Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8517
8517.69: Other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice: other
Other telecom transmission/reception apparatus
Official description Other
8517.69 is the HS subheading for other telecom transmission/reception apparatus, under heading 8517 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8517 69 00 00 Other
- 8517 69 10 00 Videophones Freep/st
- 8517 69 20 00 Entry-phone systems Free
- 8517 69 30 00 Reception apparatus for radio-telephony or radio-telegraphy Freep/st
- 8517 69 90 00 Other 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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- 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 4 lines
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vietnam | £132.6m | 28.5% | +23.2% |
 China | £122.8m | 26.4% | -22.4% |
 United States | £40.6m | 8.7% | -3.5% |
 Norway | £22.3m | 4.8% | +360.7% |
 Italy | £19.5m | 4.2% | +13.3% |
 Mexico | £12.2m | 2.6% | +59.5% |
 Germany | £11.7m | 2.5% | -11.6% |
 Sweden | £11.6m | 2.5% | +10% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free – 9.3% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 1% USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 13 tariff lines · average 6.9% 
Brazil 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 7 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
GCC Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free – 15% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$161kUS$161k+US$14m+US$79m+> US$442m
Exports: 187
- China: US$2bn
- Mexico: US$881m
- United States: US$838m
- Taiwan: US$499m
- Germany: US$470m
- Vietnam: US$442m
- United Kingdom: US$291m
- Netherlands: US$284m
- Italy: US$215m
- Malaysia: US$210m
- Thailand: US$167m
- Czechia: US$161m
- France: US$135m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$135m
- Poland: US$116m
- Canada: US$116m
- Israel: US$113m
- India: US$82m
- Sweden: US$79m
- Japan: US$78m
- Hungary: US$76m
- Spain: US$72m
- Austria: US$63m
- Singapore: US$58m
- Philippines: US$56m
- Belgium: US$54m
- Ireland: US$52m
- Russia: US$51m
- Romania: US$49m
- Türkiye: US$48m
- Denmark: US$47m
- Portugal: US$45m
- Laos: US$39m
- Switzerland: US$38m
- Norway: US$38m
- South Korea: US$38m
- New Zealand: US$34m
- Australia: US$28m
- Finland: US$25m
- Estonia: US$22m
- Bulgaria: US$19m
- Slovakia: US$19m
- Greece: US$19m
- Lithuania: US$15m
- Tunisia: US$15m
- Cyprus: US$14m
- South Africa: US$14m
- Indonesia: US$10m
- United Arab Emirates: US$9m
- Latvia: US$7m
- Slovenia: US$7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5m
- Iceland: US$5m
- Kazakhstan: US$5m
- Cambodia: US$4m
- Kuwait: US$4m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Luxembourg: US$4m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Pakistan: US$2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3mUS$3m+US$19m+US$91m+> US$224m
Imports: 221
- United States: US$2bn
- Germany: US$657m
- Netherlands: US$574m
- United Kingdom: US$550m
- France: US$328m
- India: US$234m
- Taiwan: US$224m
- Italy: US$216m
- Mexico: US$193m
- Spain: US$184m
- Japan: US$179m
- Australia: US$165m
- China: US$165m
- Egypt: US$164m
- Canada: US$139m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$134m
- Poland: US$133m
- Belgium: US$114m
- Norway: US$112m
- Czechia: US$110m
- Slovakia: US$107m
- United Arab Emirates: US$93m
- Switzerland: US$91m
- Saudi Arabia: US$85m
- Sweden: US$85m
- Singapore: US$81m
- Austria: US$79m
- Indonesia: US$59m
- Hungary: US$57m
- Türkiye: US$55m
- Ukraine: US$54m
- Malaysia: US$52m
- Pakistan: US$52m
- Thailand: US$47m
- South Korea: US$45m
- Ireland: US$41m
- Romania: US$40m
- Russia: US$40m
- South Africa: US$39m
- Denmark: US$39m
- Vietnam: US$38m
- Portugal: US$38m
- Greece: US$37m
- Finland: US$34m
- Algeria: US$34m
- Morocco: US$33m
- Israel: US$31m
- Brazil: US$30m
- Colombia: US$30m
- Kazakhstan: US$29m
- New Zealand: US$20m
- Azerbaijan: US$20m
- Chile: US$19m
- Nigeria: US$19m
- Dominican Republic: US$19m
- Peru: US$19m
- Tanzania: US$18m
- Philippines: US$17m
- Qatar: US$15m
- Angola: US$14m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$2bn | 25.8% |
| 2 | Mexico | US$881m | 10.1% |
| 3 | United States | US$838m | 9.6% |
| 4 | Taiwan | US$499m | 5.7% |
| 5 | Germany | US$470m | 5.4% |
| 6 | Vietnam | US$442m | 5.1% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$291m | 3.3% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$284m | 3.3% |
| 9 | Italy | US$215m | 2.5% |
| 10 |  Malaysia | US$210m | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$2bn | 21.8% |
| 2 | Germany | US$657m | 7.6% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$574m | 6.6% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$550m | 6.3% |
| 5 |  France | US$328m | 3.8% |
| 6 |  India | US$234m | 2.7% |
| 7 | Taiwan | US$224m | 2.6% |
| 8 | Italy | US$216m | 2.5% |
| 9 | Mexico | US$193m | 2.2% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$184m | 2.1% |
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.
- 2.9%median duty
- 75number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 34%highest: Iran, Bangladesh, Bermuda
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 8% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 2% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 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 | 8.8% | 5% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 6.4% | 0% – 10% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 10% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 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 | 0% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 6.5% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Ecuador | 5% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 6% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 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 | 2.9% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Indonesia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 34% | 5% – 55% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 4.6% | 0% – 12% | 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 | 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 | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 10% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 10% | 0% – 15% | 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) | 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 | 3.8% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 0% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 9.4% | 3% – 16% | 2023 |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 4.6% | 0% – 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 2% | 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 | 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 | 1.9% | 0% – 9.3% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 19% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 1% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 0% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 0% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 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
- 45281 Sound, video, network and similar cards for automatic data processing machines47223 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 | 8517.69 | changed |
| 2012 | 8517.69 | changed |
| 2007 | 8517.69 | changed |
| 2002 | 8517.19, 8517.80, 8527.90 | changed |
| 1996 | 8517.19, 8517.80, 8527.90 | changed |
| 1992 | 8517.10, 8517.81, 8517.82, 8525.30, 8527.90, 8528.10, 8528.20 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 6
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.
- N365324 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a waveguide circulator from China
- H323634 U.S. CBP
Application for Further Review of Protest No. 5501-21-105519; Classification of Optical Protection Switch Modules
- N345395 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification and marking of a Bluetooth tracking beacon from China
- N307575 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of pet training products from China
- N271761 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of wireless switches, a wireless switch receiver module, and a generator from an unspecified country.
- 600013218 HMRC
A doorbell with an integrated camera. The unit comprises 3 main components: The bell-push unit which incorporates the camera to alert the occupant that someone is approaching the door, the chime unit which is plugged into the mains somewhere in the home and a DC power supply which powers the chime…
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 433 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-22 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Import and export controls
RG 11.07.2026 sayı 33307 · Tebliğ 2018/7 · 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
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0271 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8517.69 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8517.69 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
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 Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of other telecom transmission/reception apparatus into the UK came to £464.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 0% on the year before); Vietnam supplied 29%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported other telecom transmission/reception apparatus worth US$9bn (−7.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$2bn), followed by Mexico.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice: other?
Other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice: other fall under HS subheading 8517.69, part of heading 8517, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other apparatus for the transmission or reception… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8517.69 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 other apparatus for the transmission or reception… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8517.69 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 other apparatus for the transmission or reception…?
China, with US$2bn in 2024 (25.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export other telecom transmission/reception apparatus 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 other telecom transmission/reception apparatus?
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 other telecom transmission/reception apparatus from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Vietnam (29%), China (26%) and United States (9%), out of total imports of £464.5m.
Typical products
- baby monitor
- entry phone systems
- ethernet cards
- modems
- network interface cards
- network switches
- pagers
- routers
- video doorbell
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.