Code 8507 20 · Heading 8507

New lead-acid accumulators, excluding starter batteries

This code covers lead-acid accumulators that are not used and are not starter batteries. The next classification depends on whether the accumulator works with a liquid electrolyte.

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Official tariff text

Lead acid accumulators (excl. spent and starter batteries)

How we got to this code

XVI
85
8507
8507 20

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Step 4 of 4

Step 1 · Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equ…
Is the product a machine, apparatus or mechanical tool, or is it electrical equipment, a sound recorder or player, or a television image and sound recorder or player?
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Step 2 · Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereo… 2 of 2 chapters in section XVI
What is the product: an electrical motor, generator or converter; a transformer or electrical converter; a magnet; a primary cell or battery; an accumulator; a household appliance; a shaver or hair-removal appliance; equipment for an internal-combustion engine, vehicle or bicycle; a portable lamp; an industrial or laboratory heating appliance; soldering or welding equipment; another electrical heating appliance; a telephone or other data-communication device; sound equipment; video equipment or recording media; a display module; a radio, television, radar, navigation or remote-control device; electrical control, switching, lighting, semiconductor, circuit, cable or insulation equipment; another electrical machine or apparatus; or electrical and electronic waste or scrap?
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Step 3 · Heading 8507 Electric accumulators, incl. separators therefor, w… 7 of 48 headings under chapter 85
Is it a lead-acid starter accumulator, another lead-acid accumulator, a nickel-cadmium accumulator, a nickel-metal hydride accumulator, a lithium-ion accumulator, another electric accumulator, or an accumulator plate, separator or other part?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8507 20 Lead acid accumulators (excl. spent and starter bat… 2 of 7 subheadings under heading 8507
Does the lead-acid accumulator work with a liquid electrolyte, or does it not?

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Import duty on the codes below: 3.7%

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8507 10 Lead-acid accumulators of a kind used for starting piston engine "starter batteries" (excl. spent) 3.7%
8507 20 Lead acid accumulators (excl. spent and starter batteries) you are here 3.7%
8507 30 Nickel-cadmium accumulators (excl. spent) 2.6%
8507 50 Nickel-metal hydride accumulators (excl. spent) 2.7%
8507 60 Lithium-ion accumulators (excl. spent) 2.7%
8507 80 Electric accumulators (excl. spent, and lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride and lithium-ion accumulators) 2.7%
8507 90 Plates, separators and other parts of electric accumulators, n.e.s. 2.7%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

85.07.2000 Other lead-acid accumulators

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

From 0.0% to 2.0%

Their lines4 British lines

8507 20 20 10 For use in civil aircraft

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines5 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8507.20.40.00 Electric storage batteries, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

85.07.2000

Other lead-acid accumulators

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

8507 20 20 10

For use in civil aircraft

Ordinary duty

Duty free
8507 20 20 90

Other

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8507 20 80 10

For use in civil aircraft

Ordinary duty

Duty free
8507 20 80 90

Other

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

8507.20.40.00

Electric storage batteries, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including square); parts thereof, Other lead-acid storage batteries, Of a kind used as the primary source of electrical power for electrically powered vehicles of subheadings 8703.40, 8703.50, 8703.60, 8703.70 or 8703.80

General rate

3.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8507.20.80.31

Electric storage batteries, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including square); parts thereof, Other lead-acid storage batteries, Other, 6 V batteries

General rate

3.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8507.20.80.41

Electric storage batteries, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including square); parts thereof, Other lead-acid storage batteries, Other, 12 V batteries

General rate

3.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8507.20.80.61

Electric storage batteries, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including square); parts thereof, Other lead-acid storage batteries, Other, 36 V batteries

General rate

3.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8507.20.80.92

Electric storage batteries, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including square); parts thereof, Other lead-acid storage batteries, Other

General rate

3.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.