Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8523
8523.59: Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices: semiconductor media, other
Other semiconductor media
Official description Other
8523.59 is the HS subheading for other semiconductor media, under heading 8523 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8523 59 00 00 Other p/st
- 8523 59 10 00 Unrecorded Freep/st
- 8523 59 90 00 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 1
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
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, North Korea, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855, S.I. 2019/411
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Singapore | £8.7m | 31.1% | -46.6% |
 India | £3.4m | 12.3% | +30.6% |
 China | £3m | 10.6% | -56.8% |
 Malaysia | £2.6m | 9.1% | +0.6% |
| United Kingdom | £2m | 7.2% | +49.1% |
 United States | £1.9m | 6.8% | -10.5% |
 Taiwan | £1.1m | 4% | +101.8% |
 Thailand | £955k | 3.4% | +91.8% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$153kUS$153k+US$4m+US$32m+> US$145m
Exports: 132
- China: US$236m
- Malaysia: US$209m
- Thailand: US$174m
- Singapore: US$145m
- United States: US$123m
- South Korea: US$84m
- Taiwan: US$78m
- Germany: US$54m
- Poland: US$42m
- France: US$42m
- Japan: US$40m
- Norway: US$38m
- India: US$32m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$26m
- Netherlands: US$18m
- United Kingdom: US$16m
- Italy: US$15m
- El Salvador: US$14m
- Mexico: US$11m
- Vietnam: US$11m
- Czechia: US$11m
- Spain: US$10m
- Saudi Arabia: US$9m
- Hungary: US$9m
- Philippines: US$8m
- Brazil: US$7m
- Switzerland: US$7m
- Austria: US$6m
- Sweden: US$6m
- Slovenia: US$5m
- Bangladesh: US$4m
- Colombia: US$4m
- Finland: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$4m
- Australia: US$4m
- Romania: US$4m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- Israel: US$3m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Lithuania: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Ireland: US$3m
- Canada: US$2m
- Sri Lanka: US$2m
- Honduras: US$2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$958k
- Bulgaria: US$864k
- Azerbaijan: US$758k
- Portugal: US$701k
- Slovakia: US$461k
- Morocco: US$331k
- Serbia: US$306k
- Latvia: US$219k
- Guatemala: US$207k
- Tunisia: US$200k
- Chile: US$183k
- Costa Rica: US$169k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$466kUS$466k+US$6m+US$23m+> US$63m
Imports: 194
- Singapore: US$164m
- United States: US$127m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$101m
- India: US$79m
- Mexico: US$73m
- Germany: US$63m
- Malaysia: US$58m
- Netherlands: US$54m
- France: US$43m
- United Kingdom: US$40m
- Thailand: US$39m
- Czechia: US$37m
- Philippines: US$36m
- South Korea: US$34m
- China: US$33m
- Poland: US$30m
- Australia: US$29m
- Taiwan: US$27m
- Canada: US$27m
- Slovakia: US$23m
- Sweden: US$22m
- Italy: US$22m
- Austria: US$20m
- Spain: US$18m
- Greece: US$17m
- Sri Lanka: US$16m
- United Arab Emirates: US$15m
- El Salvador: US$15m
- Japan: US$14m
- Switzerland: US$14m
- Malta: US$13m
- Dominican Republic: US$12m
- Romania: US$11m
- Peru: US$10m
- Kuwait: US$9m
- Nicaragua: US$9m
- Denmark: US$9m
- Pakistan: US$8m
- Argentina: US$8m
- Portugal: US$8m
- Hungary: US$8m
- Guatemala: US$7m
- Vietnam: US$7m
- Norway: US$7m
- Colombia: US$6m
- New Zealand: US$6m
- Belgium: US$6m
- Burkina Faso: US$6m
- Morocco: US$6m
- Bangladesh: US$6m
- Ireland: US$5m
- Indonesia: US$5m
- Latvia: US$4m
- Finland: US$4m
- Honduras: US$4m
- Tunisia: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- Mauritius: US$3m
- Cambodia: US$3m
- Ecuador: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$236m | 15.3% |
| 2 | Malaysia | US$209m | 13.5% |
| 3 | Thailand | US$174m | 11.2% |
| 4 | Singapore | US$145m | 9.4% |
| 5 | United States | US$123m | 8% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$84m | 5.5% |
| 7 | Taiwan | US$78m | 5% |
| 8 |  Germany | US$54m | 3.5% |
| 9 |  Poland | US$42m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  France | US$42m | 2.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Singapore | US$164m | 10.6% |
| 2 | United States | US$127m | 8.2% |
| 3 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$101m | 6.5% |
| 4 | India | US$79m | 5.1% |
| 5 |  Mexico | US$73m | 4.7% |
| 6 | Germany | US$63m | 4% |
| 7 | Malaysia | US$58m | 3.7% |
| 8 |  Netherlands | US$54m | 3.5% |
| 9 | France | US$43m | 2.8% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$40m | 2.6% |
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8523.59 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8523.59 covers 2 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 semiconductor media into the UK came to £28m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 32% on the year before); Singapore supplied 31%, followed by India.
In 2024, countries exported other semiconductor media worth US$2bn (+0.4% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$236m), followed by Malaysia.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices: semiconductor media, other?
Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices: semiconductor media, other fall under HS subheading 8523.59, part of heading 8523, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8523.59 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 discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8523.59 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 discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage…?
China, with US$236m in 2024 (15.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export other semiconductor media 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 semiconductor media?
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 semiconductor media from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Singapore (31%), India (12%) and China (11%), out of total imports of £28m.