UK Global Tariff · commodity code · HS 9405.42
9405 42 39 10: Other, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode: other, other, hand-made
Other LED luminaires
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: UK Global Tariff · checked on 24 October 2026
- 9405 Luminaires and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like, having a permanently fixed light source, and parts thereof not elsewhere specified or included
- Other electric lamps and lighting fittings
- 9405 42 00 00 Other, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (led) light sources
- Other
- 9405 42 39 00 Other
- 9405 42 39 10 Hand-made
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. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- 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 1
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Iraq, Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/707, 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
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 America | 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
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
UK: imports by month · HS 9405.42
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £205.5m | 64.5% | -11.2% |
 Poland | £21.4m | 6.7% | +61.1% |
 Germany | £19.5m | 6.1% | -19.1% |
 United States | £9.8m | 3.1% | -11.5% |
 Czechia | £9.1m | 2.9% | -14.3% |
 Italy | £7.9m | 2.5% | -3.4% |
 Hungary | £6.8m | 2.1% | +3.6% |
 France | £6m | 1.9% | +33.7% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
9405.42 Other, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources
EU 2.7% – 4.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 3.7% 
Türkiye 2.7% – 4.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 3.7% USA Free – 6% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 3.7% 
Canada 6% – 7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 6.5% 
Mexico 15% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 16.2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 10 tariff lines 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 1.7% – 10% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 5.6% 
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 13% – 15% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 14.3% 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line UK lines: 9405.42
- 9405 42 10 00Other, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode: searchlights and spotlights
- 9405 42 31 00Other, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode: other, of plastics
- 9405 42 39 10Other, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode: other, other, hand-made
- 9405 42 39 90Other, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode: other, other, other
Binding rulings for similar goods
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- 600015545 HMRC
400 warm white icicle LED string lights suitable for indoor and outdoor use. The lights are mains powered and operate at low voltage. The set has a 5m lead wire, with 8cm spacing between the bulbs. The drops are spaced 10cm apart and the set includes a 0.3m end connector, giving a total length of…
- 600015029 HMRC
Product is a light up mistletoe garland. It is made up of polyester leaves attached to Polyethylene branches which are attached to the the string light made up of 35 LED plastic bulbs with PVC cable with copper wiring and are decorated with polystyrene berries. The bulbs are static and do not…
- 600014058 HMRC
An LED Light Strip Kit that has a warm tone (2700K) LED light strip in black rubber casing, Available in packs of 2 or 4 strips at 240cm and 300cm length. Kit includes 2 or 4 LED strips, LED power cables, power unit and dimmer. Packaged in a cardboard box.
- 600012425 HMRC
The product is a pair of LED pillar candles made of wax and plastic. The decorative candles are battery operated. Both candles are 6cm in width at the base. The height of the candles is 20cm and 25cm. The weight of both candles is 392.5g. The candles are packaged in card box with polystyrene…
9 rulings in total for this code
Legal notes
Code history
Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 9405.40.
Commodity code 9405 42 39 10 is a line of the UK Global Tariff under HS subheading 9405.42 (other, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources).
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 other LED luminaires (HS 9405.42) into the UK came to £318.5m between September 2025 and August 2026 (down 6% on the year before); China supplied 65%, followed by Poland.
For the same subheading, the EU duty is 2.7%–4.7%, the Türkiye duty is 2.7%–4.7%, the US duty is 0%–6%, the Canada duty is 6%–7%, the Mexico duty is 15%, the Brazil duty is 16.2%, the Argentina duty is 20%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 1.7%–10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 13%–15% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.
The UK imported goods of subheading 9405.42 worth US$438m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.
Questions and answers
What is the UK import duty for commodity code 9405 42 39 10?
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 9405 42 39 10?
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 9405 42 39 10?
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 9405.42 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$286m), followed by Germany.