Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8542
8542.32: Electronic integrated circuits, electronic integrated circuits, memories
Memory chips
Official description Memories
8542.32 is the HS subheading for memory chips, under heading 8542 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8542 32 00 00 Memories
- Goods specified in note 12(b)(3 and 4) to this chapter
- 8542 32 11 00 Multi-component integrated circuits (mcos) Free
- 8542 32 19 00 Other Free
- Other
- Dynamic random-access memories (d-rams)
- 8542 32 31 00 With a storage capacity not exceeding 512 mbits Freep/st
- 8542 32 39 00 With a storage capacity exceeding 512 mbits Freep/st
- 8542 32 45 00 Static random-access memories (s-rams), including cache random-access memories (cache-rams) Freep/st
- 8542 32 55 00 Uv erasable, programmable, read only memories (eproms) Freep/st
- Electrically erasable, programmable, read only memories (e2proms), including flash e2proms
- Flash e2proms
- 8542 32 61 00 With a storage capacity not exceeding 512 mbits Freep/st
- 8542 32 69 00 With a storage capacity exceeding 512 mbits Freep/st
- 8542 32 75 00 Other Freep/st
- 8542 32 90 00 Other memories Free
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 on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
- 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)
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Taiwan | £211.1m | 45.2% | +257.3% |
 China | £142.2m | 30.5% | +632.7% |
 South Korea | £26m | 5.6% | +321.8% |
 Singapore | £14.1m | 3% | +1,755.7% |
 Vietnam | £12.4m | 2.7% | +1,729.9% |
 United States | £11.3m | 2.4% | +113.2% |
 Thailand | £11.3m | 2.4% | +31.7% |
 Malaysia | £11.3m | 2.4% | +452.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$197kUS$197k+US$9m+US$244m+> US$15bn
Exports: 154
- South Korea: US$75bn
- China: US$56bn
- Taiwan: US$28bn
- Japan: US$15bn
- Singapore: US$15bn
- Malaysia: US$5bn
- United States: US$2bn
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2bn
- Vietnam: US$840m
- Philippines: US$832m
- Thailand: US$759m
- Germany: US$638m
- France: US$526m
- Netherlands: US$244m
- Belgium: US$155m
- United Kingdom: US$96m
- Czechia: US$75m
- Italy: US$55m
- India: US$39m
- Mexico: US$32m
- Canada: US$31m
- Ireland: US$30m
- Indonesia: US$27m
- Brazil: US$26m
- Austria: US$25m
- Poland: US$25m
- Israel: US$22m
- Spain: US$22m
- Tunisia: US$16m
- Sweden: US$14m
- Finland: US$13m
- Hungary: US$10m
- Bulgaria: US$10m
- Switzerland: US$9m
- Denmark: US$9m
- Slovakia: US$8m
- Latvia: US$7m
- Australia: US$6m
- Romania: US$5m
- Morocco: US$5m
- Costa Rica: US$5m
- Malta: US$5m
- Nauru: US$3m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Russia: US$2m
- Portugal: US$2m
- Cyprus: US$2m
- Cameroon: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Estonia: US$2m
- Seychelles: US$1m
- Lithuania: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Ukraine: US$1m
- Serbia: US$1m
- North Macedonia: US$1m
- South Africa: US$812k
- Macao SAR China: US$735k
- Guatemala: US$729k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$249kUS$249k+US$13m+US$290m+> US$13bn
Imports: 196
- China: US$47bn
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$43bn
- Taiwan: US$34bn
- South Korea: US$20bn
- Vietnam: US$17bn
- Singapore: US$13bn
- Malaysia: US$10bn
- India: US$4bn
- Japan: US$2bn
- United States: US$2bn
- Philippines: US$1bn
- Brazil: US$1bn
- Germany: US$1bn
- Mexico: US$976m
- Thailand: US$783m
- France: US$504m
- Indonesia: US$400m
- Czechia: US$358m
- Poland: US$337m
- Netherlands: US$290m
- Hungary: US$256m
- Belgium: US$213m
- United Kingdom: US$190m
- Canada: US$139m
- Romania: US$117m
- Portugal: US$116m
- Bangladesh: US$116m
- Italy: US$112m
- Türkiye: US$97m
- Egypt: US$68m
- Israel: US$68m
- Austria: US$68m
- Slovakia: US$67m
- Sweden: US$66m
- Spain: US$64m
- Ireland: US$54m
- United Arab Emirates: US$49m
- Switzerland: US$40m
- Estonia: US$29m
- Denmark: US$25m
- Bulgaria: US$22m
- Finland: US$20m
- Tunisia: US$17m
- Lithuania: US$17m
- Russia: US$15m
- Australia: US$15m
- Costa Rica: US$14m
- Ukraine: US$13m
- South Africa: US$12m
- Latvia: US$12m
- Norway: US$10m
- Serbia: US$9m
- Morocco: US$9m
- Slovenia: US$8m
- Greece: US$8m
- Argentina: US$7m
- Macao SAR China: US$7m
- Chile: US$6m
- Guatemala: US$4m
- Colombia: US$4m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | US$75bn | 37.5% |
| 2 | China | US$56bn | 27.6% |
| 3 | Taiwan | US$28bn | 13.7% |
| 4 |  Japan | US$15bn | 7.3% |
| 5 | Singapore | US$15bn | 7.3% |
| 6 | Malaysia | US$5bn | 2.6% |
| 7 | United States | US$2bn | 0.9% |
| 8 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$2bn | 0.8% |
| 9 | Vietnam | US$840m | 0.4% |
| 10 |  Philippines | US$832m | 0.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$47bn | 23.2% |
| 2 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$43bn | 21.4% |
| 3 | Taiwan | US$34bn | 16.9% |
| 4 | South Korea | US$20bn | 9.8% |
| 5 | Vietnam | US$17bn | 8.3% |
| 6 | Singapore | US$13bn | 6.4% |
| 7 | Malaysia | US$10bn | 5.1% |
| 8 |  India | US$4bn | 2% |
| 9 | Japan | US$2bn | 1.2% |
| 10 | United States | US$2bn | 0.9% |
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.
- N312133 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of IC memory modules 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.
- 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
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Sanctions · Applies from: CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0271 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
Code history
Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 8422.90, 8431.20, 8443.91, 8450.90, 8466.10, 8466.20, 8466.91, 8466.92, 8466.93, 8466.94, 8476.90, 8504.90, 8518.90, 8522.90, 8529.10, 8529.90, 8530.90, 8535.10, 8535.21, 8535.29, 8535.30, 8535.40, 8535.90, 8536.10, 8536.20, 8536.30, 8536.41, 8536.49, 8536.50, 8536.61, 8536.69, 8536.70, 8536.90, 8537.10, 8537.20, 8538.10, 8538.90, 8548.90, 9025.90, 9027.90, 9030.90, 9032.10, 9032.20, 9032.89, 9032.90, 9033.00, 9305.10, 9305.20, 9305.99, 9306.21, 9306.29, 9306.30, 9306.90.
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8542.32 into 10 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8542.32 covers 10 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
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 memory chips into the UK came to £466.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 309% on the year before); Taiwan supplied 45%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported memory chips worth US$201bn (+33.9% year on year).
The largest exporter was South Korea (US$75bn), followed by China.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for electronic integrated circuits, electronic integrated circuits, memories?
Electronic integrated circuits, electronic integrated circuits, memories fall under HS subheading 8542.32, part of heading 8542, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on electronic integrated circuits, electronic… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8542.32 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 electronic integrated circuits, electronic… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8542.32 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most electronic integrated circuits, electronic…?
South Korea, with US$75bn in 2024 (37.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export memory chips 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 memory chips?
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 memory chips from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Taiwan (45%), China (31%) and South Korea (6%), out of total imports of £466.9m.