UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 8544.42
8544 42 90 50: Four-core connecting cable containing two female connectors for the transmission of digital signals from navigation and/or audio systems to a usb connector and/or lcd monitor, for use in the manufacture of goods of chapter 87
Electric cables with connectors, up to 1000 V
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8544 Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors
- Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 v
- 8544 42 00 00 Fitted with connectors
- 8544 42 90 00 Other
- 8544 42 90 50 Four-core connecting cable containing two female connectors for the transmission of digital signals from navigation and/or audio systems to a usb connector and/or lcd monitor, for use in the manufacture of goods of chapter 87
What you pay
Importing into UK
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
Import requirements 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia, Syria, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 748, S.I. 2019/792, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9024
- 9032
- 9025
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, Libya, Russia
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, 2020 No. 1665, S.I. 2019/855
- Import control
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y960 Goods other than those described in Annex VII (Copper, nickel, silver and zinc) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central AmericaQuota | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
Footnotes
TN200 The export of these items may be controlled under the Export Control Order 2008 as amended…
TN211 The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 impose trade restrictions on certain goo…
TN701 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014 (OJ L183, p. 9), as retained in UK La…
The prohibition shall not apply in respect of:
(a) the execution until 26 September 2014, of trade contracts concluded before 25 June 2014, or of ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the natural or legal persons, entity or body seeking to perform the contract have notified, at least 10 working days in advance, the activity or transaction to the competent authority of the Member State in which they are established.
(b) goods originating in Crimea or Sevastopol which have been made available to the Ukrainian authorities for examination, for which compliance with the conditions conferring entitlement to preferential origin has been verified and for which a certificate of origin has been issued in accordance with Regulation (EU) No 978/2012 and Regulation (EU) No 374/2014, as retained in UK Law, or in accordance with the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement
TN702 According to the Council Regulation (EU) No 1351/2014 (OJ L365, p. 46), the export of good…
(a) to any natural or legal person, entity or body in Crimea or Sevastopol, or
(b) for use in Crimea or Sevastopol.
The prohibitions shall be without prejudice to the execution until 21 March 2015 of an obligation arising from a contract concluded before 20 December 2014, or by ancillary contracts necessary for the execution of such contracts, provided that the competent authority has been informed at least five working days in advance.
When related to the use in Crimea or Sevastopol, the prohibitions do not apply where there are no reasonable grounds to determine that the goods and technology or the services are to be used in Crimea or Sevastopol.
UK: imports by month · HS 8544.42
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £303.6m | 40.8% | +5.7% |
 United States | £64m | 8.6% | +20.3% |
 Germany | £50.8m | 6.8% | +34.3% |
 Romania | £31.2m | 4.2% | +11.6% |
 India | £27.2m | 3.7% | +80.3% |
 Vietnam | £25.7m | 3.4% | -11.7% |
 Czechia | £21.7m | 2.9% | +8.5% |
 Poland | £17.1m | 2.3% | +23.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
8544.42 Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1000: fitted with connectors
EU Free – 3.3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
Türkiye Free – 3.3% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 2.2% USA Free – 2.6% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 0.9% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 4.2% 
Brazil 8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free – 5% General (MFN) 12 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Japan Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
GCC Free General (MFN) 8 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free – 3.3% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line UK lines: 8544.42
- 8544 42 10 00Of a kind used for telecommunications
- 8544 42 90 10Data transmission cable capable of a bit rate transmission of 600 mbit/s or more, with: - a voltage of 1.25 v (± 0.25 v) - connectors fitted at one or both ends, at least one of which contains pins with a pitch of 1 mm, - outer screening shielding, used solely for communication between lcd, pdp or oled panel and video processing electronic circuits
- 8544 42 90 20Pet or pvc insulated flexible cable with or without connector with: -voltage of not more than 250 v, -a current of not more than 1 a, -a heat resistance of not more than 105 °c, -individual wires of a thickness of not more than 0.1 mm (± 0.01 mm) and a width of not more than 0.8 mm (± 0.03 mm), -a distance between conductors of not more than 0.5 mm and -a pitch (distance from centreline to centreline of conductors) of not more than 1.25 mm
- 8544 42 90 45Specially designed connector for solar power system: -as 1-part system with 1 plastic housing with 1 or more but not more than 4 diodes and 2 insulated copper cables with connectors or -as 3-part system with one plastic housing with 1 or more but not more than 4 diodes and 2 plastic housings with insulated copper cables with connectors, -with a current for the diodes of 3 a or more but not more of 50 a, -with a cable length of not more than 1 500 mm, -with a maximum rated voltage of 1 500 v
- 8544 42 90 50Four-core connecting cable containing two female connectors for the transmission of digital signals from navigation and/or audio systems to a usb connector and/or lcd monitor, for use in the manufacture of goods of chapter 87
- 8544 42 90 55Wire harness for the transmission of signals and/or electrical power, -with a 26-pin or 28-pin wire to board connectors in crimping technology, -bound by rubber or vinyl or electrical tape or conduit or a weave of extruded string or a combination thereof, for connection of power supply with main printed (circuit) board assembly (pba) and electrical components of refrigerator or washing machine
- 8544 42 90 70Electric conductors: - of a voltage of not more than 80 v, - with a length of not more than 120 cm, - fitted with connectors, for use in the manufacture of hearing aids, accessory kits and speech processors
- 8544 42 90 75Electrical wiring harness or cable for the steering system: -with a rated voltage of 12 v, -fitted with connectors on both ends or/and with special adapter providing sealing and anti-rotation feature, -with or without plastic anchoring jaws for mounting the steering gear housing of motor vehicles, for use in the manufacture of power steering systems for motor vehicles
- 8544 42 90 90Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1: fitted with connectors, other
Binding rulings for similar goods
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Legal notes
Commodity code 8544 42 90 50 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 8544.42 (other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1000).
The third-country duty is 2%.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 2%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of electric cables with connectors, up to 1000 V (HS 8544.42) into the UK came to £743.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 7% on the year before); China supplied 41%, followed by United States.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 0%–3.3%, the Türkiye duty is 0%–3.3%, the US duty is 0%–2.6%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 0%–5%, the Brazil duty is 8%, the Argentina duty is 16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 0%–5%, the GCC duty is free, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–3.3% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 8544.42 worth US$837m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 8544 42 90 50?
The third-country duty in the UK Global Tariff is 2%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which countries get a lower rate on 8544 42 90 50?
174 countries have a preferential rate on this line, 174 of them at 0%, under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union and DCTS Enhanced and other arrangements. The rate applies only to goods that meet the rules of origin of the agreement, with proof of origin. Choose the country of origin on this page to see its rate.
Do anti-dumping or other extra duties apply to 8544 42 90 50?
Additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. These are charged on top of the customs duty.
Where does the UK import these goods from?
For subheading 8544.42 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$351m), followed by the United States.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.