Heading · Chapter 85
8527: Reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock
Heading 8527 is divided into 8 six-digit subheadings and sits in chapter 85, electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof.
Duty rates compared
UK Free – 14% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · average 3.5% 
EU Free – 14% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · average 3.5% 
Türkiye Free – 14% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · average 11.3% 
USA Free – 2% General (MFN) 21 tariff lines · average 0.1% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 25% General (MFN) 15 tariff lines · average 14.3% 
Brazil 18% – 20% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines · average 18.7% 
Argentina 20% General (MFN) 17 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 16 tariff lines · average 0.3% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free – 5% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines · average 0.6% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Norway Free General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 11 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% – 20% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 18.5% Subheadings 8
- 8527.12Pocket-size radio cassette players
- 8527.13Other apparatus combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus
- 8527.19Radio-broadcast receivers capable of operating without: other
- 8527.21Combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatusCar radios with audio player
- 8527.29Radio-broadcast receivers not capable of operating without: otherOther car radios
- 8527.91Combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus
- 8527.92Not combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus but combined with a clock
- 8527.99Reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting, whether: other, other
EU: imports by month
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$53kUS$53k+US$4m+US$54m+> US$708m
Exports: 172
- China: US$2bn
- Mexico: US$2bn
- Portugal: US$760m
- Thailand: US$751m
- United States: US$708m
- Malaysia: US$703m
- South Korea: US$500m
- Hungary: US$419m
- Vietnam: US$263m
- Germany: US$209m
- Czechia: US$178m
- Poland: US$150m
- Indonesia: US$122m
- Japan: US$79m
- Spain: US$64m
- Taiwan: US$58m
- Netherlands: US$54m
- Brazil: US$45m
- Belgium: US$44m
- United Kingdom: US$40m
- France: US$37m
- Sweden: US$36m
- India: US$35m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$32m
- Romania: US$20m
- Canada: US$20m
- Italy: US$16m
- Austria: US$16m
- Australia: US$15m
- Slovakia: US$14m
- Denmark: US$14m
- South Africa: US$12m
- Singapore: US$12m
- Chile: US$10m
- Argentina: US$10m
- Philippines: US$9m
- Latvia: US$7m
- Estonia: US$6m
- Greece: US$5m
- Finland: US$5m
- Norway: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Israel: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Panama: US$1m
- Bahrain: US$1m
- Ecuador: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$879k
- Ireland: US$592k
- Kazakhstan: US$545k
- Ukraine: US$545k
- Uzbekistan: US$510k
- Croatia: US$470k
- Colombia: US$367k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$15m+US$78m+> US$299m
Imports: 216
- United States: US$4bn
- Mexico: US$648m
- Germany: US$637m
- Japan: US$362m
- Canada: US$301m
- India: US$300m
- Brazil: US$299m
- Spain: US$183m
- France: US$175m
- Poland: US$160m
- Italy: US$145m
- Sweden: US$134m
- Indonesia: US$129m
- United Kingdom: US$120m
- Türkiye: US$116m
- Netherlands: US$108m
- Morocco: US$106m
- Belgium: US$92m
- Hungary: US$91m
- Slovakia: US$90m
- Czechia: US$84m
- Argentina: US$78m
- Malaysia: US$71m
- Australia: US$71m
- United Arab Emirates: US$69m
- China: US$67m
- Russia: US$56m
- Peru: US$56m
- Colombia: US$54m
- Romania: US$54m
- South Korea: US$50m
- South Africa: US$49m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$46m
- Austria: US$44m
- Vietnam: US$43m
- Thailand: US$36m
- Switzerland: US$35m
- Chile: US$33m
- Philippines: US$31m
- Denmark: US$31m
- Panama: US$31m
- Uzbekistan: US$31m
- Taiwan: US$27m
- Paraguay: US$26m
- Ghana: US$26m
- Saudi Arabia: US$24m
- Guatemala: US$23m
- Nigeria: US$20m
- Singapore: US$19m
- Georgia: US$19m
- Norway: US$18m
- Finland: US$16m
- Pakistan: US$15m
- Kazakhstan: US$15m
- Kenya: US$15m
- Cameroon: US$13m
- Greece: US$13m
- Honduras: US$13m
- Iraq: US$12m
- Dominican Republic: US$12m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China | US$2bn | 24.4% |
| 2 | Mexico | US$2bn | 19.7% |
| 3 |  Portugal | US$760m | 7.7% |
| 4 |  Thailand | US$751m | 7.6% |
| 5 | United States | US$708m | 7.2% |
| 6 |  Malaysia | US$703m | 7.1% |
| 7 |  South Korea | US$500m | 5.1% |
| 8 |  Hungary | US$419m | 4.2% |
| 9 |  Vietnam | US$263m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Germany | US$209m | 2.1% |
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 · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
The UK Global Tariff divides heading 8527 into 11 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 14% (average 3.5%). 8 of them are duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, heading 8527 covers 11 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 14%. 8 of them are duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides heading 8527 into 11 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 14% (average 11.3%). 1 of them is duty-free.
In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, heading 8527 covers 21 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 2%. 20 of them are duty-free.
The Customs Tariff of Canada divides heading 8527 into 8 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Mexican Tariff (TIGIE), heading 8527 covers 15 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 25%. 2 of them are duty-free.
The Brazilian Tariff (NCM/TEC) divides heading 8527 into 9 tariff lines; the duty is between 18% and 20% (average 18.7%).
In the Argentine Tariff (NCM-SIM), heading 8527 covers 17 tariff lines and the duty is 20%.
The Customs Tariff of Peru divides heading 8527 into 8 tariff lines; the duty is 6%.
In the Working Tariff Document of New Zealand, heading 8527 covers 16 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 5%. 15 of them are duty-free.
The Customs Tariff Schedules of Japan divides heading 8527 into 8 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Import Tariff of Taiwan, heading 8527 covers 9 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 5%. 8 of them are duty-free.
The GCC Common Customs Tariff divides heading 8527 into 8 tariff lines; the duty is 5%.
In the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), heading 8527 covers 8 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Customs Tariff of Norway divides heading 8527 into 8 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Customs Tariff of North Macedonia, heading 8527 covers 11 tariff lines and the duty is 15%.
The ECOWAS Common External Tariff (Nigeria) divides heading 8527 into 10 tariff lines; the duty is between 5% and 20% (average 18.5%).
In 2024, countries exported heading 8527 goods worth US$10bn (−6.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$2bn), followed by Mexico.
The biggest buyer was the United States, with imports of US$4bn.
The United Kingdom ranked 20th among 172 exporters with US$40m.
The United Kingdom imported US$120m.
Legal notes
Subheading notes
1. Subheading 852581 covers only high-speed television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders having one or more of the following characteristics:
- writing speed exceeding 0,5 mm per microsecond;
- time resolution 50 nanoseconds or less;
- frame rate exceeding 225000 frames per second.
2. In respect of subheading 852582, radiation-hardened or radiation-tolerant television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders are designed or shielded to enable operation in a high-radiation environment. These cameras are designed to withstand a total radiation dose of at least 50 × 103 Gy(silicon) (5 × 106 RAD (silicon)), without operational degradation.
3. Subheading 852583 covers night vision television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders which use a photocathode to convert available light to electrons, which can be amplified and converted to yield a visible image. This subheading excludes thermal imaging cameras (generally subheading 852589).
4. Subheading 852712 covers only cassette-players with built-in amplifier, without built-in loudspeaker, capable of operating without an external source of electric power and the dimensions of which do not exceed 170 mm × 100 mm × 45 mm.
5. For the purposes of subheadings 854911 to 854919, ‘spent primary cells, spent primary batteries and spent electric accumulators’ are those which are neither usable as such because of breakage, cutting-up, wear or other reasons, nor capable of being recharged.
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock?
Reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock fall under HS heading 8527, part of chapter 85, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8527 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 14%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8527 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 14%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting?
China, with US$2bn in 2024 (24.4% of world exports).