Code 8527 21 70 · Subheading 8527 21
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This code covers radio receivers designed for use in motor vehicles that require an external power source and are built together with an audio recorder or player using a laser-based reading system. It excludes devices that can receive and decode digital Radio Data System signals.
For example
Official tariff text
Radio-broadcast receivers of a type used in motor vehicles, only capable of being operated with an external source of power, combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus incorporating a laser reading system (excl. those capable of receiving and decoding digital Radio Data System signals)
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8527 21 70
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 85272170.
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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 14.0%.
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.
Preferential rates exist for goods originating in Andorra; San Marino; Türkiye; European Union; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; 43 more origins. 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 databaseImport restrictions are recorded for goods originating in North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) and Ukraine.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
85.27.2100
Combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
8527 21 70 00
With laser reading system
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
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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This code is for the corresponding vehicle-use radio receivers that can receive and decode digital Radio Data System signals; the present code excludes them.
This code covers cassette-type devices with both analogue and digital reading systems, whereas the present code specifies a laser-based reading system.
This code excludes devices with a laser-based reading system, while the present code specifically covers them.
Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, 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.
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