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Customs code · HS subheading 8512 20

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Electric light and visual-signal equipment for motor vehicles

Excluding lamps

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. Exports and Intrastat use it as it is. For an import into the EU, pick a 10-digit line below.

This covers electric equipment that provides light or a visual signal and is intended for motor vehicles. It excludes lamps covered by heading 8539.

For example

  • Electric direction-indicator signal unit for motor vehicles
  • Electric hazard-warning visual-signal unit for motor vehicles
  • Electric brake-light signalling unit for motor vehicles
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Official tariff text

Electrical lighting or visual signalling equipment for motor vehicles (excl. lamps of heading 8539)

You are seeing what applies when you export from the EU. Switch above if you import.

You are seeing what applies when you import into the EU. Switch above if you export.

Your answer for export

The full EU export code is 8512 20 00.

You do not pick a 10-digit EU import line for an export declaration or Intrastat. The destination classifies the goods under its own tariff.

8 digits, ready

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

85.12.2000 Other lighting or visual signalling equipment

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

2.0%

  • Their lines6 British lines
  • EU originDuty free

8512 20 00 25 An electrical component with an integrated LED, in an ABS housing, with: -a voltage of 11

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

15.0%

Estimated from published US measures

  • Their lines4 US lines
  • Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8512.20.20.40 Electrical lighting or signaling equipment (excluding articles of heading 8539)

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.

  • 85.12.2000

    Other lighting or visual signalling equipment

    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 6 British lines

Selling to Great Britain

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

  • All 6 UK lines under this code

    They all have the same duty rates shown here.

    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).

See the 4 US lines

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.

  • 8512.20.20.40

    Electrical lighting or signaling equipment (excluding articles of heading 8539), windshield wipers, defrosters and demisters, of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles; parts thereof, Other lighting or visual signaling equipment, Lighting equipment, For vehicles of subheading 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or heading 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 or 8711

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    15.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.94.53 Section 232 passenger vehicles and light trucks, Proclamation 10908 as applied to the European Union by the notice at 90 FR 46136 of 25 September 2025 (retroactive to 1 August 2025), headings 9903.94.52 and 9903.94.53 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 33(o) with the line list of subdivision (g): 15% all-in on parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks of the European Union

  • 8512.20.20.80

    Electrical lighting or signaling equipment (excluding articles of heading 8539), windshield wipers, defrosters and demisters, of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles; parts thereof, Other lighting or visual signaling equipment, Lighting equipment, Other

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    15.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.94.53 Section 232 passenger vehicles and light trucks, Proclamation 10908 as applied to the European Union by the notice at 90 FR 46136 of 25 September 2025 (retroactive to 1 August 2025), headings 9903.94.52 and 9903.94.53 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 33(o) with the line list of subdivision (g): 15% all-in on parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks of the European Union

  • 8512.20.40.40

    Electrical lighting or signaling equipment (excluding articles of heading 8539), windshield wipers, defrosters and demisters, of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles; parts thereof, Other lighting or visual signaling equipment, Visual signaling equipment, For vehicles of subheading 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or heading 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 or 8711

    General rate
    2.5%
    From the EU
    15.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.94.53 Section 232 passenger vehicles and light trucks, Proclamation 10908 as applied to the European Union by the notice at 90 FR 46136 of 25 September 2025 (retroactive to 1 August 2025), headings 9903.94.52 and 9903.94.53 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 33(o) with the line list of subdivision (g): 15% all-in on parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks of the European Union

  • 8512.20.40.80

    Electrical lighting or signaling equipment (excluding articles of heading 8539), windshield wipers, defrosters and demisters, of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles; parts thereof, Other lighting or visual signaling equipment, Visual signaling equipment, Other

    General rate
    2.5%
    From the EU
    15.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.94.53 Section 232 passenger vehicles and light trucks, Proclamation 10908 as applied to the European Union by the notice at 90 FR 46136 of 25 September 2025 (retroactive to 1 August 2025), headings 9903.94.52 and 9903.94.53 of subchapter III of chapter 99 with U.S. note 33(o) with the line list of subdivision (g): 15% all-in on parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks of the European Union

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.

Before you use the code

Check the facts that sit outside the code

The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.

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  1. The product and its form Check that your product really matches this description, including what it is made of and the form it arrives in.
  2. Country of origin Trade agreements, sanctions and extra measures can change the treatment of the very same code.
  3. Current tariff measures Check today's rate, any restrictions or licences, and the quantity customs asks for, with Toldstyrelsen or TARIC.

On an EU import declaration

Pick the 10-digit line that matches the goods.

6 import lines

When these goods are imported into the EU, the declaration needs a 10-digit code. Under 8512 20 00 the EU tariff has 6 lines, each with its own wording.

You or your customs agent pick the line whose wording fits the goods; the last line, "Other", covers what none of the specific wordings describe.

Some lines depend on what the goods will be used for and need customs authorisation; matching the wording alone does not give a lower rate.

  1. Match the whole wording A line is its own wording plus the grouping text above it. Read both before you settle on one.
  2. Check the intended use On some lines the lower rate belongs to what the goods will be used for, not to the goods alone.
  3. Confirm the authorisation Where the lower rate carries conditions, customs asks for an authorisation before it can be used.

  • 8512 20 00 25

    An electrical component with an integrated LED, in an ABS housing, with: -a voltage of 11 V or more, but not more than 15 V, -a circular shape, -2 terminals, -an outer diameter of the housing of 36 mm or more, but not more than 42,5 mm, -a diode voltage of 42 V or more, but not more than 48 V and -a current of 55 mA or more, but not more than 65 mA

    2.7%

    Duty suspension: 0%

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 8512 20 00 35

    Sub-assembly reflectors and components for car rear lights: -containing two or three PCBA with a connection socket and LED, -with central control module (CCE) connected through wired harness, -with a main reflector, a sub-reflector and inner lens scattering the light made of plastic, -with depth of 119 mm or more, but not more than 146 mm, -with width of 142 mm or more, but not more than 490 mm, -with a height of 93 mm or more, but not more than 100 mm, -a weight of 414 g or more, but not more than 578 g, -with lightguide

    2.7%

    Duty suspension: 0%

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 8512 20 00 60

    Information screen displaying: -at least time, date and status of safety features in a vehicle, or -safety information on driving in the lane, blind spot, distance from the vehicle in front, current speed, speed limit, with an operating voltage of 12 V or more but not more than 14,4 V, of a kind used in the manufacturing of goods of Chapter 87

    2.7%

    Duty suspension: 0%

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 8512 20 00 70

    Electrical component with light guide integrated with LED, for motor vehicles with: -two parallel ribs in the front area with a distance between them of 1,4 mm or more but not more than 1,8 mm, -four holes with the dimension of 7,3 mm or more but not more than 7,9 mm in the short direction of the guide, and -a 3 pines connector, for use in the manufacture of automotive components

    2.7%

    Duty suspension: 0% under an end-use authorisation

    Conditions apply, customs authorisation needed.

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 8512 20 00 80

    Grab handle light with integrated LED, for motor vehicles: -a distance between integrated spring clip and surface of 0,85 mm or more but not more than 1,85 mm, -a length of the housing to two front vertical ribs of 26,45 mm or more but not more than 26,75 mm, and -four horizontal ribs where the distance on the lower area over the base radia between the two is 18,5 mm or more but not more than 18,7 mm, for use in the manufacture of automotive components

    2.7%

    Duty suspension: 0% under an end-use authorisation

    Conditions apply, customs authorisation needed.

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 8512 20 00 90

    Other

    2.7%

    Duty suspension: 0% for ships, boats and drilling platforms

    Conditions apply, customs authorisation needed.

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

A suspension is a lower rate the EU grants for specific products; whether your goods qualify depends on the line's wording and conditions.

Exports from the EU and Intrastat normally use the 8-digit code as it is.

EU tariff data of Sept. 13, 2026.

Rates, origin and documents

Read the signals first. Open only the ones you want to check.

Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.

Data of Sept. 1, 2026

Lower duty for goods from some countries

Possible

Preferential rates exist for goods originating in:

  • Andorra
  • San Marino
  • Türkiye
  • European Union
  • Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe
  • Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia
  • Western Sahara
  • European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
  • +46 origins

These rates apply to Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance); OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories); GSP - General arrangements except India.

Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.

Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

Restrictions and paperwork

Important

Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in:

  • North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
  • Ukraine

The EU records document conditions on this code. What customs may ask for depends on where the goods come from, exactly what the product is and the customs procedure.

Proof of origin 2 conditions

If you claim a lower rate for goods from a country the EU has a trade agreement with, customs asks for proof of origin, for example a EUR.1 certificate or an origin declaration.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
  • Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
  • Movement certificate EUR.1

Sanctions and restricted regions 6 conditions

Some conditions come from EU sanctions rules. They matter when the goods are linked to a country or region the EU restricts trade with.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions
  • Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
  • Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
  • Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
  • Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
  • Transaction authorised by the competent authority of the Member State for humanitarian purposes (Art 10.4 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
  • Goods other than those described in Annex VIII (Luxury goods) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509

Statements that the goods are outside a rule's scope 1 condition

Some conditions are statements that a rule does not cover the goods, for example that the product is not on a controlled list.

Show the EU's own wording for this condition
  • Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

EU tariff measure data of Sept. 1, 2026.

One last classification check

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Use this view if you are still unsure the code describes the product precisely.

How we got to this code

  1. XVI
  2. 85
  3. 8512
  4. 8512 20
  5. 8512 20 00
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