Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8533
8533.21: For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W
Fixed resistors up to 20 W
8533.21 is the HS subheading for fixed resistors up to 20 W, under heading 8533 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8533 21 00 00 For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 w 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 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £9.1m | 16.5% | +28.8% | |
| £7.6m | 13.9% | +18.2% | |
| £6.7m | 12.3% | +2.6% | |
| £5.7m | 10.4% | -82.7% | |
| £5.2m | 9.5% | +75.2% | |
| £3.7m | 6.8% | +10.6% | |
| £2.7m | 4.8% | +11.4% | |
| £2.6m | 4.8% | +50.3% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$69kUS$69k+US$5m+US$97m+> US$413m
Exports: 162
- China: US$1.2bn
- Germany: US$870m
- Japan: US$561m
- Taiwan: US$463m
- United States: US$413m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$246m
- Israel: US$226m
- Malaysia: US$170m
- Indonesia: US$153m
- Thailand: US$146m
- Austria: US$145m
- Philippines: US$119m
- Mexico: US$108m
- Singapore: US$108m
- Czechia: US$97m
- South Korea: US$97m
- Netherlands: US$91m
- France: US$71m
- Croatia: US$36m
- India: US$35m
- Belgium: US$32m
- Vietnam: US$30m
- United Kingdom: US$27m
- Macao SAR China: US$26m
- Cyprus: US$25m
- Italy: US$24m
- Hungary: US$23m
- Switzerland: US$22m
- Slovakia: US$19m
- Spain: US$13m
- Poland: US$11m
- Bulgaria: US$10m
- Portugal: US$9m
- Costa Rica: US$6m
- Ireland: US$6m
- Romania: US$5m
- Slovenia: US$4m
- Australia: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Canada: US$3m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$2m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- Luxembourg: US$1m
- Estonia: US$965k
- Brazil: US$884k
- Türkiye: US$783k
- Finland: US$649k
- Lithuania: US$602k
- Bahrain: US$543k
- United Arab Emirates: US$454k
- El Salvador: US$409k
- Iceland: US$353k
- Latvia: US$314k
- Greece: US$282k
- Laos: US$260k
- Sierra Leone: US$255k
- Norway: US$196k
- Pakistan: US$181k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$91kUS$91k+US$8m+US$90m+> US$221m
Imports: 188
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$745m
- China: US$669m
- Germany: US$636m
- United States: US$546m
- Mexico: US$313m
- Vietnam: US$221m
- Singapore: US$194m
- Japan: US$187m
- South Korea: US$185m
- Romania: US$149m
- France: US$147m
- Hungary: US$144m
- India: US$141m
- Malaysia: US$128m
- Czechia: US$125m
- Taiwan: US$116m
- Netherlands: US$98m
- Poland: US$90m
- Italy: US$78m
- Austria: US$67m
- Brazil: US$67m
- United Kingdom: US$60m
- Spain: US$53m
- Thailand: US$52m
- Belgium: US$38m
- Türkiye: US$38m
- Slovakia: US$35m
- Switzerland: US$29m
- Indonesia: US$25m
- Canada: US$22m
- Tunisia: US$20m
- Lithuania: US$20m
- Portugal: US$19m
- Israel: US$18m
- Bulgaria: US$16m
- Serbia: US$16m
- Philippines: US$16m
- Slovenia: US$14m
- Sweden: US$13m
- Ireland: US$13m
- Denmark: US$13m
- Morocco: US$10m
- Estonia: US$10m
- Russia: US$9m
- Argentina: US$8m
- Croatia: US$8m
- Finland: US$8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$7m
- Australia: US$7m
- South Africa: US$7m
- Ukraine: US$5m
- Latvia: US$5m
- Norway: US$4m
- Luxembourg: US$4m
- North Macedonia: US$4m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$3m
- Uzbekistan: US$2m
- Costa Rica: US$2m
- Bangladesh: US$1m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$1.2bn | 21.6% | |
| 2 | US$870m | 15.3% | |
| 3 | US$561m | 9.8% | |
| 4 | US$463m | 8.1% | |
| 5 | US$413m | 7.3% | |
| 6 | US$246m | 4.3% | |
| 7 | US$226m | 4% | |
| 8 | US$170m | 3% | |
| 9 | US$153m | 2.7% | |
| 10 | US$146m | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$745m | 13.1% | |
| 2 | US$669m | 11.7% | |
| 3 | US$636m | 11.2% | |
| 4 | US$546m | 9.6% | |
| 5 | US$313m | 5.5% | |
| 6 | US$221m | 3.9% | |
| 7 | US$194m | 3.4% | |
| 8 | US$187m | 3.3% | |
| 9 | US$185m | 3.2% | |
| 10 | US$149m | 2.6% |
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)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Maldives, Bermuda
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 11% | 0% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 11% | 2% – 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 35% | 20% – 50% | 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 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 4% | 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 | ||
| 11% | 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 | ||
| 15% | 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
- 77232 Other fixed resistors
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 47120 Electrical resistors (except heating resistors)
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2610 Manufacture of electronic components and boards2790 Manufacture of other electrical equipment
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8533.21 | changed |
| 2012 | 8533.21 | changed |
| 2007 | 8533.21 | changed |
| 2002 | 8533.21 | changed |
| 1996 | 8533.21 | changed |
| 1992 | 8533.21 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 2
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.
- N363274 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a fixed thick film chip resistor from Japan
- 600014188 HMRC
A sample of glass, measuring 50mm x 50mm square, and coated with Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) to a thickness of 150nm. The sample gives a known value of resistance of electrical conductivity and is intended to be used with four point probe equipment to determine if the instrument is working as expected.…
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8533.21; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 8533.21 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 fixed resistors up to 20 W into the UK came to £54.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 24% on the year before); Japan supplied 17%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported fixed resistors up to 20 W worth US$5.7bn (−2.8% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$1.2bn), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for for a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W?
For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W fall under HS subheading 8533.21, part of heading 8533, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on for a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8533.21 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 for a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8533.21 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 for a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W?
China, with US$1.2bn in 2024 (21.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export fixed resistors up to 20 W 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 fixed resistors up to 20 W?
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 fixed resistors up to 20 W from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Japan (17%), China (14%) and United States (12%), out of total imports of £54.8m.