Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8539

8539.22

8539.22: Other, of a power not exceeding 200 W and for a voltage exceeding 100 V

8539.22 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8539, electric filament or discharge lamps, chapter 85.

What you pay

Importing into UK

Customs duty Free standard rate · across 4 national lines depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 2 additional measures Import requirements: 2
VAT 20.00 % import VAT
Duty calculatorCalculate duty and taxes →

Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff

UK lines →
  1. 8539 22 00 00 Other, of a power not exceeding 200 w and for a voltage exceeding 100 v p/st
  2. 8539 22 10 00 Reflector lamps Freep/st
  3. 8539 22 10 10 Lamps for lighting, for use in certain types of aircraft Freep/st
  4. 8539 22 10 90 Other Freep/st
  5. 8539 22 90 00 Other Freep/st
  6. 8539 22 90 10 Lamps for lighting, for use in certain types of aircraft Freep/st
  7. 8539 22 90 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 4 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 schemeCountriesRate
standard rate (no agreement)—Free
DCTS Comprehensive
Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 more

Afghanistan, 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")
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia and 23 more

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden

Free
DCTS Enhanced
Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 more

Algeria, 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 more

Antigua & 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 more

Anguilla, 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

last 12 months£3.6m-34.9% · previous 12 months
Average import price£18.14 per kg
Jan 2024: £352kFeb 2024: £667kMar 2024: £530kApr 2024: £432kMay 2024: £370kJun 2024: £412kJul 2024: £568kAug 2024: £475kSept 2024: £486kOct 2024: £690kNov 2024: £1.2mDec 2024: £475kJan 2025: £347kFeb 2025: £452kMar 2025: £346kApr 2025: £241kMay 2025: £410kJun 2025: £190kJul 2025: £369kAug 2025: £413kSept 2025: £452kOct 2025: £470kNov 2025: £346kDec 2025: £499kJan 2026: £493kFeb 2026: £258kMar 2026: £191kApr 2026: £244kMay 2026: £121kJun 2026: £225kJul 2026: £164kAug 2026: £167k 202420252026
Data up to August 2026 (provisional) · Monthly data: Eurostat Comext (CC BY 4.0), HMRC (OGL v3.0)

Main suppliers, last 12 months

CountryValueShareChange
China £2.9m 80.7% -37.7%
Tunisia £196k 5.4% —
United States £112k 3.1% -33.8%
United Kingdom £93k 2.6% +1,257.2%
India £81k 2.2% +51%
Romania £57k 1.6% -78.3%
Italy £41k 1.1% -40.4%
France £31k 0.8% -46.9%

Same subheading in other tariffs

World trade in 2024

8539.22 · US$305m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$49kUS$49k+US$734k+US$2m+> US$6m

Exports: 118
  1. China: US$230m
  2. Japan: US$8m
  3. United States: US$6m
  4. France: US$6m
  5. Germany: US$5m
  6. Poland: US$4m
  7. India: US$4m
  8. Kyrgyzstan: US$3m
  9. Romania: US$3m
  10. Denmark: US$3m
  11. Austria: US$2m
  12. Russia: US$2m
  13. Italy: US$2m
  14. South Korea: US$2m
  15. Netherlands: US$2m
  16. Taiwan: US$2m
  17. Spain: US$1m
  18. United Kingdom: US$1m
  19. Thailand: US$1m
  20. Hungary: US$1m
  21. Czechia: US$1m
  22. Honduras: US$1m
  23. Singapore: US$1m
  24. Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
  25. Indonesia: US$987k
  26. Belgium: US$828k
  27. Philippines: US$770k
  28. Sweden: US$734k
  29. Cambodia: US$619k
  30. Mexico: US$612k
  31. New Zealand: US$583k
  32. Ukraine: US$550k
  33. Portugal: US$503k
  34. Vietnam: US$470k
  35. Canada: US$446k
  36. Türkiye: US$440k
  37. Finland: US$413k
  38. Lithuania: US$408k
  39. Australia: US$408k
  40. Latvia: US$283k
  41. South Africa: US$188k
  42. Malaysia: US$178k
  43. Greece: US$175k
  44. Slovakia: US$173k
  45. Switzerland: US$157k
  46. Saudi Arabia: US$149k
  47. El Salvador: US$114k
  48. Panama: US$105k
  49. Tunisia: US$102k
  50. Costa Rica: US$100k
  51. Slovenia: US$88k
  52. Norway: US$77k
  53. Egypt: US$59k
  54. Brazil: US$56k
  55. Tanzania: US$49k
  56. United Arab Emirates: US$45k
  57. Croatia: US$45k
  58. Ireland: US$42k
  59. Belarus: US$37k
  60. Guatemala: US$36k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$230m 75.3%
2 Japan US$8m 2.7%
3 United States US$6m 2%
4 France US$6m 1.8%
5 Germany US$5m 1.6%
6 Poland US$4m 1.5%
7 India US$4m 1.3%
8 Kyrgyzstan US$3m 1%
9 Romania US$3m 0.9%
10 Denmark US$3m 0.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$99m 32.5%
2 Indonesia US$9m 2.9%
3 Germany US$8m 2.7%
4 United Kingdom US$8m 2.7%
5 Canada US$8m 2.6%
6 Kuwait US$8m 2.5%
7 Kyrgyzstan US$7m 2.3%
8 Spain US$5m 1.7%
9 Mexico US$5m 1.7%
10 Poland US$5m 1.5%

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.

  • 13%median duty
  • 19number of duty-free countries (MFN)
  • 50%highest: Angola, Bahamas, Iran

165

Importing countryMFN dutylines from – todata year
Afghanistan 10% 2018 · HS 2012
Albania 10% 2023
Algeria 30% 2023
Angola 50% 2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda 20% 2021 · HS 2007
Argentina 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Armenia 15% 2023
Aruba 12% 2021 · HS 2012
Australia 5% 2023
Azerbaijan 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas 45% 2022
Bahrain 5% 2023
Bangladesh 25% 2023 · HS 2017
Barbados 20% 2022 · HS 2017
Belarus 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Belize 20% 2023
Benin 20% 2023
Bermuda 25% 2023
Bhutan 10% 2022
Bolivia 13% 10% – 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina 10% 2022
Botswana 13% 0% – 20% 2023
Brazil 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Brunei 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso 20% 2023
Burundi 25% 2023
Cambodia 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon 20% 2023
Canada 4% 0% – 8% 2023
Cape Verde 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands 22% 2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic 20% 2023
Chad 20% 2023
Chile 6% 2023 · HS 2017
China 5% 2023
Colombia 10% 5% – 15% 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 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic 20% 2023
Ecuador 30% 2023 · HS 2017
Egypt 33% 5% – 40% 2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador 0% 2022
Equatorial Guinea 20% 2023
Eswatini 13% 0% – 20% 2023
Ethiopia 35% 2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries) 2.7% 2023
Fiji 15% 2023
French Polynesia 8% 2023
Gabon 20% 2023
Gambia 20% 2023
Georgia 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Ghana 20% 2023
Gibraltar 24% 2023 · HS 2017
Grenada 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala 0% 2023
Guinea 20% 2023
Guinea-Bissau 20% 2023
Guyana 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Haiti 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Honduras 0% 2023
Hong Kong SAR China 0% 2023
Iceland 0% 2023
India 10% 2023
Indonesia 14% 10% – 15% 2023
Iran 37% 5% – 55% 2020 · HS 2017
Israel 0% 2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica 20% 2023
Japan 0% 2023
Jordan 5% 2023
Kazakhstan 15% 2023
Kenya 25% 2023
Kiribati 25% 2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait 5% 2023
Kyrgyzstan 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Laos 5% 2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon 5% 2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho 13% 0% – 20% 2023
Liberia 20% 2023
Libya 5% 2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein 8.1%* 2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China 0% 2023
Madagascar 20% 2023
Malawi 11% 0% – 25% 2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia 15% 2023
Maldives 20% 2023
Mali 20% 2023
Mauritania 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius 30% 2023
Mexico 1.7% 0% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia 4% 2021 · HS 2017
Moldova 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia 5% 2023
Montserrat 20% 2023 · HS 2017
Morocco 10% 2.5% – 18% 2023
Mozambique 7.5% 2023
Myanmar (Burma) 3% 2023 · HS 2017
Namibia 13% 0% – 20% 2023
Nauru 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Nepal 15% 2023
New Zealand 5% 2023
Nicaragua 0% 2023
Niger 20% 2023
Nigeria 20% 2023
North Macedonia 15% 2023
Norway 0% 2023
Oman 5% 2023
Pakistan 20% 2023
Palau 3% 2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories 8% 2017 · HS 2017
Panama 0% 2023
Papua New Guinea 0% 2023
Paraguay 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Peru 3% 0% – 6% 2023 · HS 2017
Philippines 7.5% 3% – 15% 2023
Qatar 5% 2023
Russia 15% 2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda 25% 2023
Samoa 20% 2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe 10% 2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia 5% 2023
Senegal 20% 2023
Seychelles 0% 2023
Sierra Leone 20% 2023
Singapore 0% 2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands 10% 2023 · HS 2017
Somalia 25% 2023 · HS 2017
South Africa 13% 0% – 20% 2023
South Korea 8% 2023
Sri Lanka 20% 2023
St Kitts & Nevis 25% 2023
St Lucia 20% 2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon 5% 2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines 20% 2023
Sudan 10% 2021 · HS 2017
Suriname 20% 2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland 7.7%* 2023
Syria 5% 2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan 8% 2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania 25% 2023
Thailand 9.6% 7% – 10% 2023
Togo 20% 2023
Tonga 15% 2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago 20% 2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye 2.7% 2023
Tuvalu 19% 2017 · HS 2017
Uganda 25% 2023
Ukraine 5.3% 3% – 10% 2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates 5% 2023
United Kingdom 0% 2023
United States 4.2% 2.6% – 5.8% 2023
Uruguay 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan 30%* 2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu 15% 2023
Venezuela 18% 2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam 11% 0% – 15% 2023
Wallis & Futuna 6% 2021 · HS 2012
Yemen 5% 2017 · HS 2017
Zambia 15% 2023
Zimbabwe 0.1% 2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · 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
77821 Filament lamps (other than flash bulbs, infrared & ultraviolet lamps & sealed-beam lamp units)
End use (BEC Rev. 5)
Consumption goods · BEC 313202
CPC 2.1 product
46510 Electric filament or discharge lamps; arc lamps
ISIC Rev. 4 activity
2740 Manufacture of electric lighting equipment

Earlier HS editions

HSCode
20178539.22changed
20128539.22changed
20078539.22changed
20028539.22changed
19968539.22changed
19928539.22changed

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

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.

  • N340787 U.S. CBP 27 June 2024 · 8539.22.80.30

    The tariff classification of an incandescent vintage-style light bulb from China

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. GB Tariff change

    UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 433 commodity codes

    Trade Tariff changes 2026-07-22 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

  2. GB Other

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

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

  3. EU Sanctions · Applies from:

    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 →

In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8539.22 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.

The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8539.22 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 2.7%.

Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.

In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £3.6m (down 35% on the year before), at an average of £18.14 per kg; China supplied 81%, followed by Tunisia.

World trade in these goods reached US$305m in 2024, down 4.8% on 2023.

China was the largest exporter with 75.3% of the total, ahead of Japan.

Questions and answers

What is the HS code for other, of a power not exceeding 200 W and for a voltage exceeding 100 V?

Other, of a power not exceeding 200 W and for a voltage exceeding 100 V fall under HS subheading 8539.22, part of heading 8539, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.

What is the import duty on other, of a power not exceeding 200 W and for a… in the UK?

Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8539.22 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, of a power not exceeding 200 W and for a… in the EU?

Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8539.22 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, of a power not exceeding 200 W and for a…?

China, with US$230m in 2024 (75.3% 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 (81%), Tunisia (5%) and United States (3%), out of total imports of £3.6m.

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