Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8532
8532.24: Electrical capacitors, fixed, variable or adjustable: other fixed capacitors, ceramic dielectric, multilayer
Multilayer ceramic capacitors
Official description Ceramic dielectric, multilayer
8532.24 is the HS subheading for multilayer ceramic capacitors, under heading 8532 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8532 24 00 00 Ceramic dielectric, multilayer Free
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 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)
Import requirements 2
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £12.1m | 22.6% | +28.8% | |
| £7.7m | 14.5% | +54.1% | |
| £5.4m | 10.2% | +7.4% | |
| £4.6m | 8.7% | +31.2% | |
| £4m | 7.6% | +71.8% | |
| £3.7m | 6.9% | -38.7% | |
| £3.4m | 6.3% | +85.1% | |
| £2.6m | 4.9% | +61% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$45kUS$45k+US$4m+US$64m+> US$1bn
Exports: 147
- Japan: US$6bn
- China: US$4bn
- Philippines: US$2bn
- South Korea: US$1bn
- Taiwan: US$1bn
- Germany: US$1bn
- Malaysia: US$941m
- United States: US$749m
- Singapore: US$423m
- Mexico: US$371m
- Netherlands: US$325m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$321m
- Czechia: US$161m
- El Salvador: US$64m
- Belgium: US$61m
- United Kingdom: US$60m
- France: US$50m
- Israel: US$48m
- Austria: US$27m
- Thailand: US$26m
- Hungary: US$20m
- Spain: US$20m
- Indonesia: US$17m
- Poland: US$16m
- Vietnam: US$13m
- Italy: US$11m
- Canada: US$7m
- Morocco: US$7m
- Denmark: US$6m
- Croatia: US$5m
- Romania: US$5m
- Switzerland: US$5m
- India: US$4m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Bulgaria: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Slovakia: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Brazil: US$1m
- Malta: US$1m
- Dominican Republic: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$789k
- Australia: US$705k
- South Africa: US$566k
- Egypt: US$558k
- Latvia: US$501k
- Serbia: US$484k
- Costa Rica: US$367k
- Lithuania: US$348k
- Bahrain: US$330k
- Sri Lanka: US$318k
- Norway: US$292k
- North Macedonia: US$217k
- Iran: US$176k
- Greece: US$163k
- Tunisia: US$153k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$401kUS$401k+US$20m+US$223m+> US$987m
Imports: 147
- China: US$4bn
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$3bn
- Taiwan: US$1bn
- Germany: US$1bn
- Mexico: US$987m
- Vietnam: US$953m
- United States: US$943m
- South Korea: US$845m
- Netherlands: US$663m
- Singapore: US$572m
- Malaysia: US$440m
- India: US$333m
- Philippines: US$279m
- Thailand: US$268m
- Czechia: US$223m
- Hungary: US$189m
- Brazil: US$160m
- Japan: US$151m
- Romania: US$146m
- Poland: US$133m
- France: US$122m
- Belgium: US$99m
- Austria: US$90m
- Italy: US$83m
- Indonesia: US$80m
- Portugal: US$76m
- United Kingdom: US$63m
- Canada: US$60m
- Spain: US$54m
- Slovakia: US$43m
- Israel: US$41m
- Türkiye: US$34m
- Sweden: US$32m
- Serbia: US$24m
- Ireland: US$22m
- Switzerland: US$20m
- Morocco: US$19m
- Lithuania: US$19m
- Russia: US$16m
- Tunisia: US$15m
- North Macedonia: US$15m
- Estonia: US$15m
- Ukraine: US$14m
- Slovenia: US$13m
- Bulgaria: US$13m
- Australia: US$11m
- Finland: US$10m
- Denmark: US$10m
- Croatia: US$10m
- Argentina: US$9m
- Latvia: US$7m
- Egypt: US$7m
- Norway: US$6m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$6m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Bangladesh: US$4m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Sri Lanka: US$1m
- Costa Rica: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$6bn | 31.3% | |
| 2 | US$4bn | 20.2% | |
| 3 | US$2bn | 8.5% | |
| 4 | US$1bn | 7.1% | |
| 5 | US$1bn | 7.1% | |
| 6 | US$1bn | 5.5% | |
| 7 | US$941m | 5% | |
| 8 | US$749m | 4% | |
| 9 | US$423m | 2.3% | |
| 10 | US$371m | 2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$4bn | 24% | |
| 2 | US$3bn | 16.7% | |
| 3 | US$1bn | 7.5% | |
| 4 | US$1bn | 6.6% | |
| 5 | US$987m | 5.3% | |
| 6 | US$953m | 5.1% | |
| 7 | US$943m | 5% | |
| 8 | US$845m | 4.5% | |
| 9 | US$663m | 3.5% | |
| 10 | US$572m | 3.1% |
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.
- 0.6%median duty
- 81number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 25%highest: Bermuda, Montserrat, Anguilla
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| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 5.3% | 0% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6.7% | 2% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
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| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
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| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
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| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 7.5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6.7% | 2% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0.1% | 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
- 77865 Ceramic dielectric fixed capacitors, multilayer
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 312
- CPC 2.1 product
- 47110 Electrical capacitors
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2610 Manufacture of electronic components and boards2790 Manufacture of other electrical equipment
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8532.24 | changed |
| 2012 | 8532.24 | changed |
| 2007 | 8532.24 | changed |
| 2002 | 8532.24 | changed |
| 1996 | 8532.24 | changed |
| 1992 | 8532.24 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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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UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 103 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-21 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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CELEX 32026R0271 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8532.24; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 8532.24 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 multilayer ceramic capacitors into the UK came to £53.4m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 22% on the year before); Japan supplied 23%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported multilayer ceramic capacitors worth US$19bn (+0.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was Japan (US$6bn), followed by China.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for electrical capacitors, fixed, variable or adjustable: other fixed capacitors, ceramic dielectric, multilayer?
Electrical capacitors, fixed, variable or adjustable: other fixed capacitors, ceramic dielectric, multilayer fall under HS subheading 8532.24, part of heading 8532, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on electrical capacitors, fixed, variable or… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8532.24 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 electrical capacitors, fixed, variable or… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8532.24 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 electrical capacitors, fixed, variable or…?
Japan, with US$6bn in 2024 (31.3% of world exports).
Which countries can export multilayer ceramic capacitors 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 multilayer ceramic capacitors?
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 multilayer ceramic capacitors from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Japan (23%), China (15%) and United States (10%), out of total imports of £53.4m.