8531.80: Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus: other apparatus

1. 8531 80 00 00 Other apparatus
2. 8531 80 40 00 Bells, buzzers, door chimes and similar
3. 8531 80 40 10 For use in civil aircraft
4. 8531 80 40 90 Other 2%
5. 8531 80 70 00 Other Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£187.5m+0.8% · previous 12 months

Average import price£75.07 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
China	£62.7m	33.4%	+22.8%
United States	£41.6m	22.2%	-1.1%
Vietnam	£33.3m	17.7%	-16.3%
United Kingdom	£8.4m	4.5%	+15.9%
Germany	£5.5m	2.9%	-53.8%
France	£4.1m	2.2%	-43.1%
Canada	£3.8m	2%	+2.4%
Romania	£3.7m	2%	+6.9%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free – 2.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1.1% Türkiye Free – 2.2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1.5% USA Free – 1.3% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 0.7% Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 8.8% Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 18% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 12 tariff lines · average 1.7% Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan Free General (MFN) 8 tariff lines GCC Free – 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 2.5% Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free – 15% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 10% Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$2bn	37.4%
2	Vietnam	US$657m	12.2%
3	United States	US$459m	8.5%
4	France	US$347m	6.4%
5	Germany	US$325m	6%
6	Mexico	US$264m	4.9%
7	Netherlands	US$134m	2.5%
8	Thailand	US$111m	2.1%
9	United Kingdom	US$103m	1.9%
10	Sweden	US$81m	1.5%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$1.2bn	21.4%
2	France	US$675m	12.5%
3	Netherlands	US$496m	9.2%
4	Germany	US$435m	8.1%
5	United Kingdom	US$170m	3.2%
6	Sweden	US$155m	2.9%
7	Thailand	US$128m	2.4%
8	Canada	US$128m	2.4%
9	Australia	US$127m	2.4%
10	Italy	US$123m	2.3%

Import duty on this product around the world 164

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

• 7.5%median duty
• 38number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Iran, Cambodia

164

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Afghanistan	10%		2018 · HS 2012
Albania	0%		2023
Algeria	30%		2023
Angola	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	20%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	13%	5% – 20%	2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	18%		2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	0%		2023
Aruba	12%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	0%		2023
Azerbaijan	2%	0% – 5%	2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	45%		2022
Bahrain	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Bangladesh	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	13%	5% – 20%	2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Belize	13%	5% – 20%	2023
Benin	10%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	0%		2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Brazil	18%		2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	10%		2023
Burundi	10%		2023
Cambodia	35%		2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon	20%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Cape Verde	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Central African Republic	20%		2023
Chad	20%		2023
Chile	6%		2023 · HS 2017
China	6.3%	2.5% – 10%	2023
Colombia	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Comoros	20%		2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville	20%		2023
Cook Islands	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica	7%	0% – 14%	2023
Côte d’Ivoire	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Cuba	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	13%	5% – 20%	2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	3%		2023
Ecuador	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	5%		2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	7.5%	0% – 15%	2022
Equatorial Guinea	20%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
Ethiopia	30%		2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	1.1%	0% – 2.2%	2023
Fiji	0%		2023
French Polynesia	6%		2023
Gabon	20%		2023
Gambia	10%		2023
Georgia	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Ghana	10%		2023
Gibraltar	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Grenada	13%	5% – 20%	2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023
Guinea	10%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	10%		2023
Guyana	13%	5% – 20%	2023 · HS 2017
Haiti	0%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	10%		2023
Indonesia	5%		2023
Iran	40%		2020 · HS 2017
Israel	6%	0% – 12%	2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	13%	5% – 20%	2023
Japan	0%		2023
Jordan	5%		2023
Kazakhstan	0%		2023
Kenya	10%		2023
Kiribati	0%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Kyrgyzstan	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Laos	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	0%		2023
Liberia	10%		2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	5%		2023
Malawi	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	0%		2023
Maldives	20%		2023
Mali	10%		2023
Mauritania	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	6.7%	0% – 15%	2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	8%		2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia	5%		2023
Montserrat	25%		2023 · HS 2017
Morocco	2.5%		2023
Mozambique	5%		2023
Myanmar (Burma)	8.5%	7.5% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
Namibia	0%		2023
Nauru	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Nepal	10%		2023
New Zealand	1.7%	0% – 5%	2023
Nicaragua	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023
Niger	10%		2023
Nigeria	10%		2023
North Macedonia	10%	0% – 15%	2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Pakistan	11%		2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	6%	0% – 12%	2017 · HS 2017
Panama	11%	0% – 15%	2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	6%		2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	0.2%	0% – 1%	2023
Qatar	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Russia	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	10%		2023
Samoa	8%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	20%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Senegal	10%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	10%		2023
Singapore	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Somalia	15%		2023 · HS 2017
South Africa	0%		2023
South Korea	4%	0% – 8%	2023
Sri Lanka	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023
St Kitts & Nevis	15%	5% – 25%	2023
St Lucia	10%	0% – 20%	2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon	5%		2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines	13%	5% – 20%	2023
Sudan	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Suriname	13%	5% – 20%	2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland	0%		2023
Syria	10%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	0%		2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	10%		2023
Thailand	10%		2023
Togo	10%		2023
Tonga	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	10%	0% – 20%	2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	1.5%	0% – 2.2%	2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	10%		2023
Ukraine	4%	0% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
United Kingdom	0.7%	0% – 2%	2023
United States	0.7%	0% – 1.3%	2023
Uruguay	18%		2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	0%		2023
Venezuela	18%		2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	9%	0% – 20%	2023
Wallis & Futuna	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	5%		2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	10%		2023
Zimbabwe	0%		2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4

77884 Electric sound/visual signalling apparatus (e.g., bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar & fire-alarms), other than those of heading 778.34/778.82

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Capital goods · BEC 312

CPC 2.1 product

46929 Other electric sound or visual signalling apparatus, except for cycles or motor vehicles, and except electromechanical traffic control equipment for transport facilities

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2790 Manufacture of other electrical equipment

Earlier HS editions

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 26

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.

1. Tariff change 21 September 2026

   UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 103 commodity codes

   Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-21 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

2. Tariff change 8 September 2026

   Update to VATZ Coverage – 8 September 2026

   Trade Tariff news 8315 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

3. Import and export controls 20 July 2026

   Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

4. Tariff change 4 June 2026

   Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

5. Sanctions 23 April 2026 · Applies from: 22 April 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/506 of 23 April 2026 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

   CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

Rule changes →

Products classified here

• bells, electric
• horns, electric
• sirens, electric
• buzzers, electric
• hooters, electric
• doorbells, electric
• door chimes, electric
• electronic bite alarm

Questions and answers

Typical products

• bells, electric
• buzzers, electric
• door chimes, electric
• doorbells, electric
• electronic bite alarm
• hooters, electric
• horns, electric
• sirens, electric

Everyday names, not part of the legal text.