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HS code for hi-fi separates - amplifiers (audio frequency)
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “hi-fi separates - amplifiers (audio frequency)” points to heading 8518: microphones and stands therefor; loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio-frequency electric amplifiers; electric sound amplifier sets. 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.
The UK Global Tariff divides 8518 into 14 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 8518 covers 8 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides 8518 into 13 tariff lines; the duty is between 0% and 50% (average 6.1%). 2 of them are duty-free.
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 14 tariff lines 
EU Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free – 50% Third-country duty 13 tariff lines · average 6.1% 
USA Free General (MFN) 15 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 25 tariff lines · average 6% 
Brazil Free – 20% Third-country duty 12 tariff lines · average 13.9% 
Argentina Free – 35% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines · average 21.7% 
Peru Free – 6% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 1.3% 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 25 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 22 tariff lines 
GCC Free – 5% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines · average 1.6% 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free – 8% Third-country duty 11 tariff lines · average 4.8% 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines See also
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for hi-fi separates - amplifiers (audio frequency)?
Hi-fi separates - amplifiers (audio frequency) are classified under 8518 (Microphones and stands therefor) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.