8543.70: Other machines and apparatus

1. 8543 70 00 00 Other machines and apparatus
2. 8543 70 01 00 Articles specifically designed for connection to telegraphic or telephonic apparatus or instruments or to telegraphic or telephonic networks Free
3. 8543 70 02 00 Microwave amplifiers Free
4. 8543 70 03 00 Cordless infrared remote control devices for video game consoles Free
5. 8543 70 04 00 Digital flight-data recorders Free
6. 8543 70 05 00 Portable battery operated electronic readers for recording and reproducing text, still image or audio file Free
7. 8543 70 06 00 Digital signal processing apparatus capable of connecting to a wired or wireless network for the mixing of sound Free
8. 8543 70 07 00 Portable interactive electronic education devices primarily designed for children Free
9. 8543 70 08 00 Plasma cleaner machines that remove organic contaminants from electron microscopy specimens and specimen holders Free
10. 8543 70 09 00 Touch-sensitive data input devices (so-called touch screens) without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display, which function by detecting the presence and location of a touch within the display area Free
11. 8543 70 10 00 Electrical machines with translation or dictionary functions Free
12. 8543 70 30 00 Aerial amplifiers 2%
13. 8543 70 50 00 Sunbeds, sunlamps and similar suntanning equipment 2%p/st
14. 8543 70 60 00 Electric fence energisers 2%
15. 8543 70 90 00 Other
16. 8543 70 90 05 Flight recorders, electric synchros and transducers, defrosters and demisters with electric resistors, for use in civil aircraft
17. 8543 70 90 10 Engine pressure indicators, for use in certain types of aircraft 2%
18. 8543 70 90 15 Laminated electrochromic film consisting of: - two outer layers of polyester, - a middle layer of acrylic polymer and silicone, and - two electric connection terminals 2%
19. 8543 70 90 27 Electronic control unit of the 360-degree vehicle situation display system with: -an operating dc voltage of 9 v or more but not more than 16 v, -a videoprocessor, -a signal processor, -one or more connectors, and -whether or not with a metal mounting bracket, for use in the manufacture of goods of chapter 87 2%
20. 8543 70 90 30 Amplifier, consisting of active and passive elements mounted on a printed circuit, contained in a housing 2%
21. 8543 70 90 33 High-frequency amplifier comprising one or more integrated circuits and one or more discrete capacitor chips, whether or not with ipd (integrated passive devices) on a metal flange in a housing 2%
22. 8543 70 90 45 Piezo-electric crystal oscillator with a fixed frequency, within a frequency range of 1.8 mhz to 67 mhz, contained in a housing 2%
23. 8543 70 90 55 Opto-electronic circuit comprising one or more light-emitting diodes (leds), whether or not equipped with an integrated driving circuit, and one photodiode with amplifier circuit, whether or not with an integrated logic gate arrays circuit or one or more light-emitting diodes and at least 2 photodiodes with an amplifier circuit, whether or not with an integrated logic gate arrays circuit or other integrated circuits, contained in a housing 2%
24. 8543 70 90 85 Voltage controlled oscillator (vco), other than temperature compensated oscillators, consisting of active and passive elements mounted on a printed circuit, contained in a housing 2%
25. 8543 70 90 87 An electronic sound generator, creating an analog signal for a device producing the sound of an engine, containing: - a printed circuit board with a microprocessor and a sound amplifier, - a connector, - a plastic housing, - with or without a metal holder, for use in the manufacture of goods of chapter 87 2%
26. 8543 70 90 99 Other 2%

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£1bn+6.2% · previous 12 months

Average import price£85.08 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
China	£289.8m	28.5%	+13.4%
United States	£148.1m	14.6%	-22.1%
Germany	£127.1m	12.5%	+12.9%
United Kingdom	£61.8m	6.1%	+2.3%
Poland	£41.2m	4.1%	+6.3%
Italy	£40.9m	4%	+19.3%
Malaysia	£39.6m	3.9%	-3.2%
France	£26.9m	2.7%	+3.7%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free – 3.7% Third-country duty 14 tariff lines · average 1.1% Türkiye Free – 3.7% Third-country duty 17 tariff lines · average 3.5% USA Free – 2.6% General (MFN) 14 tariff lines · average 0.7% Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico Free – 15% General (MFN) 14 tariff lines · average 2.1% Brazil Free – 16.2% General (MFN) 19 tariff lines · average 8.8% Argentina Free – 18% General (MFN) 46 tariff lines · average 5.6% Peru Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 19 tariff lines · average 1.3% Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan Free – 4.5% General (MFN) 20 tariff lines · average 1.3% GCC Free General (MFN) 17 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 14 tariff lines Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$9.7bn	21.8%
2	Mexico	US$4.6bn	10.3%
3	United States	US$4.6bn	10.2%
4	Germany	US$3.2bn	7.2%
5	Indonesia	US$2.2bn	5%
6	Malaysia	US$2.2bn	5%
7	Japan	US$2.1bn	4.7%
8	Thailand	US$2.1bn	4.7%
9	United Kingdom	US$1.4bn	3.2%
10	South Korea	US$1.2bn	2.7%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$13.8bn	31%
2	Germany	US$2.8bn	6.2%
3	China	US$2.3bn	5.1%
4	Mexico	US$2.2bn	4.9%
5	Singapore	US$1.6bn	3.6%
6	Netherlands	US$1.5bn	3.3%
7	United Kingdom	US$1.4bn	3.2%
8	Thailand	US$1.4bn	3.1%
9	Japan	US$1.4bn	3%
10	Canada	US$1.2bn	2.8%

Import duty on this product around the world 163

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
• 38number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 30%highest: Ethiopia, Guyana, Bahamas

163

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Afghanistan	10%		2018 · HS 2012
Albania	0%		2023
Algeria	5%		2023
Angola	2%		2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	20%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	13%	5% – 30%	2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	1.8%	0% – 18%	2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	2.1%	0% – 5%	2023
Aruba	12%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	0%		2023
Azerbaijan	4.2%	0% – 5%	2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	23%	0% – 45%	2022
Bahrain	0%		2023
Bangladesh	15%	1% – 25%	2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	18%	5% – 30%	2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	2.9%	0% – 5%	2021 · HS 2017
Belize	18%	5% – 30%	2023
Benin	10%		2023
Bermuda	13%	0% – 25%	2023
Bhutan	7.5%	0% – 10%	2022
Bolivia	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	4.7%	0% – 5%	2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Brazil	5.6%	0% – 18%	2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	10%		2023
Burundi	10%		2023
Cambodia	3%	0% – 15%	2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon	10%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Cape Verde	3.3%	0% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
Central African Republic	10%		2023
Chad	10%		2023
Chile	6%		2023 · HS 2017
China	0.9%	0% – 8%	2023
Colombia	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Comoros	20%		2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville	10%		2023
Cook Islands	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica	0.7%	0% – 5%	2023
Côte d’Ivoire	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Cuba	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	18%	5% – 30%	2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	0%		2023
Ecuador	1.3%	0% – 5%	2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	15%	0% – 20%	2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	1.7%	0% – 5%	2022
Equatorial Guinea	10%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
Ethiopia	30%		2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	1.1%	0% – 3.7%	2023
Fiji	5%		2023
French Polynesia	6%		2023
Gabon	10%		2023
Gambia	10%		2023
Georgia	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Ghana	10%		2023
Gibraltar	8.6%	0% – 12%	2023 · HS 2017
Grenada	13%	5% – 30%	2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala	1.7%	0% – 5%	2023
Guinea	10%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	10%		2023
Guyana	25%	5% – 45%	2023 · HS 2017
Haiti	0%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	1.7%	0% – 5%	2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	7.2%	0% – 7.5%	2023
Indonesia	4.4%	0% – 5%	2023
Iran	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Israel	5%	0% – 12%	2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	12%	5% – 25%	2023
Japan	0%		2023
Jordan	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Kazakhstan	0%		2023
Kenya	10%		2023
Kuwait	0%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	2.9%	0% – 5%	2021 · HS 2017
Laos	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	0%		2023
Liberia	10%		2023
Libya	18%	5% – 30%	2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	5%		2023
Malawi	1%	0% – 5%	2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	0.6%	0% – 5%	2023
Maldives	14%	0% – 20%	2023
Mali	10%		2023
Mauritania	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	7.5%	0% – 15%	2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	9.6%	5% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia	5%		2023
Montserrat	20%		2023 · HS 2017
Morocco	2.5%		2023
Mozambique	5%		2023
Myanmar (Burma)	3%		2023 · HS 2017
Namibia	0%		2023
Nauru	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Nepal	5%		2023
New Zealand	0.8%	0% – 5%	2023
Nicaragua	1.7%	0% – 5%	2023
Niger	10%		2023
Nigeria	10%		2023
North Macedonia	0%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	0%		2023
Pakistan	7.7%	0% – 20%	2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	6.3%	0% – 12%	2017 · HS 2017
Panama	6%	0% – 15%	2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	1.9%	0% – 18%	2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	0.8%	0% – 3%	2023
Qatar	0%		2023
Russia	2.9%	0% – 5%	2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	10%		2023
Samoa	20%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	10%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	0%		2023
Senegal	10%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	10%		2023
Singapore	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Somalia	15%		2023 · HS 2017
South Africa	0%		2023
South Korea	4%	0% – 8%	2023
Sri Lanka	5%	0% – 15%	2023
St Kitts & Nevis	15%	5% – 25%	2023
St Lucia	0%		2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon	7%		2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines	18%	5% – 30%	2023
Sudan	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Suriname	12%	5% – 25%	2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland	0%		2023
Syria	5%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	5%		2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	10%		2023
Thailand	7.5%	0% – 10%	2023
Togo	10%		2023
Tonga	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	15%	0% – 30%	2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	4.9%	0% – 24%	2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	10%		2023
Ukraine	0.4%	0% – 5%	2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	0%		2023
United Kingdom	1.1%	0% – 2%	2023
United States	0.7%	0% – 2.6%	2023
Uruguay	1.9%	0% – 18%	2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	7.1%	5% – 10%	2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	5%		2023
Venezuela	5.6%	0% – 18%	2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	0%		2023
Wallis & Futuna	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	5%		2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	10%		2023
Zimbabwe	0%		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

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

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 391

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.

1. Tariff change 29 September 2026

   UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes

   Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

2. Tariff change 21 September 2026

   UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 103 commodity codes

   Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-21 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

3. Tariff change 8 September 2026

   Update to VATZ Coverage – 8 September 2026

   Trade Tariff news 8315 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

4. Sanctions 8 September 2026 · Applies from: 29 September 2026

   The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

5. Import and export controls 20 July 2026

   Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

6. Quota 30 June 2026 · Applies from: 12 July 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1465 of 25 June 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2283 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products

   CELEX 32026R1465 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

7. Tariff change 4 June 2026

   Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

8. Other 19 May 2026

   Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026

   Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

Rule changes →

Products classified here

• ebook
• kindles
• black boxes
• teleprompter
• mine detectors
• electronic mouse trap
• pest swatter, electric
• electronic book readers
• aroma gun, hospitality use
• insect eliminator, electric
• flight data recorders, digital
• laser skin treatment apparatus

Questions and answers

Typical products

• aroma gun, hospitality use
• black boxes
• ebook
• electronic book readers
• electronic mouse trap
• flight data recorders, digital
• insect eliminator, electric
• kindles
• laser skin treatment apparatus
• mine detectors
• pest swatter, electric
• teleprompter

Everyday names, not part of the legal text.