Subheading · Chapter 90 · Heading 9008
9008.90: Image projectors, other than cinematographic: parts and accessories
Official description Parts and accessories
Subheading 9008.90 belongs to heading 9008 (image projectors) in chapter 90.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 9008 90 00 00 Parts and accessories Free
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
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
- Iraq, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £809k | 45.8% | +90.5% |
| United Kingdom | £421k | 23.8% | -31.2% |
 China | £266k | 15.1% | -19.5% |
 France | £172k | 9.7% | -67.6% |
 Italy | £30k | 1.7% | -50.1% |
 Japan | £20k | 1.1% | +180.2% |
 Slovakia | £15k | 0.8% | +37.5% |
 Germany | £13k | 0.8% | -37.5% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU
TürkiyeWorld trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$56kUS$56k+US$304k+US$2m+> US$5m
Exports: 75
- China: US$17m
- United Kingdom: US$6m
- Netherlands: US$5m
- Spain: US$5m
- United States: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$3m
- Germany: US$2m
- Italy: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$1m
- Singapore: US$918k
- Japan: US$888k
- Romania: US$880k
- Belgium: US$850k
- Philippines: US$802k
- France: US$738k
- Denmark: US$374k
- Hungary: US$347k
- Austria: US$304k
- Canada: US$296k
- Slovenia: US$183k
- Czechia: US$182k
- Sweden: US$176k
- Switzerland: US$163k
- Slovakia: US$141k
- Poland: US$127k
- Portugal: US$125k
- South Korea: US$122k
- United Arab Emirates: US$117k
- Australia: US$116k
- Thailand: US$114k
- Ukraine: US$113k
- Malaysia: US$108k
- Ireland: US$89k
- Israel: US$73k
- Bahrain: US$56k
- Serbia: US$53k
- India: US$50k
- Macao SAR China: US$47k
- Vietnam: US$45k
- Saudi Arabia: US$37k
- New Zealand: US$30k
- Mexico: US$27k
- Costa Rica: US$27k
- Pakistan: US$25k
- Indonesia: US$17k
- South Africa: US$13k
- Türkiye: US$11k
- Bulgaria: US$10k
- Chile: US$9k
- Greece: US$7k
- Brazil: US$6k
- Qatar: US$6k
- Lithuania: US$6k
- Latvia: US$5k
- Estonia: US$4k
- Kuwait: US$4k
- Finland: US$4k
- Croatia: US$3k
- Iceland: US$2k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$2k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$22kUS$22k+US$206k+US$948k+> US$2m
Imports: 159
- Portugal: US$8m
- United States: US$7m
- Russia: US$6m
- France: US$4m
- Germany: US$2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$2m
- Netherlands: US$2m
- China: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Japan: US$1m
- Hungary: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- United Kingdom: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$948k
- Spain: US$940k
- Italy: US$905k
- Belgium: US$799k
- Ukraine: US$733k
- Canada: US$723k
- Indonesia: US$709k
- Switzerland: US$685k
- Singapore: US$671k
- United Arab Emirates: US$595k
- Philippines: US$508k
- Poland: US$466k
- India: US$414k
- Australia: US$413k
- Mexico: US$306k
- Norway: US$280k
- Taiwan: US$267k
- Ireland: US$259k
- Israel: US$243k
- Kyrgyzstan: US$234k
- South Africa: US$231k
- Slovenia: US$222k
- Thailand: US$218k
- Czechia: US$206k
- Sweden: US$173k
- Belarus: US$166k
- Greece: US$152k
- Finland: US$146k
- Colombia: US$134k
- Senegal: US$117k
- Denmark: US$94k
- Egypt: US$89k
- Slovakia: US$84k
- Dominican Republic: US$82k
- Qatar: US$80k
- Brazil: US$76k
- Nigeria: US$72k
- Estonia: US$71k
- New Zealand: US$67k
- Serbia: US$65k
- Chile: US$64k
- Bahrain: US$58k
- Kuwait: US$56k
- Lithuania: US$53k
- Kazakhstan: US$50k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$17m | 31.9% |
| 2 | United Kingdom | US$6m | 11.8% |
| 3 |  Netherlands | US$5m | 9.1% |
| 4 |  Spain | US$5m | 8.7% |
| 5 | United States | US$4m | 6.5% |
| 6 |  Taiwan | US$3m | 5.4% |
| 7 | Germany | US$2m | 4.3% |
| 8 | Italy | US$2m | 3.9% |
| 9 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$1m | 2.1% |
| 10 |  Singapore | US$918k | 1.7% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Portugal | US$8m | 14.6% |
| 2 | United States | US$7m | 12.6% |
| 3 |  Russia | US$6m | 10.4% |
| 4 | France | US$4m | 7.4% |
| 5 | Germany | US$2m | 3.8% |
| 6 | Hong Kong SAR China | US$2m | 3.3% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$2m | 2.9% |
| 8 | China | US$1m | 2.7% |
| 9 |  South Korea | US$1m | 2.5% |
| 10 | Japan | US$1m | 2.4% |
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 9008.90; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 9008.90 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.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £1.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 15% on the year before); United States supplied 46%, followed by United Kingdom.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$55m (+7.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$17m), followed by the United Kingdom.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for image projectors, other than cinematographic: parts and accessories?
Image projectors, other than cinematographic: parts and accessories fall under HS subheading 9008.90, part of heading 9008, in section XVIII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on image projectors in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 9008.90 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 image projectors in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 9008.90 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 image projectors?
China, with US$17m in 2024 (31.9% 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.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (46%), United Kingdom (24%) and China (15%), out of total imports of £1.8m.