Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8540
8540.20: Television camera tubes; image converters and intensifiers; other photocathode tubes
8540.20 is a six-digit subheading of heading 8540, thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode valves and tubes, chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8540 20 00 00 Television camera tubes; image converters and intensifiers; other photocathode tubes p/st
- 8540 20 10 00 Television camera tubes Freep/st
- 8540 20 10 10 For use in certain types of aircraft Freep/st
- 8540 20 10 90 Other Freep/st
- 8540 20 80 00 Other Freep/st
- 8540 20 80 10 For use in certain types of aircraft Freep/st
- Other Freep/st
- 8540 20 80 91 Photomultiplier Freep/st
- 8540 20 80 99 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 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
- 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 3 of 5 lines
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
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 France | £10.4m | 41.2% | +38.1% |
 Netherlands | £7.8m | 31% | +105.8% |
 Japan | £2.9m | 11.6% | +12.4% |
 United States | £1.7m | 6.6% | -58.2% |
| United Kingdom | £1.1m | 4.4% | +60.2% |
 China | £642k | 2.5% | +41.3% |
 Germany | £377k | 1.5% | +90.9% |
 Australia | £89k | 0.4% | +3.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA 3.3% – 6% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 4.7% 
Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil Free – 16.2% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 5.8% 
Argentina Free – 18% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 4.5% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 1% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$223kUS$223k+US$1m+US$19m+> US$105m
Exports: 65
- France: US$188m
- Japan: US$105m
- United States: US$102m
- Netherlands: US$100m
- China: US$54m
- Germany: US$32m
- United Kingdom: US$19m
- Serbia: US$7m
- Australia: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Czechia: US$3m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- India: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Türkiye: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- Singapore: US$1m
- Thailand: US$943k
- Poland: US$860k
- Sweden: US$820k
- Mexico: US$642k
- Belgium: US$614k
- South Korea: US$515k
- Israel: US$508k
- Austria: US$424k
- Canada: US$407k
- Kuwait: US$388k
- Slovakia: US$296k
- Spain: US$231k
- Portugal: US$231k
- Bulgaria: US$223k
- Italy: US$178k
- Malaysia: US$165k
- Lithuania: US$132k
- Denmark: US$130k
- Norway: US$118k
- South Africa: US$79k
- Ireland: US$47k
- Finland: US$43k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$42k
- Malta: US$27k
- Slovenia: US$24k
- Brazil: US$23k
- Indonesia: US$19k
- United Arab Emirates: US$15k
- Latvia: US$10k
- Hungary: US$7k
- Luxembourg: US$7k
- Colombia: US$6k
- Estonia: US$5k
- Bahrain: US$4k
- Saudi Arabia: US$4k
- Romania: US$2k
- Philippines: US$2k
- Vietnam: US$1k
- Ghana: US$400
- Croatia: US$300
- Mozambique: US$300
- North Macedonia: US$200
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$67kUS$67k+US$2m+US$10m+> US$35m
Imports: 122
- Greece: US$172m
- United States: US$71m
- China: US$67m
- France: US$35m
- Germany: US$27m
- United Kingdom: US$26m
- Poland: US$21m
- Singapore: US$21m
- Netherlands: US$16m
- India: US$13m
- Luxembourg: US$11m
- Taiwan: US$10m
- Finland: US$10m
- Israel: US$10m
- Czechia: US$10m
- Japan: US$10m
- Canada: US$9m
- Ukraine: US$9m
- Türkiye: US$8m
- Belarus: US$8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$6m
- Estonia: US$6m
- Italy: US$5m
- Spain: US$5m
- South Korea: US$5m
- Bulgaria: US$5m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Lithuania: US$4m
- South Africa: US$3m
- Austria: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Mexico: US$1m
- Sweden: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Ireland: US$859k
- Latvia: US$739k
- Ecuador: US$670k
- Vietnam: US$661k
- Thailand: US$637k
- Brazil: US$580k
- Indonesia: US$573k
- Denmark: US$528k
- New Zealand: US$488k
- Malaysia: US$455k
- Romania: US$412k
- Tunisia: US$317k
- Saudi Arabia: US$202k
- Argentina: US$195k
- Croatia: US$152k
- Jordan: US$123k
- Oman: US$116k
- Egypt: US$100k
- Sri Lanka: US$72k
- Benin: US$67k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | US$188m | 29.6% |
| 2 | Japan | US$105m | 16.5% |
| 3 | United States | US$102m | 16.1% |
| 4 | Netherlands | US$100m | 15.7% |
| 5 | China | US$54m | 8.5% |
| 6 | Germany | US$32m | 5% |
| 7 | United Kingdom | US$19m | 3% |
| 8 |  Serbia | US$7m | 1.1% |
| 9 | Australia | US$4m | 0.6% |
| 10 | Taiwan | US$4m | 0.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Greece | US$172m | 27% |
| 2 | United States | US$71m | 11.2% |
| 3 | China | US$67m | 10.5% |
| 4 | France | US$35m | 5.5% |
| 5 | Germany | US$27m | 4.2% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$26m | 4.1% |
| 7 |  Poland | US$21m | 3.4% |
| 8 |  Singapore | US$21m | 3.3% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$16m | 2.6% |
| 10 |  India | US$13m | 2% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
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
- 43number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Malawi
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 5% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 4.5% | 0% – 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Armenia | 8% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| Australia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 4.5% | 0% – 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 20% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 8% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 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 | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 6% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 5% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 8% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 25% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 3% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 4.5% | 0% – 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 8% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
| Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 7% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 8% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 23% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 4.7% | 3.3% – 6% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 4.5% | 0% – 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 4.5% | 0% – 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Vietnam | 10% | 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
- 77621 Television camera tubes; image converters & intensifiers; other photocathode tubes
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 611220
- CPC 2.1 product
- 47140 Thermionic, cold cathode or photo-cathode valves and tubes (including cathode ray tubes)
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2610 Manufacture of electronic components and boards
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8540.20 | changed |
| 2012 | 8540.20 | changed |
| 2007 | 8540.20 | changed |
| 2002 | 8540.20 | changed |
| 1996 | 8540.20 | changed |
| 1992 | 8540.20 | 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.
- 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:
The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 8540.20 covers 5 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 8540.20 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 £25.3m (up 30% on the year before), at an average of £2,303.34 per kg; France supplied 41%, followed by Netherlands.
World trade in these goods reached US$635m in 2024, up 13.7% on 2023.
France was the largest exporter with 29.6% of the total, ahead of Japan.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for television camera tubes; image converters and intensifiers; other photocathode tubes?
Television camera tubes; image converters and intensifiers; other photocathode tubes fall under HS subheading 8540.20, part of heading 8540, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on television camera tubes in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8540.20 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 television camera tubes in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8540.20 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 television camera tubes?
France, with US$188m in 2024 (29.6% 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 France (41%), Netherlands (31%) and Japan (12%), out of total imports of £25.3m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.