9030.84: Other, with a recording device

1. 9030 84 00 00 Other, with a recording device Free

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£50.8m+6.8% · previous 12 months

Average import price£544.15 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Malaysia	£17.5m	34.5%	+37%
United States	£8.4m	16.5%	-19.3%
Germany	£7.6m	14.9%	-29.7%
China	£3.7m	7.4%	+27.1%
Austria	£2.5m	5%	+21.3%
United Kingdom	£2.2m	4.3%	+85.9%
Israel	£2.2m	4.3%	+12,391.9%
Japan	£1.8m	3.6%	+21.2%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil Free – 20% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 6.7% Argentina Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 4.2% 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 Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 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 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Germany	US$231m	16.5%
2	Malaysia	US$170m	12.2%
3	Israel	US$163m	11.6%
4	United States	US$142m	10.1%
5	China	US$141m	10.1%
6	Austria	US$76m	5.4%
7	United Kingdom	US$65m	4.6%
8	Canada	US$60m	4.3%
9	Japan	US$51m	3.6%
10	Taiwan	US$41m	3%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$218m	15.6%
2	United States	US$154m	11%
3	South Korea	US$135m	9.6%
4	Germany	US$108m	7.7%
5	Hong Kong SAR China	US$71m	5.1%
6	United Kingdom	US$59m	4.2%
7	France	US$36m	2.6%
8	Malaysia	US$36m	2.6%
9	Japan	US$35m	2.5%
10	Taiwan	US$33m	2.4%

Import duty on this product around the world 162

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.

• 2.8%median duty
• 66number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Ethiopia, Bermuda

162

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Afghanistan	10%		2018 · HS 2012
Albania	0%		2023
Algeria	5%		2023
Angola	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	15%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	5%		2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	2%		2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Aruba	12%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	0%		2023
Azerbaijan	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	45%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Bangladesh	1%		2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	5%		2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	2.5%	0% – 5%	2021 · HS 2017
Belize	5%		2023
Benin	10%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	2.5%	0% – 5%	2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Brazil	6%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	10%		2023
Burundi	0%		2023
Cambodia	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon	10%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Cape Verde	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Central African Republic	10%		2023
Chad	10%		2023
Chile	6%		2023 · HS 2017
China	0%		2023
Colombia	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Comoros	20%		2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville	10%		2023
Cook Islands	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica	0%		2023
Côte d’Ivoire	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Cuba	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	0%		2023
Ecuador	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	5%		2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	0%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	10%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
Ethiopia	30%		2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	0%		2023
Fiji	0%		2023
French Polynesia	13%		2023
Gabon	10%		2023
Gambia	10%		2023
Georgia	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Ghana	10%		2023
Gibraltar	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Grenada	5%		2023 · HS 2012
Guatemala	0%		2023
Guinea	10%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	10%		2023
Guyana	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Haiti	0%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	0%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	7.5%		2023
Indonesia	5%		2023
Iran	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Israel	0.7%	0% – 2%	2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	0%		2023
Jordan	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Kazakhstan	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023
Kenya	0%		2023
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	2.5%	0% – 5%	2021 · HS 2017
Laos	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	0%		2023
Liberia	10%		2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	7.5%		2023
Malawi	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	0%		2023
Maldives	20%		2023
Mali	10%		2023
Mauritania	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia	5%		2023
Montserrat	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Morocco	2.5%		2023
Mozambique	7.5%		2023
Myanmar (Burma)	3%		2023 · HS 2017
Namibia	0%		2023
Nauru	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Nepal	5%		2023
New Zealand	0%		2023
Nicaragua	0%		2023
Niger	10%		2023
Nigeria	10%		2023
North Macedonia	0%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	0%		2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	0.7%	0% – 2%	2017 · HS 2017
Panama	0%		2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	1.3%	0% – 2%	2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	0%		2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Russia	2.5%	0% – 5%	2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	0%		2023
Samoa	8%		2020 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	5%		2023
Senegal	10%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	10%		2023
Singapore	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Somalia	5%		2023 · HS 2017
South Africa	0%		2023
South Korea	0%		2023
Sri Lanka	0%		2023
St Kitts & Nevis	5%		2023
St Lucia	0%		2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon	8%		2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines	5%		2023
Sudan	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Suriname	5%		2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland	0%		2023
Syria	5%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	0%		2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	0%		2023
Thailand	0%		2023
Togo	10%		2023
Tonga	3%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	0%		2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	0%		2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	0%		2023
Ukraine	0%		2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	0%		2023
United States	0%		2023
Uruguay	1.3%	0% – 2%	2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	0%		2023
Venezuela	9.3%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	0%		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. · 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

87478 Other instruments & apparatus for measuring/checking electrical quantities

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Capital goods · BEC 212020

CPC 2.1 product

48249 Instruments and apparatus for measuring or checking electrical quantities n.e.c.

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2651 Manufacture of measuring, testing, navigating and control equipment

Earlier HS editions

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

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1. 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

2. 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

3. Sanctions 23 April 2026 · Applies from: 22 April 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/506 of 23 April 2026 amending Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

   CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

4. Sanctions 30 January 2026 · Applies from: 12 January 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/271 of 29 January 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1529 concerning restrictive measures in view of Iran’s military support to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine and to armed groups and entities in the Middle East and the Red Sea region

   CELEX 32026R0271 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

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