Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8524
8524.92: Of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED)
OLED display modules
8524.92 is the HS subheading for OLED display modules, under heading 8524 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8524 92 00 00 Of organic light-emitting diodes (oled) 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
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461
- 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)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £30.3m | 67.4% | -11.7% | |
| £11.8m | 26.2% | -26.5% | |
| £775k | 1.7% | +41.4% | |
| £615k | 1.4% | +82.3% | |
| £535k | 1.2% | — | |
| £278k | 0.6% | +1,158.5% | |
| £202k | 0.5% | — | |
| £201k | 0.4% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$86.8kUS$86.8k+US$2m+US$60.8m+> US$7.1bn
Exports: 88
- Vietnam: US$24.1bn
- China: US$11bn
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$7.1bn
- South Korea: US$1.3bn
- Japan: US$131.7m
- Malaysia: US$83.2m
- Germany: US$73.2m
- Poland: US$64.3m
- Indonesia: US$60.8m
- India: US$54.8m
- Singapore: US$36.1m
- Taiwan: US$30m
- United States: US$19.6m
- Thailand: US$17.6m
- Czechia: US$12m
- Mexico: US$11.3m
- Netherlands: US$10.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$7.1m
- Bulgaria: US$3.6m
- Cambodia: US$2.5m
- United Kingdom: US$2m
- France: US$1.7m
- Ireland: US$1.3m
- Lithuania: US$1.1m
- Jordan: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$693.4k
- Australia: US$666.2k
- Canada: US$576.1k
- Sweden: US$448.7k
- Austria: US$344.6k
- Saudi Arabia: US$318.7k
- Italy: US$275.8k
- Belgium: US$228.2k
- Spain: US$225.9k
- Denmark: US$216.8k
- Croatia: US$212.4k
- Hungary: US$162.1k
- Türkiye: US$129.2k
- Colombia: US$117k
- Philippines: US$101.3k
- Cameroon: US$97.2k
- Kuwait: US$86.8k
- Latvia: US$83.9k
- Israel: US$83.1k
- Norway: US$75.4k
- South Africa: US$72.2k
- Brazil: US$60.8k
- Ukraine: US$55.3k
- Luxembourg: US$42.6k
- Panama: US$41.5k
- Slovakia: US$30.8k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$26.5k
- Romania: US$25.2k
- Egypt: US$23.8k
- Chile: US$22.5k
- Cyprus: US$22.1k
- Iceland: US$18.5k
- Kazakhstan: US$18.5k
- Guatemala: US$16.2k
- Finland: US$16k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$109.6kUS$109.6k+US$4.1m+US$73.6m+> US$725m
Imports: 151
- China: US$29.9bn
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$6.9bn
- Vietnam: US$3.1bn
- Poland: US$803.1m
- India: US$725m
- Mexico: US$687.3m
- South Korea: US$466.3m
- Czechia: US$187.6m
- United States: US$172.4m
- Hungary: US$109.6m
- Taiwan: US$108.8m
- Singapore: US$105.5m
- Japan: US$102.3m
- Germany: US$79.9m
- Indonesia: US$75.8m
- Malaysia: US$73.6m
- United Kingdom: US$53.3m
- Türkiye: US$47.9m
- Brazil: US$45.9m
- Thailand: US$43.1m
- Slovakia: US$42.4m
- Netherlands: US$37.7m
- Egypt: US$29.8m
- Slovenia: US$20.1m
- Bangladesh: US$13.6m
- Israel: US$10.6m
- Canada: US$10.6m
- Argentina: US$9.3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$9.3m
- Australia: US$8.3m
- Cambodia: US$8.1m
- Italy: US$6.1m
- Belgium: US$5.5m
- Pakistan: US$5.1m
- Philippines: US$5m
- France: US$4.6m
- South Africa: US$4.3m
- Spain: US$4.1m
- Russia: US$3.1m
- Kazakhstan: US$2.7m
- Nigeria: US$2.7m
- Latvia: US$2.2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2.1m
- Denmark: US$1.7m
- Switzerland: US$1.6m
- Algeria: US$1.3m
- Lithuania: US$1.2m
- Norway: US$1m
- Sweden: US$944.6k
- Austria: US$898.7k
- Colombia: US$816.6k
- Portugal: US$687.9k
- Bulgaria: US$684.3k
- Morocco: US$639.5k
- Ghana: US$595.3k
- Kuwait: US$532.6k
- Ireland: US$438.4k
- Qatar: US$426.9k
- Tunisia: US$330.9k
- Finland: US$256.5k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$24.1bn | 54.6% | |
| 2 | US$11bn | 25% | |
| 3 | US$7.1bn | 16% | |
| 4 | US$1.3bn | 3% | |
| 5 | US$131.7m | 0.3% | |
| 6 | US$83.2m | 0.2% | |
| 7 | US$73.2m | 0.2% | |
| 8 | US$64.3m | 0.1% | |
| 9 | US$60.8m | 0.1% | |
| 10 | US$54.8m | 0.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$29.9bn | 67.9% | |
| 2 | US$6.9bn | 15.7% | |
| 3 | US$3.1bn | 7% | |
| 4 | US$803.1m | 1.8% | |
| 5 | US$725m | 1.6% | |
| 6 | US$687.3m | 1.6% | |
| 7 | US$466.3m | 1.1% | |
| 8 | US$187.6m | 0.4% | |
| 9 | US$172.4m | 0.4% | |
| 10 | US$109.6m | 0.2% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- 600009267 HMRC
A Front Centre Display that is incorporated as part of the dashboard of a car, it is used as an interface with the onboard computer and and electronic systems. The screen is an OLED, it doesn't have a TV tuner nor an HDMI interface.
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.
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FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
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CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
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The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 9013.80.
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8524.92; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 8524.92 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where 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 OLED display modules into the UK came to £44.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 13% on the year before); Germany supplied 67%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported OLED display modules worth US$44.1bn (+50.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was Vietnam (US$24.1bn), followed by China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED)?
Of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) fall under HS subheading 8524.92, part of heading 8524, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8524.92 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 of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8524.92 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 of organic light-emitting diodes (OLED)?
Vietnam, with US$24.1bn in 2024 (54.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export OLED display modules 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 OLED display modules?
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 OLED display modules from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (67%), China (26%) and Vietnam (2%), out of total imports of £44.9m.