Customs code · HS subheading 8512 30

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Electrical sound-signalling equipment for bicycles and motor vehicles

Excluding motor-vehicle anti-theft alarms

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 code covers electrical sound-signalling equipment intended for bicycles and motor vehicles. It excludes anti-theft alarms intended for motor vehicles.

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Official tariff text

Electrical sound signalling equipment for cycles or motor vehicles (excl. burglar alarms for motor vehicles)

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Your answer for export

The full EU export code is 8512 30 90.

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

85.12.3000 Sound signalling equipment

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

2.0%

Their lines2 British lines
EU originDuty free

8512 30 90 20 Warning buzzer for parking sensor system in a plastic casing operating

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

15.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines3 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8512.30.00.20 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.

85.12.3000

Sound 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 2 British lines

Selling to Great Britain

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

All 2 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 3 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.

8512.30.00.20

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, Sound signaling equipment, Horns

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
8512.30.00.30

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, Sound signaling equipment, Radar detectors of a kind used in motor vehicles

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
8512.30.00.40

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, Sound 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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Current tariff measures Check today's rate, any restrictions or licences, and the quantity customs asks for, with Toldstyrelsen or TARIC.

What to do now for an import

The code is settled. What is left is the import declaration around it.

Choose the 10-digit import line Find the EU wording that matches the goods, and read the whole line before you pick it. 2 options Go to this section
State the country of origin: it decides the rate, sanctions and documents The same code can be charged and treated differently depending on where the goods were made.
Check today's requirements in TARIC Rates, quotas and document requirements change. The EU's own database is the current source. Open the EU TARIC database

Check it before you file This is a suggestion, please verify it against your own product.

On an EU import declaration

Pick the 10-digit line that matches the goods.

2 import lines

When these goods are imported into the EU, the declaration needs a 10-digit code. Under 8512 30 90 the EU tariff has 2 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.

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

8512 30 90 20

Warning buzzer for parking sensor system in a plastic casing operating on the piezo-mechanic principle, containing: - a printed circuit board, - a connector, - whether or not a metal holder for use in the manufacture of goods of chapter 87

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 30 90 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

Check the path and the nearest alternatives.

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

How we got to this code

XVI
85
8512
8512 30
8512 30 90

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The path to this code

Every level is settled. Open an earlier step if you need to change a choice.

Step 5 of 5 · Complete

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?
✓
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?
✓
Step 3 · Heading 8512 Electrical lighting or signalling equipment (excl. … 12 of 48 headings under chapter 85
Is it electric lighting or visual signalling equipment for a bicycle, electric lighting or visual signalling equipment for a motor vehicle, electric audible signalling equipment for a bicycle or motor vehicle, an electric windscreen wiper, defroster or demister for a motor vehicle, or a part for one of these products?
✓
Step 4 · Subheading 8512 30 Electrical sound signalling equipment for cycles or… 3 of 5 subheadings under heading 8512
Is it an anti-theft alarm for a motor vehicle?
✓
Step 5 · Full code 8512 30 90 Electrical sound signalling equipment for cycles or… 2 of 2 codes under subheading 8512 30

Compare with the codes next to it.

Compare the sibling codes at this level before you settle on this one.

another option 8512 30 10 Sound signalling burglar alarms, electrical, of a kind used for motor vehicles 2.2%
you are here 8512 30 90 Electrical sound signalling equipment for cycles or motor vehicles (excl. burglar alarms for motor vehicles) 2.7%

Worth comparing

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Often confused with

8512 30 10 Sound signalling burglar alarms, electrical, of a kind used for motor vehicles 2.2%
That code covers anti-theft alarms for motor vehicles, while this code covers other electrical sound-signalling equipment for bicycles and motor vehicles.
8531 80 70 Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus (excl. indicator panels with LCDs or LEDs, burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus, apparatus for cycles, motor vehicles and traffic signalling, and bells, buzzers, door chimes and similar) Duty free
That code covers electrical acoustic or visual signalling apparatus other than goods covered by this heading, while this code is for sound-signalling equipment for bicycles and motor vehicles.

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.