Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8528
8528.52: Capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 8471
Computer monitors
8528.52 is the HS subheading for computer monitors, under heading 8528 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8528 52 00 00 Capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 8471 p/st
- 8528 52 10 00 Of a kind solely or principally used in an automatic data-processing system of heading 8471 Freep/st
- Other p/st
- 8528 52 91 00 With a screen of the liquid crystal display (lcd) technology Freep/st
- 8528 52 99 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 2
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- 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 restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £759.5m | 72.2% | +1.6% |
 Vietnam | £82.2m | 7.8% | +7.6% |
 United States | £26.9m | 2.6% | -0.1% |
 Taiwan | £24.8m | 2.4% | +6.9% |
 Poland | £19.7m | 1.9% | +45.7% |
 Thailand | £18.7m | 1.8% | +1.5% |
 Japan | £18m | 1.7% | -7% |
 Malaysia | £17.2m | 1.6% | +14.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$66kUS$66k+US$7m+US$135m+> US$694m
Exports: 183
- China: US$17bn
- Vietnam: US$3bn
- Netherlands: US$1bn
- Germany: US$746m
- Czechia: US$734m
- Poland: US$694m
- United States: US$505m
- Taiwan: US$407m
- South Korea: US$353m
- Mexico: US$330m
- Slovakia: US$287m
- Japan: US$284m
- Belgium: US$249m
- Thailand: US$199m
- Egypt: US$198m
- Sweden: US$161m
- United Kingdom: US$158m
- Italy: US$144m
- France: US$135m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$116m
- Malaysia: US$109m
- Denmark: US$91m
- Austria: US$83m
- Canada: US$79m
- Spain: US$74m
- Armenia: US$62m
- Singapore: US$61m
- Romania: US$57m
- Hungary: US$53m
- Norway: US$41m
- Türkiye: US$34m
- India: US$32m
- Ireland: US$29m
- Portugal: US$27m
- Finland: US$26m
- Switzerland: US$25m
- Lithuania: US$23m
- Indonesia: US$23m
- Latvia: US$21m
- Slovenia: US$18m
- Australia: US$15m
- Croatia: US$12m
- Estonia: US$11m
- Bulgaria: US$9m
- Greece: US$8m
- Serbia: US$7m
- Jordan: US$7m
- Israel: US$6m
- South Africa: US$6m
- Kazakhstan: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$5m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Ukraine: US$2m
- Panama: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Luxembourg: US$2m
- Cyprus: US$2m
- Russia: US$1m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$2mUS$2m+US$41m+US$290m+> US$861m
Imports: 219
- United States: US$6bn
- Germany: US$3bn
- Netherlands: US$3bn
- United Kingdom: US$1bn
- Poland: US$1bn
- Czechia: US$1bn
- France: US$861m
- Japan: US$769m
- Canada: US$748m
- South Korea: US$579m
- Spain: US$557m
- India: US$544m
- Italy: US$536m
- Australia: US$471m
- Sweden: US$398m
- Slovakia: US$388m
- Belgium: US$370m
- Switzerland: US$334m
- Austria: US$324m
- Russia: US$323m
- Mexico: US$321m
- Denmark: US$290m
- United Arab Emirates: US$277m
- Saudi Arabia: US$241m
- Norway: US$234m
- Malaysia: US$230m
- Türkiye: US$219m
- China: US$179m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$178m
- Brazil: US$157m
- Hungary: US$149m
- Romania: US$148m
- Vietnam: US$127m
- Ireland: US$126m
- Finland: US$125m
- Singapore: US$121m
- Israel: US$112m
- Taiwan: US$101m
- Indonesia: US$89m
- Portugal: US$83m
- Philippines: US$75m
- Greece: US$69m
- Lithuania: US$64m
- Ukraine: US$61m
- South Africa: US$60m
- Armenia: US$59m
- Thailand: US$59m
- Slovenia: US$54m
- Kazakhstan: US$52m
- Chile: US$50m
- Peru: US$49m
- New Zealand: US$49m
- Croatia: US$48m
- Colombia: US$47m
- Latvia: US$41m
- Panama: US$40m
- Bulgaria: US$39m
- Estonia: US$39m
- Bangladesh: US$35m
- Morocco: US$33m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$17bn | 60.5% |
| 2 | Vietnam | US$3bn | 9.6% |
| 3 |  Netherlands | US$1bn | 5.1% |
| 4 |  Germany | US$746m | 2.7% |
| 5 |  Czechia | US$734m | 2.7% |
| 6 | Poland | US$694m | 2.5% |
| 7 | United States | US$505m | 1.8% |
| 8 | Taiwan | US$407m | 1.5% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$353m | 1.3% |
| 10 |  Mexico | US$330m | 1.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$6bn | 22.7% |
| 2 | Germany | US$3bn | 10% |
| 3 | Netherlands | US$3bn | 9.7% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$1bn | 4.5% |
| 5 | Poland | US$1bn | 4.3% |
| 6 | Czechia | US$1bn | 3.9% |
| 7 |  France | US$861m | 3.1% |
| 8 | Japan | US$769m | 2.8% |
| 9 |  Canada | US$748m | 2.7% |
| 10 | South Korea | US$579m | 2.1% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 39
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.
- N363354 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a wearable monitor from Japan
- N358086 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a wearable display device from China
- N350043 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of an OLED monitor from South Korea
- N348752 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a monitor from China
- H329919 U.S. CBP
Application for Further Review of Protest No. 3901-22-127609; Tariff Classification of LED Panels and LED Display Units
- H298399 U.S. CBP
Tariff classification of a monitor from an undisclosed country of origin
- 600016187 HMRC
The 'LCD' display unit is optimized for operation in armoured vehicles and is designed for the Generic vehicle architecture (GVA) standard. The display is manufactured out of a solid piece of milled aluminium and comes with hardened glass and 38999 Mil connectors to withstand the most demanding…
- 600015166 HMRC
A high-definition touch screen monitor intended to be used with high-definition cameras and standard definition signals such as PAL and NTSC. The high-definition monitor can display up to four separate inputs in quad screen format. The system allows for non- HD sources to keep their original…
- 600014602 HMRC
A slim line 17.3” LCD high-definition display monitor designed for use as a mission display in aircraft. It supports standard definition video signals such as PAL and NTSC, as well as being compatible with high-definition cameras. The system offers the flexibility to display non-HD sources in…
- 600014603 HMRC
A high-definition touch screen LCD monitor designed for use with high-definition cameras and standard definition signals, such as PAL and NTSC. Designed for installation within aircraft cockpit, the monitor can display up to four separate inputs simultaneously in a quad-screen layout. It offers…
- 600014604 HMRC
A 21.5-inch HD touch screen LCD monitor suitable for aircraft. It is designed to work with high-definition cameras and standard definition signals such as PAL and NTSC. It features inputs including RGB/RGSB, HDMI, HD-SDI, and composite; and outputs for composite and HD-SDI. The high-definition…
- 600014601 HMRC
A high-resolution LCD video monitor equipped with advanced video processing capabilities. Designed for installation within aircraft cockpits, it is capable of displaying footage from a variety of sources, including infrared cameras, moving map systems, and radar processors. The monitor features an…
39 rulings in total for this code
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 8528.51, 8528.59.
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8528.52 into 3 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8528.52 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 14%. 1 of them 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 computer monitors into the UK came to £1.1bn between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 4% on the year before); China supplied 72%, followed by Vietnam.
In 2024, countries exported computer monitors worth US$27bn (+5.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$17bn), followed by Vietnam.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 8471?
Capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 8471 fall under HS subheading 8528.52, part of heading 8528, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on capable of directly connecting to and designed… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8528.52 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 capable of directly connecting to and designed… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8528.52 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 capable of directly connecting to and designed…?
China, with US$17bn in 2024 (60.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export computer monitors 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 computer monitors?
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 computer monitors from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (72%), Vietnam (8%) and United States (3%), out of total imports of £1.1bn.