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HS code for car alarm
8512.30 Electrical lighting or signalling equipment: sound signalling equipment
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “car alarm” points to subheading 8512.30: electrical lighting or signalling equipment: sound signalling equipment. 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, 8512.30 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 8512.30 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is between 2.2% and 2.7% (average 2.5%).
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 8512.30 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is between 2.2% and 2.7%.
Duty rates compared
UK 2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
EU 2.2% – 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Türkiye 2.2% – 2.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 2.6% 
USA 2.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Mexico Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% 
Brazil 18% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 2.7% – 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 8.9% 
Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line See also
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for car alarm?
Car alarm are classified under 8512.30 (Electrical lighting or signalling equipment: sound signalling equipment) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.