Code 8508 60 · Heading 8508

Household vacuum cleaners without a built-in electric motor, including wet-and-dry models

This covers complete household vacuum cleaners, including machines that can pick up both wet and dry materials, when they do not have a built-in electric motor. It does not cover models with a built-in electric motor or vacuum-cleaner parts.

For example

A household vacuum cleaner without a built-in electric motor
A household wet-and-dry vacuum cleaner without a built-in electric motor

See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Vacuum cleaners, incl. dry cleaners and wet vacuum cleaners (excl. with self-contained electric motor)

How we got to this code

XVI
85
8508
8508 60

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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 8508 Vacuum cleaners, incl. dry cleaners and wet vacuum … 8 of 48 headings under chapter 85
Is it a household vacuum cleaner with a built-in electric motor, and if so does it have a power of <= 1500 w with a dust bag or other container with a capacity of <= 20 l; or is it a household vacuum cleaner without a built-in electric motor; or is it a part for a vacuum cleaner or wet-and-dry vacuum cleaner?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8508 60 Vacuum cleaners, incl. dry cleaners and wet vacuum … 3 of 4 subheadings under heading 8508
Is it a complete household vacuum cleaner, including a model for wet and dry materials, without a built-in electric motor?

Pick the 8-digit code

Import duty on the codes below: 1.7%

Only one code below

8508 60 00

Vacuum cleaners, incl. dry cleaners and wet vacuum cleaners (excl. with self-contained electric motor)

1.7%

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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8508 11 Vacuum cleaners, incl. dry cleaners and wet vacuum cleaners, with self-contained electric motor, power <= 1 500 W and having a dust bag or other receptacle capacity <= 20 l 2.2%
8508 19 Vacuum cleaners, incl. dry cleaners and wet vacuum cleaners, with self-contained electric motor ( excl. of a power <= 1 500 W and having a dust bag or other receptacle capacity <= 20 l) 1.7%
8508 60 Vacuum cleaners, incl. dry cleaners and wet vacuum cleaners (excl. with self-contained electric motor) you are here 1.7%
8508 70 Parts of vacuum cleaners, dry cleaners and wet vacuum cleaners, n.e.s. 1.7%

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

85.08.6000 Other vacuum cleaners

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

8508 60 00 00 Other vacuum cleaners

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 18, 2026

8508.60.00.00 Vacuum cleaners; parts thereof, Other vacuum cleaners

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 1 Norwegian line

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.

85.08.6000

Other vacuum cleaners

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.

See the 1 British line

Selling to Great Britain

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

8508 60 00 00

Other vacuum cleaners

Ordinary duty

Duty free

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).

See the 1 US line

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.

8508.60.00.00

Vacuum cleaners; parts thereof, Other vacuum cleaners

General rate

Free

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. 18, 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.