Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8527
8527.92: Not combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus but combined with a clock
8527.92 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8527, reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting, chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8527 92 00 00 Not combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus but combined with a clock 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 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £6.5m | 95.2% | +22.8% | |
| £200k | 2.9% | +2,412.9% | |
| £81k | 1.2% | +6,755.1% | |
| £27k | 0.4% | — | |
| £5k | 0.1% | +2,643.6% | |
| £5k | 0.1% | -72.2% | |
| £4k | 0.1% | +228% | |
| £3k | 0% | +25.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$36kUS$36k+US$465k+US$2.2m+> US$5.9m
Exports: 81
- China: US$108m
- Germany: US$6m
- Netherlands: US$5.9m
- Poland: US$5.5m
- Austria: US$2.8m
- United States: US$2.5m
- France: US$2.4m
- Czechia: US$2.2m
- Vietnam: US$1.5m
- United Kingdom: US$1.3m
- Slovakia: US$1.1m
- Sweden: US$844.1k
- Taiwan: US$809.3k
- Canada: US$665.6k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$630k
- Denmark: US$571.9k
- Spain: US$504.4k
- Japan: US$467.2k
- Norway: US$465k
- Malaysia: US$433.7k
- Italy: US$411.8k
- New Zealand: US$366.6k
- Singapore: US$364.2k
- Belgium: US$257.5k
- Thailand: US$191k
- Australia: US$150.1k
- Romania: US$116.8k
- Switzerland: US$91.8k
- Mexico: US$75.2k
- Hungary: US$62k
- Saudi Arabia: US$57.5k
- South Korea: US$54.8k
- Finland: US$52.8k
- India: US$46.6k
- Indonesia: US$42.2k
- Ireland: US$41.9k
- Estonia: US$37.9k
- Russia: US$36k
- Lithuania: US$34k
- Latvia: US$30.7k
- Portugal: US$25.2k
- Kenya: US$24.7k
- Iceland: US$21.6k
- Türkiye: US$21.3k
- Greece: US$21.2k
- South Africa: US$19.9k
- Slovenia: US$18.8k
- Bulgaria: US$17k
- United Arab Emirates: US$11.5k
- Brazil: US$10.4k
- Luxembourg: US$7.4k
- Croatia: US$7.1k
- Chile: US$6.5k
- Armenia: US$3.8k
- Israel: US$3k
- Kazakhstan: US$2.8k
- Philippines: US$2.6k
- Panama: US$2.3k
- Cyprus: US$1.8k
- El Salvador: US$1.5k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$24.2kUS$24.2k+US$249k+US$2.1m+> US$9m
Imports: 146
- United States: US$44.7m
- Germany: US$19.5m
- France: US$11.3m
- Netherlands: US$9.4m
- Poland: US$9m
- Canada: US$7.2m
- United Kingdom: US$5.8m
- Switzerland: US$4.1m
- Austria: US$3.8m
- Sweden: US$2.8m
- Denmark: US$2.6m
- Czechia: US$2.4m
- Belgium: US$2.3m
- Japan: US$2.2m
- Italy: US$2.1m
- Australia: US$2.1m
- Spain: US$1.8m
- Norway: US$1.5m
- Slovakia: US$1.1m
- Ireland: US$808.3k
- Slovenia: US$727k
- Portugal: US$630.2k
- Bulgaria: US$597.6k
- Brazil: US$593.3k
- Finland: US$563.8k
- Mexico: US$505.9k
- Kazakhstan: US$491.5k
- Indonesia: US$432k
- Romania: US$421.2k
- Malaysia: US$401.2k
- Hungary: US$328.3k
- Croatia: US$307.9k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$300.3k
- Taiwan: US$271.2k
- Estonia: US$265.7k
- New Zealand: US$249k
- Russia: US$233.2k
- Greece: US$230.5k
- Singapore: US$221.4k
- China: US$207.3k
- Luxembourg: US$171.6k
- Thailand: US$161.2k
- Serbia: US$157.1k
- South Africa: US$151.4k
- Peru: US$148.1k
- Israel: US$136.5k
- United Arab Emirates: US$133.8k
- Saudi Arabia: US$127.2k
- Iceland: US$125.7k
- Dominican Republic: US$111.6k
- Türkiye: US$104k
- Lithuania: US$89.4k
- South Korea: US$85.7k
- Latvia: US$69k
- Panama: US$65.9k
- Guatemala: US$57.3k
- Costa Rica: US$57.2k
- Uruguay: US$56.2k
- Cyprus: US$53.1k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$43.9k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$108m | 73.3% | |
| 2 | US$6m | 4.1% | |
| 3 | US$5.9m | 4% | |
| 4 | US$5.5m | 3.7% | |
| 5 | US$2.8m | 1.9% | |
| 6 | US$2.5m | 1.7% | |
| 7 | US$2.4m | 1.6% | |
| 8 | US$2.2m | 1.5% | |
| 9 | US$1.5m | 1% | |
| 10 | US$1.3m | 0.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$44.7m | 30.4% | |
| 2 | US$19.5m | 13.2% | |
| 3 | US$11.3m | 7.7% | |
| 4 | US$9.4m | 6.4% | |
| 5 | US$9m | 6.1% | |
| 6 | US$7.2m | 4.9% | |
| 7 | US$5.8m | 3.9% | |
| 8 | US$4.1m | 2.8% | |
| 9 | US$3.8m | 2.5% | |
| 10 | US$2.8m | 1.9% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 3
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.
- N300641 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of clock radios from China
- 600013257 HMRC
The product is a bedside lamp with variable light intensity and a wake-up function. It has an LCD interface with FM Radio. It simulates dawn or sunset, to help with sleep or wake-up, at a user-defined time. The user interacts with the product via the twelve buttons surrounding the LCD display. It…
- 600010954 HMRC
The product is a bedside lamp that provides adjustable light levels that mimic a natural sunrise/sunset via integrated LED bulbs of varying colours and a wake-up function. It includes an LCD based interface for selecting alarm sounds, tuning in to FM Radio, and connecting to Bluetooth for audio…
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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CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
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FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
Subheading 8527.92 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 8527.92; 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 £6.8m (up 25% on the year before), at an average of £22.66 per kg; China supplied 95%, followed by United Kingdom.
World trade in these goods reached US$147.4m in 2024, down 11.8% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 73.3% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for not combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus but combined with a clock?
Not combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus but combined with a clock fall under HS subheading 8527.92, part of heading 8527, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on not combined with sound recording or reproducing… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8527.92 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 not combined with sound recording or reproducing… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8527.92 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 not combined with sound recording or reproducing…?
China, with US$108m in 2024 (73.3% 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 China (95%), United Kingdom (3%) and Brazil (1%), out of total imports of £6.8m.