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
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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 Free+2p/st
  4. 8539 22 10 90 Other Free+3p/st
  5. 8539 22 90 00 Other Freep/st
  6. 8539 22 90 10 Lamps for lighting, for use in certain types of aircraft Free+2p/st
  7. 8539 22 90 90 Other Free+3p/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–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–XC agreement XC Free
UK–Kosovo agreement Kosovo Free
UK–XL agreement XL 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

The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.

World trade in 2024

8539.22 · US$305.1m

Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$48.8kUS$48.8k+US$734.3k+US$2.3m+> US$5.6m

Exports: 118
  1. China: US$229.7m
  2. Japan: US$8.2m
  3. United States: US$6.2m
  4. France: US$5.6m
  5. Germany: US$4.9m
  6. Poland: US$4.4m
  7. India: US$3.9m
  8. Kyrgyzstan: US$2.9m
  9. Romania: US$2.9m
  10. Denmark: US$2.8m
  11. Austria: US$2.3m
  12. Russia: US$2.3m
  13. Italy: US$2.3m
  14. South Korea: US$2.2m
  15. Netherlands: US$1.9m
  16. Taiwan: US$1.6m
  17. Spain: US$1.4m
  18. United Kingdom: US$1.4m
  19. Thailand: US$1.2m
  20. Hungary: US$1.2m
  21. Czechia: US$1.1m
  22. Honduras: US$1.1m
  23. Singapore: US$1.1m
  24. Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
  25. Indonesia: US$986.9k
  26. Belgium: US$827.7k
  27. Philippines: US$770k
  28. Sweden: US$734.3k
  29. Cambodia: US$619.1k
  30. Mexico: US$611.5k
  31. New Zealand: US$583.1k
  32. Ukraine: US$550.1k
  33. Portugal: US$503.1k
  34. Vietnam: US$470k
  35. Canada: US$446.1k
  36. Türkiye: US$439.6k
  37. Finland: US$412.7k
  38. Lithuania: US$408.1k
  39. Australia: US$407.5k
  40. Latvia: US$282.9k
  41. South Africa: US$187.6k
  42. Malaysia: US$178.3k
  43. Greece: US$174.9k
  44. Slovakia: US$172.8k
  45. Switzerland: US$156.7k
  46. Saudi Arabia: US$148.8k
  47. El Salvador: US$114.1k
  48. Panama: US$105.2k
  49. Tunisia: US$102k
  50. Costa Rica: US$99.8k
  51. Slovenia: US$87.9k
  52. Norway: US$76.6k
  53. Egypt: US$59.2k
  54. Brazil: US$55.8k
  55. Tanzania: US$48.8k
  56. United Arab Emirates: US$45.3k
  57. Croatia: US$44.5k
  58. Ireland: US$42.4k
  59. Belarus: US$36.6k
  60. Guatemala: US$36k

Top exporters

RankCountryValueShare
1 China US$229.7m 75.3%
2 Japan US$8.2m 2.7%
3 United States US$6.2m 2%
4 France US$5.6m 1.8%
5 Germany US$4.9m 1.6%
6 Poland US$4.4m 1.5%
7 India US$3.9m 1.3%
8 Kyrgyzstan US$2.9m 1%
9 Romania US$2.9m 0.9%
10 Denmark US$2.8m 0.9%

Top importers

RankCountryValueShare
1 United States US$99m 32.5%
2 Indonesia US$8.9m 2.9%
3 Germany US$8.3m 2.7%
4 United Kingdom US$8.2m 2.7%
5 Canada US$8m 2.6%
6 Kuwait US$7.8m 2.5%
7 Kyrgyzstan US$6.9m 2.3%
8 Spain US$5.3m 1.7%
9 Mexico US$5.2m 1.7%
10 Poland US$4.6m 1.5%

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 175 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard Free; 175 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$305.1m 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$229.7m in 2024 (75.3% of world exports).

Which countries can export these goods to the UK duty-free?

175 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.