8536.69: Lamp holders, plugs and sockets: other

1. 8536 69 00 00 Other
2. 8536 69 10 00 For coaxial cables Free
3. 8536 69 30 00 For printed circuits Free
4. 8536 69 90 00 Other 2%
5. 8536 69 90 10 For use in certain types of aircraft 2%
6. Other 2%
7. 8536 69 90 82 Modular socket or plug for local area networks, whether or not combined with other sockets, integrating at least: - a pulse transformer, including a wide-band ferrite core, - a common mode coil, - a resistor, - a capacitor, for use in the manufacture of products falling within headings 8521 or 8528 2%
8. 8536 69 90 83 Ac socket with a noise filter, composed of: - ac socket (for power cord connection) of 230 v, - integrated noise filter composed of capacitors and inductors, - cable connector for connecting an ac socket with the pdp (plasma display panel) power supply unit, whether or not equipped with a metal support, which joins the ac socket to the pdp tv set 2%
9. 8536 69 90 85 Socket or plug, built into a plastic or metal housing, with no more than 96 pins, for use in the manufacture of products falling within headings 8521 or 8528 2%
10. 8536 69 90 86 High-definition multimedia interface (hdmi) type socket or plug, built into a plastic or metal housing, with 19 pins or 20 pins in 2 rows, for use in the manufacture of products falling within headings 8521 or 8528 2%
11. 8536 69 90 99 Other 2%

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£569.4m+11.4% · previous 12 months

Average import price£22.58 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
China	£235.3m	41.3%	+13.5%
United States	£82.5m	14.5%	+9.7%
Germany	£54.2m	9.5%	+18.8%
France	£24.4m	4.3%	+13%
Mexico	£22.7m	4%	+27.2%
Taiwan	£18.8m	3.3%	+19.8%
Italy	£14m	2.5%	+8.1%
Switzerland	£13m	2.3%	+24.1%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free – 2.3% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 0.8% Türkiye Free – 2.3% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 1.4% USA Free – 2.7% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 1.4% Canada Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines Mexico Free – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 1.3% Brazil 14.4% – 16% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 15.2% Argentina 16% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan Free – 3.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1.8% GCC Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free – 1% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 0.3% Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$6bn	24.5%
2	Germany	US$5bn	19%
3	United States	US$2bn	9.9%
4	Mexico	US$1bn	4.9%
5	South Korea	US$1bn	4.6%
6	France	US$870m	3.7%
7	Czechia	US$853m	3.6%
8	Japan	US$611m	2.6%
9	Hungary	US$525m	2.2%
10	Vietnam	US$461m	2%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$3bn	12.2%
2	Germany	US$3bn	11%
3	China	US$1bn	5.3%
4	Taiwan	US$1bn	4.8%
5	Mexico	US$1bn	4.6%
6	France	US$825m	3.5%
7	Czechia	US$799m	3.4%
8	South Korea	US$716m	3%
9	Vietnam	US$660m	2.8%
10	Hungary	US$647m	2.7%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

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.

• 5%median duty
• 40number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 40%highest: Morocco, Maldives, Algeria

165

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Afghanistan	2.5%		2018 · HS 2012
Albania	0%		2023
Algeria	30%		2023
Angola	2%		2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	20%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	5%		2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	16%		2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	2%	0% – 8%	2023
Aruba	10%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Azerbaijan	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	5%		2022
Bahrain	0%		2023
Bangladesh	25%		2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	5%		2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	2%	0% – 8%	2021 · HS 2017
Belize	5%		2023
Benin	20%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	10%		2022
Botswana	11%	5% – 15%	2023
Brazil	16%		2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	20%		2023
Burundi	10%		2023
Cambodia	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon	20%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Cape Verde	5.5%	1% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands	22%		2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic	20%		2023
Chad	20%		2023
Chile	6%		2023 · HS 2017
China	0%		2023
Colombia	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Comoros	20%		2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville	20%		2023
Cook Islands	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica	0%		2023
Côte d’Ivoire	20%		2023 · HS 2017
Cuba	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	14%		2023
Ecuador	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	2.5%	0% – 5%	2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	0%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	20%		2023
Eswatini	11%	5% – 15%	2023
Ethiopia	20%		2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	0.8%	0% – 2.3%	2023
Fiji	5%		2023
French Polynesia	6%		2023
Gabon	20%		2023
Gambia	20%		2023
Georgia	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Ghana	20%		2023
Gibraltar	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Grenada	5%		2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala	0%		2023
Guinea	20%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	20%		2023
Guyana	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Haiti	0%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	0%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	10%		2023
Indonesia	2.5%	0% – 10%	2023
Iran	16%	5% – 26%	2020 · HS 2017
Israel	6%	0% – 12%	2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	0%		2023
Jordan	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023
Kazakhstan	0%		2023
Kenya	10%		2023
Kiribati	0%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	0%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	2%	0% – 8%	2021 · HS 2017
Laos	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	11%	5% – 15%	2023
Liberia	20%		2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	10%		2023
Malawi	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	9.4%	0% – 15%	2023
Maldives	35%	20% – 50%	2023
Mali	20%		2023
Mauritania	20%		2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia	5%		2023
Montserrat	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Morocco	40%		2023
Mozambique	7.5%		2023
Myanmar (Burma)	3%		2023 · HS 2017
Namibia	11%	5% – 15%	2023
Nauru	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Nepal	0%		2023
New Zealand	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Nicaragua	0%		2023
Niger	20%		2023
Nigeria	20%		2023
North Macedonia	0.3%	0% – 1%	2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	0%		2023
Pakistan	12%	3% – 20%	2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	6%	0% – 12%	2017 · HS 2017
Panama	5%	0% – 10%	2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	16%		2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	1.6%	0% – 5%	2023
Qatar	0%		2023
Russia	2%	0% – 8%	2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	10%		2023
Samoa	8%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	10%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	0%		2023
Senegal	20%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	20%		2023
Singapore	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Somalia	15%		2023 · HS 2017
South Africa	11%	5% – 15%	2023
South Korea	4%	0% – 8%	2023
Sri Lanka	16%	0% – 20%	2023
St Kitts & Nevis	5%		2023
St Lucia	0%		2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon	5%		2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines	5%		2023
Sudan	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Suriname	5%		2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland	0%		2023
Syria	5%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	0%		2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	10%		2023
Thailand	7.5%	0% – 10%	2023
Togo	20%		2023
Tonga	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	0%		2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	2.4%	0% – 7.3%	2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	10%		2023
Ukraine	1.3%	0% – 5%	2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	0%		2023
United Kingdom	1.6%	0% – 2%	2023
United States	1.4%	0% – 2.7%	2023
Uruguay	16%		2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	15%		2023
Venezuela	16%		2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	15%	0% – 25%	2023
Wallis & Futuna	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	5%		2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	15%		2023
Zimbabwe	0.4%		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

77258 Plugs & sockets

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 3112

CPC 2.1 product

46212 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for making connexions to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 V

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2710 Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus

Earlier HS editions

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 55

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. Sanctions 8 September 2026 · Applies from: 29 September 2026

   The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

4. Other 19 May 2026

   Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026

   Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

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

6. Sanctions 30 January 2026 · Applies from: 12 January 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/271 of 29 January 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region

   CELEX 32026R0271 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

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