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HS code for lead acid battery
8507.20 Electric accumulators, including separators therefor: other lead-acid accumulators
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “lead acid battery” points to subheading 8507.20: electric accumulators, including separators therefor: other lead-acid accumulators. 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, 8507.20 covers 4 tariff lines and the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 8507.20 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 3.7%.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 8507.20 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 3.7%.
Duty rates compared
UK 2% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
EU 3.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 3.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
USA 3.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Canada Free – 7% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 5.6% 
Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 6% 
Brazil 16.2% – 18% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 17.1% 
Argentina 18% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
Peru 6% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan 6% 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 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Questions and answers
What is the HS code for lead acid battery?
Lead acid battery are classified under 8507.20 (Electric accumulators, including separators therefor: other lead-acid accumulators) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.