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HS code for telephone sets
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “telephone sets” points to heading 8517: telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 8443, 8525, 8527 or 8528. 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, 8517 covers 12 tariff lines and the duty is duty-free.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides 8517 into 12 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, 8517 covers 22 tariff lines and the duty is between 0% and 30%. 18 of them are duty-free.
Duty rates compared
UK Free Third-country duty 12 tariff lines 
EU Free Third-country duty 12 tariff lines 
Türkiye Free – 30% Third-country duty 22 tariff lines · average 2.2% 
USA Free General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Canada Free Third-country duty 17 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 43 tariff lines · average 3.1% 
Brazil Free – 25% Third-country duty 51 tariff lines · average 13.1% 
Argentina Free – 35% Third-country duty 62 tariff lines · average 4.3% 
Peru Free Third-country duty 13 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 56 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free Third-country duty 13 tariff lines 
GCC Free Third-country duty 42 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 9 tariff lines 
Norway Free Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
North Macedonia Free – 15% Third-country duty 13 tariff lines · average 1.5% 
Nigeria 5% – 10% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 8.9% See also
- modems
- pagers
- aerials
- iphones
- routers
- firewalls
- cellphones
- smart band
- smartwatch
- smart phone
- smartphones
- wifi router
- baby monitor
- multiplexers
- mobile phones
- walkie talkie
- wifi boosters
- android phones
- cycle computer
- ethernet cards
- video doorbell
- bicycle computer
- network switches
- bluetooth headset
- feed window cable
- studio, convertor
- camera, convertor
- entry phone systems
- radio, military use
- communication apparatus
- network interface cards
- switchboards, telephonic
- video conferencing systems
- aluminium electric enclosure
- bluetooth wireless speaker adapters
- hardware, computing and connectivity
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for telephone sets?
Telephone sets are classified under 8517 (Telephone sets) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.