Code 9405 31 · Heading 9405

Christmas-tree garlands designed exclusively for LED light sources

This code covers garlands of the kind used for Christmas trees when they are designed exclusively for use with LED light sources. The garland must be intended for a Christmas tree and not for other lighting uses.

For example

A Christmas-tree garland designed exclusively for LED light sources
An LED-only garland of the kind used for Christmas trees

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Official tariff text

Lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees, solely for light-emitting diode "LED" light sources

How we got to this code

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Step 4 of 4

Step 1 · Section XX Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Is the item furniture, bedding or a lighting article; a toy, game or sports article; or another miscellaneous good?
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Step 2 · Chapter 94 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, … 1 of 3 chapters in section XX
What is the product's named class: seating furniture; medical, surgical, dental or veterinary furniture, or a hairdressing chair with a movement mechanism; other furniture; bed bases or bedding; lamps, lighting articles or illuminated signs not classified elsewhere; or a prefabricated building?
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Step 3 · Heading 9405 Luminaires and lighting fittings, incl. searchlight… 5 of 6 headings under chapter 94
Is it a hanging or wall-mounted electric fitting, a table, desk, bedside or standing electric fitting, a Christmas-tree electric garland, a photovoltaic fitting, another LED-only fitting, another electric fitting, a non-electric fitting, an illuminated sign or nameplate with a permanently mounted LED or other light source, or a glass, plastic or other part?
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Step 4 · Subheading 9405 31 Lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees… 5 of 15 subheadings under heading 9405
Is it a garland of the kind used for Christmas trees, designed exclusively for use with LED light sources?

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Import duty on the codes below: 3.7%

Only one code below

9405 31 00

Lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees, solely for light-emitting diode "LED" light sources

3.7%

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

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Classification decides the rate here: from 2.7% to 4.7%.

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

94.05.3100 Designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

2.0%

Their lines1 British line
EU originDuty free

9405 31 00 00 Designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines2 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

9405.31.00.10 Luminaires and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof

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.

94.05.3100

Designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources

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.

9405 31 00 00

Designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources

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.

9405.31.00.10

Luminaires and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like, having a permanently fixed light source, and parts thereof not elsewhere specified or included, Lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees, Designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources, Miniature series wired sets

General rate

8%

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
9405.31.00.40

Luminaires and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like, having a permanently fixed light source, and parts thereof not elsewhere specified or included, Lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees, Designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources, Other

General rate

8%

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.