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Customs code · HS subheading 8540 89

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Other electron tubes, excluding receiver and amplifier tubes

Microwave tubes, photocathode tubes, cathode-ray tubes and specified data-graphics tubes

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 electron tubes that are not receiver or amplifier tubes, microwave tubes, photocathode tubes or cathode-ray tubes. It also excludes colour data-graphics tubes with a phosphor screen with a dot pitch of < 0.4 mm and data-graphics tubes for black-and-white or other monochrome display.

For example

  • A cold-cathode electron tube that is not a receiver or amplifier tube, microwave tube, photocathode tube, cathode-ray tube or specified data-graphics tube
  • A glow-cathode electron tube that is not a receiver or amplifier tube, microwave tube, photocathode tube, cathode-ray tube or specified data-graphics tube
See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Electronic valves and tubes (excl. receiver or amplifier valves and tubes, microwave tubes, photo-cathode tubes, cathode ray tubes, black and white or other monochrome data-graphic display tubes and colour data-graphic display tubes with a phosphor dot screen pitch of < 0,4 mm)

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 8540 89 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

85.40.8900 Other

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

  • Their lines3 British lines

8540 89 00 10 For use in certain types of aircraft

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

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

8540.89.00.20 Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode tubes

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.

  • 85.40.8900

    Other

    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 3 British lines

Selling to Great Britain

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

  • All 3 UK lines under this code

    They all have the same duty rates shown here.

    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 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.

  • 8540.89.00.20

    Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode tubes (for example, vacuum or vapor or gas filled tubes, mercury arc rectifying tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes); parts thereof, Other tubes, Other, Gas and vapor electron tubes

    General rate
    3.7%
    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

  • 8540.89.00.40

    Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode tubes (for example, vacuum or vapor or gas filled tubes, mercury arc rectifying tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes); parts thereof, Other tubes, Other, Diodes, triodes and tetrodes

    General rate
    3.7%
    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

  • 8540.89.00.60

    Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode tubes (for example, vacuum or vapor or gas filled tubes, mercury arc rectifying tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes); parts thereof, Other tubes, Other, Light-sensing tubes

    General rate
    3.7%
    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

  • 8540.89.00.80

    Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode tubes (for example, vacuum or vapor or gas filled tubes, mercury arc rectifying tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes); parts thereof, Other tubes, Other

    General rate
    3.7%
    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.

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.

Classify your own product, free Look up the current rates and rules
  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.

3 import lines

When these goods are imported into the EU, the declaration needs a 10-digit code. Under 8540 89 00 the EU tariff has 3 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.

  • 8540 89 00 10

    For use in certain types of aircraft

    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

  • Other

  • 8540 89 00 91

    Displays in the form of a tube consisting of a glass housing mounted on a board the dimensions of which do not exceed 300 mm !x! 350 mm excluding leads. The tube contains one or more rows of characters or lines arranged in rows, each character or line consisting of fluorescent or phosphorescent elements. These elements are mounted on a metallised base which is covered with fluorescent substances or phosphorescent salts which give off light when bombarded with electrons

    2.7%

    Duty suspension: 0%

    This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

  • 8540 89 00 99

    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

Customs also asks for the quantity in number of items

Required

The declaration asks for the actual quantity in number of items. It replaces neither the net mass nor the value: those come on top.

Example: if the quantity in number of items is 24, the declaration carries the number 24 in that field.

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
  • Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • any country except Iran, Islamic Republic of
  • Belarus
  • Russian Federation

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 9 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
  • Goods other than those described in the MG footnotes linked to the measure (Missile Technology Control Regime list - Annex III of Reg. (EU) 267/2012)
  • Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure (Reg 267/2012)
  • Goods not consigned from Iran
  • Import authorisation for restricted goods and technologies (Council Regulation (EU) No 267/2012)
  • The prohibitions defined in article 1aa paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 do not apply (see contractual exemptions in article 1aa paragraph 2b)
  • The prohibitions defined in article 1aa.1 of Council Regulation (EC) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1aa.2a)
  • The prohibitions defined in article 4 paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 do not apply (see exemptions in article 4 paragraph 2)

Statements that the goods are outside a rule's scope 2 conditions

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 these conditions
  • Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
  • Goods other than those described in the Common Military List of the European Union
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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How we got to this code

  1. XVI
  2. 85
  3. 8540
  4. 8540 89
  5. 8540 89 00
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Subheading 8540 89 has only this one 8-digit code, so there is no neighbour to compare with.

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.