Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8518
8518.29: Loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures: other
Other loudspeakers
Official description Other
8518.29 is the HS subheading for other loudspeakers, under heading 8518 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8518 29 00 00 Other Freep/st
- 8518 29 00 10 For use in civil aircraft Freep/st
- 8518 29 00 90 Other Freep/st
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 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
- 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, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
- Documents
- Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
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 | £28.2m | 49.6% | +0.4% |
 Hungary | £4.7m | 8.2% | -28.3% |
 United States | £4.1m | 7.2% | +5% |
 Italy | £3.7m | 6.5% | +26.5% |
 Vietnam | £3.2m | 5.6% | -6% |
 Germany | £2.4m | 4.2% | +3.7% |
 Poland | £1.4m | 2.5% | +13.5% |
 France | £1.1m | 1.9% | +61.4% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$55kUS$55k+US$2m+US$33m+> US$201m
Exports: 173
- China: US$3bn
- Vietnam: US$907m
- Mexico: US$434m
- United States: US$264m
- Hungary: US$201m
- Germany: US$142m
- Italy: US$132m
- Thailand: US$95m
- Poland: US$92m
- Malaysia: US$89m
- Belgium: US$68m
- Indonesia: US$65m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$56m
- South Korea: US$52m
- Philippines: US$50m
- France: US$35m
- Netherlands: US$33m
- Singapore: US$28m
- Taiwan: US$27m
- Japan: US$26m
- India: US$21m
- United Kingdom: US$19m
- Myanmar (Burma): US$18m
- Spain: US$17m
- Czechia: US$16m
- Denmark: US$14m
- Canada: US$12m
- Sweden: US$9m
- Brazil: US$8m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Israel: US$6m
- Greece: US$4m
- Bulgaria: US$4m
- Norway: US$4m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Finland: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Romania: US$3m
- Russia: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Croatia: US$2m
- Panama: US$1m
- Chile: US$1m
- Cyprus: US$1m
- Mauritius: US$975k
- Jordan: US$721k
- Latvia: US$567k
- Ukraine: US$514k
- Saudi Arabia: US$480k
- Serbia: US$384k
- Uzbekistan: US$362k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$8m+US$62m+> US$324m
Imports: 215
- United States: US$1bn
- Vietnam: US$708m
- Japan: US$428m
- India: US$375m
- China: US$343m
- Germany: US$333m
- Mexico: US$324m
- South Korea: US$206m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$195m
- Thailand: US$169m
- Poland: US$142m
- France: US$107m
- Hungary: US$91m
- United Kingdom: US$88m
- Belgium: US$86m
- Canada: US$79m
- Malaysia: US$79m
- Slovakia: US$78m
- Singapore: US$68m
- Russia: US$66m
- Indonesia: US$65m
- Türkiye: US$62m
- Brazil: US$57m
- Spain: US$56m
- Czechia: US$51m
- Italy: US$51m
- Australia: US$48m
- Netherlands: US$48m
- United Arab Emirates: US$45m
- Philippines: US$43m
- Sweden: US$41m
- South Africa: US$36m
- Argentina: US$33m
- Taiwan: US$33m
- Austria: US$24m
- Israel: US$23m
- Chile: US$23m
- Egypt: US$18m
- Romania: US$17m
- Dominican Republic: US$16m
- Guatemala: US$14m
- Morocco: US$13m
- Denmark: US$12m
- Kazakhstan: US$12m
- Peru: US$12m
- Bangladesh: US$10m
- Norway: US$9m
- Colombia: US$9m
- Iran: US$8m
- Ecuador: US$8m
- Mauritius: US$8m
- Nigeria: US$8m
- Uzbekistan: US$8m
- Finland: US$8m
- Kenya: US$8m
- Portugal: US$7m
- Greece: US$7m
- Estonia: US$7m
- Switzerland: US$7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$6m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$3bn | 51% |
| 2 | Vietnam | US$907m | 14.8% |
| 3 |  Mexico | US$434m | 7.1% |
| 4 | United States | US$264m | 4.3% |
| 5 | Hungary | US$201m | 3.3% |
| 6 | Germany | US$142m | 2.3% |
| 7 | Italy | US$132m | 2.1% |
| 8 |  Thailand | US$95m | 1.5% |
| 9 | Poland | US$92m | 1.5% |
| 10 |  Malaysia | US$89m | 1.5% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$1bn | 17% |
| 2 | Vietnam | US$708m | 11.5% |
| 3 |  Japan | US$428m | 7% |
| 4 |  India | US$375m | 6.1% |
| 5 | China | US$343m | 5.6% |
| 6 | Germany | US$333m | 5.4% |
| 7 | Mexico | US$324m | 5.3% |
| 8 |  South Korea | US$206m | 3.4% |
| 9 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$195m | 3.2% |
| 10 | Thailand | US$169m | 2.7% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 5
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.
- N354004 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of driver/speakers from China
- N301789 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of audio kits from China
- N289775 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a Google AIY Voice Kit from China
- N289366 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a speaker board from Great Britian
- N280344 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a loudspeaker from China
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8518.29 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 8518.29; 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 other loudspeakers worth £56.9m (up 0% on the year before), at an average of £14.86 per kg; China supplied 50%, followed by Hungary.
World trade in other loudspeakers reached US$6bn in 2024, up 3.7% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 51% of the total, ahead of Vietnam.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures: other?
Loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures: other fall under HS subheading 8518.29, part of heading 8518, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on loudspeakers in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8518.29 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 loudspeakers in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8518.29 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 loudspeakers?
China, with US$3bn in 2024 (51% of world exports).
Which countries can export other loudspeakers 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 loudspeakers?
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 loudspeakers from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (50%), Hungary (8%) and United States (7%), out of total imports of £56.9m.