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HS code for air-conditioning units
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “air-conditioning units” points to heading 8415: air-conditioning machines, comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the temperature and humidity, including those machines in which the humidity cannot be separately regulated. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
In the UK Global Tariff, 8415 covers 20 tariff lines and the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 8415 into 7 tariff lines; the duty is between 2.2% and 2.7% (average 2.6%).
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 8415 covers 15 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 2.7%. 4 of them are duty-free.
Duty rates compared
UK 2% Third-country duty 20 tariff lines 
EU 2.2% – 2.7% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 2.6% 
Türkiye Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 15 tariff lines · average 1.9% 
USA Free – 2.2% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Canada Free – 6% Third-country duty 26 tariff lines · average 1.4% 
Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 4% 
Brazil 12.6% – 20% Third-country duty 13 tariff lines · average 17.2% 
Argentina 12.6% – 20% Third-country duty 95 tariff lines · average 17% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 11 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 225 tariff lines · average 2.3% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 12 tariff lines 
Taiwan 1.5% – 10% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines · average 8.1% 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 18 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 11 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free – 15% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · average 6% 
Nigeria 5% – 20% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines · average 15% See also
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for air-conditioning units?
Air-conditioning units are classified under 8415 (Air-conditioning machines, comprising a motor-driven fan and elements for changing the…) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.