Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8539
8539.21: Other filament lamps, excluding ultraviolet or infra-red: tungsten halogen
Official description Tungsten halogen
Subheading 8539.21 belongs to heading 8539 (electric filament or discharge lamps) in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8539 21 00 00 Tungsten halogen p/st
- 8539 21 30 00 Of a kind used for motorcycles or other motor vehicles Freep/st
- Other, for a voltage p/st
- 8539 21 92 00 Exceeding 100 v Freep/st
- 8539 21 92 10 Lamps for lighting, for use in certain types of aircraft Freep/st
- 8539 21 92 90 Other Freep/st
- 8539 21 98 00 Not exceeding 100 v Freep/st
- 8539 21 98 10 Lamps for lighting, for use in certain types of aircraft Freep/st
- 8539 21 98 90 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 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)
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 5 lines
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
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £6.2m | 41.5% | -19.5% |
 Germany | £3.4m | 22.8% | +7.9% |
 United States | £1.1m | 7.5% | -10.8% |
 Taiwan | £772k | 5.1% | -10.3% |
 Japan | £600k | 4% | -17.5% |
 Poland | £514k | 3.4% | -54.6% |
 South Korea | £486k | 3.2% | -31.3% |
 Mexico | £397k | 2.6% | -16% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$87.3kUS$87.3k+US$1.9m+US$13.7m+> US$75.3m
Exports: 135
- China: US$325.4m
- Germany: US$297.6m
- Japan: US$88.5m
- Poland: US$75.3m
- Czechia: US$59.5m
- South Korea: US$50.1m
- United States: US$42.3m
- Mexico: US$33.6m
- France: US$28.9m
- Slovakia: US$26.3m
- India: US$17.1m
- Taiwan: US$15.4m
- Netherlands: US$13.7m
- Vietnam: US$10.5m
- Luxembourg: US$9.8m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- Singapore: US$7.9m
- Spain: US$7.6m
- Romania: US$6.8m
- Italy: US$6.3m
- Thailand: US$5.5m
- Sweden: US$4.4m
- Türkiye: US$3.4m
- Finland: US$2.7m
- Philippines: US$2.6m
- Latvia: US$2.4m
- Hungary: US$2.3m
- Belgium: US$2.2m
- Malaysia: US$2.2m
- South Africa: US$1.9m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1.9m
- Switzerland: US$1.9m
- Lithuania: US$1.7m
- Denmark: US$1.5m
- Austria: US$1.1m
- Bulgaria: US$1.1m
- Chile: US$991.4k
- Canada: US$658.5k
- Brazil: US$583.3k
- Australia: US$556.9k
- Indonesia: US$550.8k
- Russia: US$532.9k
- Morocco: US$529k
- Portugal: US$475.2k
- Ireland: US$455k
- Estonia: US$362.5k
- Slovenia: US$351.3k
- Israel: US$310.6k
- Colombia: US$306.5k
- Norway: US$295.7k
- Croatia: US$279.1k
- United Arab Emirates: US$264.2k
- Greece: US$230.2k
- Serbia: US$172.5k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$123.2k
- Panama: US$112.7k
- Kazakhstan: US$110.7k
- Ukraine: US$103.4k
- Saudi Arabia: US$98.3k
- Tunisia: US$92.6k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$388.6kUS$388.6k+US$3.9m+US$16.3m+> US$33m
Imports: 212
- United States: US$141.2m
- Germany: US$107.6m
- France: US$83.6m
- Poland: US$75.2m
- China: US$48.9m
- Brazil: US$45m
- Taiwan: US$33m
- India: US$30.8m
- South Korea: US$30.6m
- Italy: US$28.3m
- United Kingdom: US$26.1m
- Türkiye: US$23.2m
- Netherlands: US$22.8m
- Russia: US$21.6m
- Mexico: US$21.3m
- Slovakia: US$20.9m
- Japan: US$19m
- Spain: US$17.8m
- Belgium: US$16.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$16.5m
- Czechia: US$16.3m
- Thailand: US$15.9m
- Indonesia: US$15.5m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$14.3m
- Canada: US$12.8m
- Romania: US$10.7m
- Argentina: US$10m
- Saudi Arabia: US$9.4m
- Singapore: US$7.9m
- Kazakhstan: US$7.8m
- Malaysia: US$7.4m
- Cambodia: US$7.4m
- Luxembourg: US$7.3m
- Chile: US$7.3m
- Austria: US$7.2m
- Australia: US$7.1m
- Switzerland: US$7.1m
- South Africa: US$6.5m
- Denmark: US$6.4m
- Ireland: US$6.3m
- Sweden: US$6m
- Vietnam: US$5.8m
- Hungary: US$5.3m
- Philippines: US$5.1m
- Colombia: US$5m
- Dominican Republic: US$4.9m
- Portugal: US$4.5m
- Norway: US$4.4m
- Finland: US$4.4m
- Iran: US$4.4m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$4m
- Latvia: US$4m
- Israel: US$3.9m
- Ukraine: US$3.8m
- Lithuania: US$3.8m
- Panama: US$3.8m
- Morocco: US$3.6m
- Algeria: US$3.6m
- Venezuela: US$3.4m
- Greece: US$3.2m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$325.4m | 27.6% |
| 2 | Germany | US$297.6m | 25.3% |
| 3 | Japan | US$88.5m | 7.5% |
| 4 | Poland | US$75.3m | 6.4% |
| 5 |  Czechia | US$59.5m | 5% |
| 6 | South Korea | US$50.1m | 4.3% |
| 7 | United States | US$42.3m | 3.6% |
| 8 | Mexico | US$33.6m | 2.9% |
| 9 |  France | US$28.9m | 2.5% |
| 10 |  Slovakia | US$26.3m | 2.2% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$141.2m | 12% |
| 2 | Germany | US$107.6m | 9.1% |
| 3 | France | US$83.6m | 7.1% |
| 4 | Poland | US$75.2m | 6.4% |
| 5 | China | US$48.9m | 4.1% |
| 6 |  Brazil | US$45m | 3.8% |
| 7 | Taiwan | US$33m | 2.8% |
| 8 |  India | US$30.8m | 2.6% |
| 9 | South Korea | US$30.6m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Italy | US$28.3m | 2.4% |
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
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.
- H328211 U.S. CBP
Ruling request; Tariff classification of a certain Tungsten Halogen Lamp
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.
- Other
Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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Sanctions · Applies from: CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8539.21 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8539.21 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 2.7%.
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 these goods into the UK came to £15m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 17% on the year before); China supplied 42%, followed by Germany.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$1.2bn (−2.5% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$325.4m), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other filament lamps, excluding ultraviolet or infra-red: tungsten halogen?
Other filament lamps, excluding ultraviolet or infra-red: tungsten halogen fall under HS subheading 8539.21, part of heading 8539, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other filament lamps in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8539.21 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 other filament lamps in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8539.21 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most other filament lamps?
China, with US$325.4m in 2024 (27.6% of world exports).
Which countries can export these goods 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 these goods?
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 these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (42%), Germany (23%) and United States (8%), out of total imports of £15m.