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HS code for light bulbs
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “light bulbs” points to heading 8539: electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultraviolet or infra-red lamps; arc-lamps; light-emitting diode (LED) light sources. 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 8539 into 32 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, 8539 covers 21 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 3.7%. 1 of them is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides 8539 into 30 tariff lines; the statutory rate is between 40% and 50% (average 49.3%).
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USASee also
- bulbs
- arc lamps
- led bulbs
- lamp bases
- infra-red lamps
- ultra violet lamps
- lamps (bulbs, tubes)
- fluorescent lamps/bulbs
- starters and discharge tubes
- lamps (bulbs and tubes) - arc
- discharge lamps, i.e bulbs only
- lamps (bulbs and tubes) - discharge
- mercury vapour and sodium vapour lamps
- neon lamps (shaped, number or letters)
- filament and discharge lamps i.e. bulbs
- tungsten lamps >200 watts (mains voltage)
- lamps (bulbs and tubes) - electric filament
- flood light , lamp, halogen (outdoor >100 volts)
- tungsten halogen lamps (other than uv or infra-red)
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for light bulbs?
Light bulbs are classified under 8539 (Electric filament or discharge lamps) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.