Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8521
8521.10: Video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether: magnetic tape-type
Official description Magnetic tape-type
8521.10 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8521, video recording or reproducing apparatus, chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8521 10 00 00 Magnetic tape-type 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 3
- 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)
- 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 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, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £471k | 35% | -65.1% |
 Belgium | £265k | 19.7% | +9,186.5% |
 Italy | £262k | 19.5% | +87.1% |
 Malta | £84k | 6.2% | -36.3% |
| United Kingdom | £70k | 5.2% | -94.9% |
 Poland | £68k | 5.1% | +91.4% |
 China | £64k | 4.7% | -84.3% |
 Japan | £22k | 1.7% | -74.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 14% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Brazil 7.2% – 18% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 12.6% 
Argentina Free – 20% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines · average 12% 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 10% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$37kUS$37k+US$306k+US$1m+> US$5m
Exports: 95
- United States: US$10m
- China: US$6m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- Netherlands: US$3m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- Spain: US$1m
- France: US$1m
- Italy: US$1m
- Poland: US$994k
- Taiwan: US$929k
- Philippines: US$769k
- Canada: US$747k
- Japan: US$618k
- Malta: US$565k
- Singapore: US$512k
- Sweden: US$472k
- Belgium: US$417k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$378k
- Saudi Arabia: US$326k
- Switzerland: US$324k
- Brazil: US$315k
- South Korea: US$306k
- Romania: US$269k
- Denmark: US$240k
- Mexico: US$228k
- Israel: US$225k
- Lithuania: US$215k
- Thailand: US$182k
- Latvia: US$168k
- Malaysia: US$141k
- Australia: US$125k
- India: US$102k
- Indonesia: US$94k
- Zambia: US$90k
- Finland: US$79k
- Vietnam: US$75k
- Greece: US$60k
- Portugal: US$58k
- Austria: US$56k
- Kuwait: US$52k
- United Arab Emirates: US$49k
- Iceland: US$47k
- Czechia: US$40k
- Hungary: US$37k
- South Africa: US$26k
- Türkiye: US$25k
- Bulgaria: US$24k
- Brunei: US$23k
- Estonia: US$23k
- Bermuda: US$15k
- Croatia: US$14k
- Botswana: US$14k
- Venezuela: US$11k
- Slovenia: US$10k
- Bahrain: US$10k
- Luxembourg: US$9k
- Jamaica: US$7k
- New Zealand: US$7k
- Ecuador: US$7k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$32kUS$32k+US$197k+US$644k+> US$2m
Imports: 165
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- United States: US$3m
- Singapore: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Germany: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Gibraltar: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Spain: US$1m
- China: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Canada: US$938k
- Saudi Arabia: US$882k
- Netherlands: US$865k
- India: US$850k
- Kuwait: US$688k
- Poland: US$644k
- Mexico: US$601k
- Qatar: US$546k
- Czechia: US$496k
- Croatia: US$494k
- Uganda: US$455k
- Switzerland: US$451k
- Romania: US$426k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$401k
- Japan: US$391k
- Türkiye: US$372k
- United Arab Emirates: US$363k
- Pakistan: US$336k
- Slovakia: US$301k
- South Korea: US$268k
- Belgium: US$259k
- Ireland: US$242k
- Denmark: US$236k
- Malaysia: US$234k
- El Salvador: US$228k
- Portugal: US$225k
- Hungary: US$215k
- Philippines: US$204k
- Austria: US$197k
- Colombia: US$197k
- Greece: US$191k
- Luxembourg: US$179k
- Indonesia: US$179k
- Argentina: US$169k
- Taiwan: US$166k
- Nigeria: US$140k
- Norway: US$136k
- Brazil: US$132k
- Azerbaijan: US$122k
- Egypt: US$120k
- Australia: US$117k
- Andorra: US$115k
- Kenya: US$103k
- North Macedonia: US$102k
- Lithuania: US$100k
- Kazakhstan: US$98k
- Mozambique: US$97k
- Bahamas: US$97k
- Georgia: US$95k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$10m | 24.7% |
| 2 | China | US$6m | 13.7% |
| 3 | United Kingdom | US$5m | 10.9% |
| 4 |  Netherlands | US$3m | 6.8% |
| 5 |  Ireland | US$2m | 5.1% |
| 6 |  Germany | US$2m | 4% |
| 7 |  Spain | US$1m | 3.4% |
| 8 |  France | US$1m | 3.3% |
| 9 | Italy | US$1m | 2.6% |
| 10 | Poland | US$994k | 2.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom | US$5m | 11.2% |
| 2 | United States | US$3m | 7.9% |
| 3 |  Singapore | US$2m | 5.5% |
| 4 | France | US$2m | 5.4% |
| 5 | Germany | US$2m | 5.2% |
| 6 |  Sweden | US$2m | 4.8% |
| 7 |  Gibraltar | US$2m | 3.8% |
| 8 | Italy | US$2m | 3.7% |
| 9 | Spain | US$1m | 3.4% |
| 10 | China | US$1m | 3% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
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.
- 10%median duty
- 37number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 60%highest: Kiribati, Sudan, Bahamas
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 30% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 6.3% | 5% – 8.8% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 35% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 30% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 6.3% | 5% – 8.8% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 30% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 15% | 0% – 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 9.3% | 5% – 14% | 2023 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 30% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2022 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
| Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 30% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 2.9% | 0% – 8.8% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 60% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 6.3% | 5% – 8.8% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 20% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 10% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 10% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 10% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 5% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 6.3% | 5% – 8.8% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 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 | 25% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 25% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 30% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 40% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 25% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 3.3% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 30% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 11% | 8% – 14% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 1.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 20% | 10% – 30% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.4% | 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
- 76381 Video-recording/reproducing apparatus, whether/notincorporating a video tuner, magnetic tape-type
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 612020
- CPC 2.1 product
- 47323 Video recording or reproducing apparatus
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2640 Manufacture of consumer electronics
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8521.10 | changed |
| 2012 | 8521.10 | changed |
| 2007 | 8521.10 | changed |
| 2002 | 8521.10 | changed |
| 1996 | 8521.10 | changed |
| 1992 | 8521.10 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
Subheading 8521.10 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 8521.10; 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 these goods worth £1.3m (down 63% on the year before), at an average of £221.43 per kg; United States supplied 35%, followed by Belgium.
World trade in these goods reached US$42m in 2024, down 60.2% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 24.7% of the total, ahead of China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether: magnetic tape-type?
Video recording or reproducing apparatus, whether: magnetic tape-type fall under HS subheading 8521.10, part of heading 8521, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on video recording or reproducing apparatus in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8521.10 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 video recording or reproducing apparatus in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8521.10 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 video recording or reproducing apparatus?
The United States, with US$10m in 2024 (24.7% 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 Free 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 United States (35%), Belgium (20%) and Italy (20%), out of total imports of £1.3m.