Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8539
8539.39: Discharge lamps, other than ultraviolet lamps: other
Official description Other
8539.39 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8539, electric filament or discharge lamps, chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8539 39 00 00 Other p/st
- 8539 39 20 00 Cold-cathode fluorescent lamps (ccfls) for backlighting of flat panel displays Freep/st
- 8539 39 80 00 Other Freep/st
- 8539 39 80 10 Lamps for lighting, for use in certain types of aircraft Freep/st
- 8539 39 80 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 3 lines
Import requirements 4
- 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
- Import controlImport control of mercury
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/96
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461
- Documents
- Y966 Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 3 lines
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £2.2m | 29.1% | +30% |
 Singapore | £2.1m | 27.5% | -68.1% |
 China | £1.3m | 17.3% | -21.3% |
 Philippines | £989k | 13.2% | -14.5% |
 Germany | £383k | 5.1% | +24.6% |
 France | £139k | 1.8% | +9.3% |
 Japan | £134k | 1.8% | -36.2% |
 Hong Kong SAR China | £79k | 1% | +203.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1.4% 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA Free – 2.4% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 1.2% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free – 10% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 2.1% 
Brazil 18% General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines 
Peru 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan Free – 5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 2.8% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$39kUS$39k+US$542k+US$3m+> US$27m
Exports: 122
- China: US$106m
- Japan: US$33m
- Germany: US$31m
- United States: US$27m
- Philippines: US$26m
- Singapore: US$11m
- Indonesia: US$7m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- France: US$4m
- Netherlands: US$4m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- South Korea: US$3m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Poland: US$2m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Thailand: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- Spain: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$992k
- India: US$705k
- South Africa: US$662k
- Portugal: US$652k
- Finland: US$556k
- United Arab Emirates: US$542k
- Russia: US$530k
- Israel: US$454k
- Norway: US$403k
- Canada: US$391k
- Slovenia: US$372k
- Türkiye: US$345k
- Austria: US$334k
- Bulgaria: US$332k
- Hungary: US$252k
- Croatia: US$224k
- Ireland: US$202k
- Romania: US$186k
- Denmark: US$182k
- Serbia: US$172k
- Kazakhstan: US$146k
- Lithuania: US$111k
- Slovakia: US$89k
- Bangladesh: US$83k
- Colombia: US$82k
- Greece: US$79k
- Estonia: US$69k
- Brazil: US$59k
- Tunisia: US$49k
- Bahrain: US$47k
- Armenia: US$45k
- Latvia: US$41k
- Uruguay: US$40k
- Saudi Arabia: US$39k
- New Zealand: US$34k
- Morocco: US$34k
- Ukraine: US$30k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$177kUS$177k+US$815k+US$3m+> US$13m
Imports: 199
- China: US$40m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$29m
- United States: US$25m
- United Kingdom: US$21m
- Germany: US$18m
- Japan: US$13m
- Taiwan: US$9m
- Russia: US$8m
- France: US$7m
- Thailand: US$6m
- Netherlands: US$6m
- South Korea: US$6m
- India: US$5m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Malaysia: US$4m
- Indonesia: US$3m
- Mexico: US$3m
- Vietnam: US$3m
- Spain: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Canada: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Italy: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Nigeria: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Mozambique: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$2m
- Sweden: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- New Zealand: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Iraq: US$1m
- Czechia: US$1m
- Kuwait: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Zimbabwe: US$1m
- Belgium: US$1m
- Tanzania: US$1m
- Bulgaria: US$1m
- Ireland: US$953k
- Gabon: US$940k
- Peru: US$917k
- Angola: US$879k
- Romania: US$857k
- Colombia: US$820k
- Ukraine: US$815k
- Algeria: US$815k
- Bahrain: US$814k
- Brazil: US$813k
- Greece: US$797k
- South Africa: US$774k
- Portugal: US$725k
- Philippines: US$704k
- Argentina: US$704k
- Israel: US$703k
- Kenya: US$672k
- Hungary: US$666k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$106m | 36.9% |
| 2 | Japan | US$33m | 11.5% |
| 3 | Germany | US$31m | 10.8% |
| 4 | United States | US$27m | 9.3% |
| 5 | Philippines | US$26m | 9% |
| 6 | Singapore | US$11m | 3.9% |
| 7 |  Indonesia | US$7m | 2.3% |
| 8 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$5m | 1.7% |
| 9 | France | US$4m | 1.3% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$4m | 1.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$40m | 13.9% |
| 2 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$29m | 10% |
| 3 | United States | US$25m | 8.6% |
| 4 | United Kingdom | US$21m | 7.3% |
| 5 | Germany | US$18m | 6.3% |
| 6 | Japan | US$13m | 4.5% |
| 7 | Taiwan | US$9m | 3.1% |
| 8 |  Russia | US$8m | 2.9% |
| 9 | France | US$7m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  Thailand | US$6m | 2.3% |
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.
- 10%median duty
- 19number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 30%highest: Algeria, Ecuador, Bermuda
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 20% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 23% | 0% – 45% | 2022 |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 15% | 5% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Barbados | 20% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 20% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 18% | 15% – 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 | 0% | 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 | 2.7% | 0% – 8% | 2023 |
 Colombia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 20% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 5% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 30% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 5% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 18% | 15% – 20% | 2023 |
 Ethiopia | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
| European Union (27 countries) | 1.4% | 0% – 2.7% | 2023 |
 Fiji | 5% | 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 | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
| Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 10% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 20% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 25% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 18% | 15% – 20% | 2023 |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 0% – 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Malaysia | 11% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 7.5% | 0% – 30% | 2023 |
| Mexico | 2.1% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 18% | 15% – 20% | 2023 |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 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 | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Philippines | 5.3% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
| Russia | 5% | 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 | 18% | 15% – 20% | 2023 |
 South Korea | 5.3% | 0% – 8% | 2023 |
 Sri Lanka | 15% | 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 | 0% | 2023 | |
 Syria | 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 8% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 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% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 1.2% | 0% – 2.4% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 9% | 8% – 10% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 0% – 0.2% | 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
- 77822 Discharge lamps (other than ultraviolet lamps)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 311220
- 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
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8539.39 | changed |
| 2012 | 8539.39 | changed |
| 2007 | 8539.39 | changed |
| 2002 | 8539.39 | changed |
| 1996 | 8539.39 | changed |
| 1992 | 8539.39 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
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.
- Tariff change
UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 103 commodity codes
Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-21 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Tariff change
Update to VATZ Coverage – 8 September 2026
Trade Tariff news 8315 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Other
Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8539.39 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8539.39 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 2.7% (average 1.4%). 1 of them is duty-free.
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 £7.5m (down 39% on the year before), at an average of £75.22 per kg; United States supplied 29%, followed by Singapore.
World trade in these goods reached US$287m in 2024, down 3.9% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 36.9% of the total, ahead of Japan.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for discharge lamps, other than ultraviolet lamps: other?
Discharge lamps, other than ultraviolet lamps: other fall under HS subheading 8539.39, part of heading 8539, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on discharge lamps in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8539.39 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 discharge lamps in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8539.39 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 0% to 2.7%, depending on the line. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most discharge lamps?
China, with US$106m in 2024 (36.9% 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 United States (29%), Singapore (28%) and China (17%), out of total imports of £7.5m.