 6.9% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$14bn | 6.6% |
| 4 | Germany | US$11.9bn | 5.6% |
| 5 | Mexico | US$8.4bn | 4% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$7.9bn | 3.7% |
| 7 | Japan | US$6.5bn | 3.1% |
| 8 |  Singapore | US$6.2bn | 2.9% |
| 9 | China | US$6.2bn | 2.9% |
| 10 |  France | US$5.1bn | 2.4% |
Import duty on this product around the world 163
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.
- 2%median duty
- 76number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 25%highest: Bermuda, Somalia, Anguilla
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 8% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 7.2% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 2.2% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 12% | 10% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 10% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 11% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 3.8% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Egypt | 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 French Polynesia | 6% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 6% | 0% – 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 2.5% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Indonesia | 2% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Iran | 11% | 5% – 32% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 2% | 0% – 4% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 1.3% | 0% – 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 18% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 4.6% | 3% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 0% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 10% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 10% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 11% | 3% – 16% | 2023 |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 2% | 0% – 4% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 1.9% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 0% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 10% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 10% | 2023 | |
| Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 13% | 5% – 20% | 2020 · HS 2012 |
 Tajikistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 10% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 19% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 2.4% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 11% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Vietnam | 0.7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · 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
- 76412 Other apparatus for transmission/reception of voice, images/other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired/wireless network (such as a local/wide area network)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 612020
- CPC 2.1 product
- 47223 Other telephone sets and apparatus for transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network)
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2610 Manufacture of electronic components and boards2630 Manufacture of communication equipment
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8517.62 | changed |
| 2012 | 8517.62 | changed |
| 2007 | 8517.62 | changed |
| 2002 | 8471.80, 8517.22, 8517.30, 8517.50, 8517.80, 8525.10, 8525.20 | changed |
| 1996 | 8471.80, 8517.22, 8517.30, 8517.50, 8517.80, 8525.10, 8525.20 | changed |
| 1992 | 8471.99, 8517.20, 8517.30, 8517.40, 8517.81, 8517.82, 8525.10, 8525.20 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 221
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.
- N365110 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and country of origin of a physical hardware server designed for centralized SIM card management
- N365265 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of audio players from Thailand
- N364989 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of hearing loop drivers and a listening device from the United Kingdom
- N363296 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a printed circuit board assembly from China
- N361534 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of hearing loop drivers from the United Kingdom
- N361336 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a wireless hub from Lithuania
- 600016050 HMRC
A portable, battery-powered electronic device worn by personnel or mounted on vehicles and plant, used to determine the wearer's precise position and to provide real-time safety alerts on work sites (for example construction and rail environments). The device comprises, within a single…
- 600015551 HMRC
The product is a serial interface device used for configuration and commissioning of a sensor system by the same trader. It connects the sensor to a mobile phone or tablet via Bluetooth to support setup, parameter adjustment, calibration, and diagnostics through an application. The unit is used…
- 600015485 HMRC
A Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE 5.0) communication device designed to function as part of a wireless data transmission system. The device (ring) is composed of a titanium housing, internal printed circuit board, semiconductor components, integrated antenna, sensors, and a rechargeable battery. The…
- 600015176 HMRC
An embedded software-defined radio (SDR) transceiver designed for flexible radio-frequency signal reception, transmission, and real-time digital signal processing. The radio (SDR) transceiver operates over a wide frequency range of approximately 70 MHz to 6 GHz with up to 56 MHz of instantaneous…
- 600015564 HMRC
Fibre Optic Dust-proof Adapters which have a dust shutter to prevent dust particles interfering with the high-power laser signals (beams) that pass through them when in operation. They are used in Fibre Optics Telecoms routing apparatus (wired or wireless networks). Used inside apparatus for the…
- 600014779 HMRC
This product is a professional streaming decoder that lets you receive an H.264 or H.265 stream from Streaming Encoder, ATEM switcher or camera and convert it back to SDI and HDMI video. Includes Cloud streaming and 12G-SDI reference input that lets you connect SDI tally, camera control and…
221 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 103 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-21 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change
Update to VATZ Coverage – 8 September 2026
Trade Tariff news 8315 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1846 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1848 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Import and export controls
RG 11.07.2026 sayı 33307 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Subheading 8517.62 is a single line in the UK Global Tariff, where the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8517.62; the duty is duty-free.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 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 network switching and routing equipment worth £7.8bn (up 20% on the year before), at an average of £181.87 per kg; China supplied 23%, followed by Vietnam.
World trade in network switching and routing equipment reached US$211.6bn in 2024, up 0% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 27% of the total, ahead of Vietnam.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus?
Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus fall under HS subheading 8517.62, part of heading 8517, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on machines for the reception, conversion and… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8517.62 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on machines for the reception, conversion and… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8517.62 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most machines for the reception, conversion and…?
China, with US$57.2bn in 2024 (27% of world exports).
Which countries can export network switching and routing equipment 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 Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on network switching and routing equipment?
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 network switching and routing equipment from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (23%), Vietnam (18%) and Taiwan (13%), out of total imports of £7.8bn.
Typical products
- bicycle computer
- bluetooth headset
- camera, convertor
- cycle computer
- firewalls
- multiplexers
- radio, military use
- smart band
- smartwatch
- studio, convertor
- wifi boosters
- wifi router
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.