Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8539
8539.52: Light-emitting diode (LED) lamps
LED lamps (bulbs)
8539.52 is the HS subheading for LED lamps (bulbs), under heading 8539 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8539 52 00 00 Light-emitting diode (led) lamps 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)
Import requirements 3
- 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
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 | £95.4m | 87.4% | -4.4% |
 United States | £3.5m | 3.2% | -38.3% |
 Germany | £3.5m | 3.2% | +34.8% |
 Hong Kong SAR China | £1.1m | 1% | +38.5% |
 Poland | £843k | 0.8% | +118.4% |
 Taiwan | £511k | 0.5% | -24.6% |
 Malaysia | £509k | 0.5% | +64.9% |
 Italy | £464k | 0.4% | -13% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 3.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 3.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 10.8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 10.8% – 20% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 15.4% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Taiwan 3.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$110kUS$110k+US$4m+US$17m+> US$71m
Exports: 158
- China: US$5bn
- France: US$206m
- Poland: US$186m
- Germany: US$127m
- Netherlands: US$71m
- United States: US$71m
- Italy: US$34m
- United Kingdom: US$31m
- Taiwan: US$29m
- Mexico: US$21m
- Vietnam: US$19m
- Spain: US$18m
- Belgium: US$18m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$17m
- Japan: US$17m
- Czechia: US$17m
- Bulgaria: US$16m
- Sweden: US$15m
- Malaysia: US$15m
- Austria: US$15m
- South Korea: US$13m
- Thailand: US$12m
- Türkiye: US$11m
- Hungary: US$11m
- Slovakia: US$10m
- Portugal: US$9m
- Israel: US$9m
- Canada: US$9m
- Russia: US$7m
- India: US$7m
- Finland: US$6m
- Latvia: US$6m
- Cambodia: US$6m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Denmark: US$5m
- Indonesia: US$5m
- Singapore: US$4m
- Greece: US$4m
- Romania: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Brazil: US$3m
- Australia: US$3m
- Bangladesh: US$2m
- Ireland: US$2m
- Lithuania: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Costa Rica: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$980k
- Laos: US$904k
- Kazakhstan: US$754k
- Estonia: US$739k
- Serbia: US$713k
- Colombia: US$681k
- Luxembourg: US$673k
- Egypt: US$627k
- New Zealand: US$592k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$3mUS$3m+US$18m+US$51m+> US$154m
Imports: 219
- United States: US$2bn
- Germany: US$451m
- Japan: US$251m
- France: US$231m
- Poland: US$229m
- Mexico: US$171m
- United Kingdom: US$154m
- Brazil: US$144m
- Italy: US$135m
- Canada: US$130m
- Netherlands: US$128m
- Indonesia: US$127m
- Spain: US$113m
- Russia: US$109m
- Vietnam: US$93m
- Thailand: US$90m
- Philippines: US$85m
- Iraq: US$66m
- Saudi Arabia: US$58m
- Belgium: US$53m
- United Arab Emirates: US$53m
- Austria: US$51m
- Switzerland: US$50m
- Argentina: US$49m
- Czechia: US$47m
- Taiwan: US$47m
- South Korea: US$45m
- Sweden: US$45m
- Australia: US$40m
- Singapore: US$40m
- Kazakhstan: US$36m
- Colombia: US$36m
- South Africa: US$35m
- Peru: US$34m
- Denmark: US$33m
- Türkiye: US$33m
- Malaysia: US$33m
- Norway: US$33m
- Greece: US$33m
- India: US$30m
- Portugal: US$29m
- Finland: US$29m
- Ecuador: US$25m
- Morocco: US$25m
- Panama: US$25m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$24m
- Romania: US$23m
- Guatemala: US$21m
- China: US$20m
- Ukraine: US$19m
- Jordan: US$19m
- Bulgaria: US$19m
- Hungary: US$18m
- Chile: US$18m
- Slovakia: US$18m
- Ireland: US$18m
- Libya: US$17m
- Paraguay: US$17m
- Nigeria: US$16m
- Kyrgyzstan: US$15m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$5bn | 81.8% |
| 2 |  France | US$206m | 3.3% |
| 3 | Poland | US$186m | 3% |
| 4 | Germany | US$127m | 2.1% |
| 5 |  Netherlands | US$71m | 1.2% |
| 6 | United States | US$71m | 1.1% |
| 7 | Italy | US$34m | 0.6% |
| 8 | United Kingdom | US$31m | 0.5% |
| 9 | Taiwan | US$29m | 0.5% |
| 10 | Mexico | US$21m | 0.3% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$2bn | 27.4% |
| 2 | Germany | US$451m | 7.3% |
| 3 | Japan | US$251m | 4.1% |
| 4 | France | US$231m | 3.7% |
| 5 | Poland | US$229m | 3.7% |
| 6 | Mexico | US$171m | 2.8% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$154m | 2.5% |
| 8 | Brazil | US$144m | 2.3% |
| 9 | Italy | US$135m | 2.2% |
| 10 | Canada | US$130m | 2.1% |
Import duty on this product around the world 93
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
- 33number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 30%highest: Algeria, Burundi, Kenya
93
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Armenia | 3.8% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Bahamas | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 0% | 2022 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 25% | 2023 | |
 Cameroon | 20% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Central African Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 20% | 2023 | |
| China | 8% | 2023 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 20% | 2023 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 3.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 20% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 25% | 2023 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
| Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Philippines | 1% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Rwanda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
| Switzerland | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tanzania | 25% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
| Türkiye | 24% | 2023 | |
 Uganda | 25% | 2023 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 2% | 2023 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Vietnam | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2022–2023; 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
- 77878 Other electrical machines & apparatus, having individual functions, n.e.s.
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 312
- CPC 2.1 product
- 46939 Other electrical equipment n.e.c. (including electro-magnets; electro-magnetic couplings; clutches and brakes; electro-magnetic lifting heads; electrical particle accelerators; electrical signal generators and apparatus for electro-plating, electrolysis or electrophoresis)
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2790 Manufacture of other electrical equipment
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8539.50 | changed |
| 2012 | 8543.70 | changed |
| 2007 | 8543.70 | changed |
| 2002 | 8543.40, 8543.89 | changed |
| 1996 | 8543.40, 8543.89 | changed |
| 1992 | 8543.80 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 7
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.
- N349718 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of LED lamps from China
- N337686 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of LED lamp boards from China. Correction to Ruling Number N337034
- 600013355 HMRC
An LED Rear Combination Trailer Lamp which is a lamp designed specifically for trailers and it is sold as either a left-hand lamp or a right-hand lamp. The Trailer Lamp contains LED light sources for stop, tail, direction indicator, fog & reverse lighting functions, all mounted on an internal…
- 600011977 HMRC
A warm white spot pearl bayonet fitting bulb. Ideal to use for lighting in living rooms, dining rooms, offices and many more places. The warm white bulb is:- LED 15W = 100W A60/B22 Bayonet Fitting 1520 Lumens 20-25K Hours 3000K Daylight
- 600011978 HMRC
A cool white spot pearl bayonet fitting bulb. Ideal to use for lighting in living rooms, dining rooms, offices and many more places. The cool white bulb is:- LED 15W = 100W A60/B22 Bayonet Fitting 1520 Lumens 20-25K Hours 6500K Daylight
- 600011979 HMRC
A warm white spot pearl screw fitting bulb. Ideal to use for lighting in living rooms, dining rooms, offices and many more places. The warm white bulb is:- LED 15W = 100W A60/E27 ScrewFitting 1520 Lumens 20-25K Hours 3000K Daylight
- 600011980 HMRC
A cool white spot pearl screw fitting bulb. Ideal to use for lighting in living rooms, dining rooms, offices and many more places. The warm white bulb is:- LED 15W = 100W A60/E27 Screw Fitting 1520 Lumens 20-25K Hours 6500K Daylight
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.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Tariff change · Applies from:
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States — 2026 HTS Revision 4
2026HTSRev4 · Source: hts.usitc.gov
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 8539.50.
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8539.52; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 8539.52 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 3.7%.
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 LED lamps (bulbs) into the UK came to £109.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 5% on the year before); China supplied 87%, followed by United States.
In 2024, countries exported LED lamps (bulbs) worth US$6bn (−7.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$5bn), followed by France.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for light-emitting diode (LED) lamps?
Light-emitting diode (LED) lamps fall under HS subheading 8539.52, part of heading 8539, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on light-emitting diode (LED) lamps in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8539.52 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 light-emitting diode (LED) lamps in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8539.52 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 3.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most light-emitting diode (LED) lamps?
China, with US$5bn in 2024 (81.8% of world exports).
Which countries can export LED lamps (bulbs) 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 LED lamps (bulbs)?
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 LED lamps (bulbs) from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (87%), United States (3%) and Germany (3%), out of total imports of £109.2m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.