Code 8508 11 · Heading 8508

Household vacuum cleaners with a built-in electric motor, effect <= 1500 W, and a dust bag or other container with a capacity <= 20 l

This covers household vacuum cleaners, including machines for collecting both wet and dry materials, with a built-in electric motor. The motor has an effect <= 1500 W, and the dust bag or other container has a capacity <= 20 l.

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A household vacuum cleaner for wet and dry materials with a built-in electric motor, effect <= 1500 W, and a dust bag or other container with a capacity <= 20 l

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Official tariff text

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

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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 11 Vacuum cleaners, incl. dry cleaners and wet vacuum … 1 of 4 subheadings under heading 8508
Which description fits the product: a household vacuum cleaner for wet and dry materials with a built-in electric motor, effect <= 1500 W, and a dust bag or other container with a capacity <= 20 l; a household vacuum cleaner for wet and dry materials with a built-in electric motor but not with those stated limits; a vacuum cleaner for wet and dry materials without a built-in electric motor; or a part for a vacuum cleaner or wet-and-dry material collector?

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8508 11 00 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% Save

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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 you are here 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) 1.7%
8508 70 Parts of vacuum cleaners, dry cleaners and wet vacuum cleaners, n.e.s. 1.7%

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

85.08.1100

Of a power not exceeding 1,500 W and having a dust bag or other receptacle capacity not exceeding 20 l

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 9, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

8508 11 00 00

Of a power not exceeding 1 500 W and having a dust bag or other receptacle capacity not exceeding 20 l

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 v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 9, 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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