Code 8543 70 · Heading 8543

Other electrical machines and apparatus with an independent function

This code covers electrical machines and apparatus that work independently and are not specifically covered elsewhere among the electrical goods listed here. It does not cover the specifically named types such as signal generators, electronic cigarettes, antenna amplifiers or parts.

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Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, n.e.s. in chapter 85

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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 8543 Electrical machines and apparatus, having individua… 42 of 48 headings under chapter 85
Is it an electron or proton particle accelerator; an electrical signal generator; equipment for galvanising, electrolysis or electrophoresis; an electronic cigarette or similar personal electrical vaping device; another independently functioning machine or apparatus; or a part for such a machine or apparatus?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8543 70 Electrical machines and apparatus, having individua… 5 of 6 subheadings under heading 8543
Is the product one of the specifically named types—such as a particle accelerator, signal generator, electrolysis apparatus, electronic cigarette, telecommunications connection product, microwave amplifier, infrared game-console remote, aircraft flight-data recorder, portable card reader, audio mixer, children's educational equipment, plasma cleaning machine, touch data-input device, translation or dictionary machine, antenna amplifier, solarium, or electric-fence pulse generator—or is it another electrical apparatus with an independent function?

This is the catch-all under 8543: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.

This is the remainder for electrical machines and apparatus with an independent function that are not parts and are not one of the specifically named product classes in the neighbouring codes.

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 4.0%.

8543 10 Electrical particle accelerators for electrons, protons, etc. (excl. ion implanters for doping semiconductor materials) 4.0%
8543 20 Signal generators, electrical 0.0%
8543 30 Machines and apparatus for electroplating, electrolysis or electrophoresis 0.0–3.7%
8543 40 Electronic cigarettes and similar personal electric vaporizing devices 3.7%
8543 70 Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, n.e.s. in chapter 85 you are here 0.0–3.7%
8543 90 Parts of electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, n.e.s. in chapter 85 No rate on file

Export to Norway

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

85.43.7000

Other machines and apparatus

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. 3, 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.

8543 70 01 00

Articles specifically designed for connection to telegraphic or telephonic apparatus or instruments or to telegraphic or telephonic networks

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 02 00

Microwave amplifiers

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 03 00

Cordless infrared remote control devices for video game consoles

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 04 00

Digital flight-data recorders

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 05 00

Portable battery operated electronic readers for recording and reproducing text, still image or audio file

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 06 00

Digital signal processing apparatus capable of connecting to a wired or wireless network for the mixing of sound

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 07 00

Portable interactive electronic education devices primarily designed for children

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 08 00

Plasma cleaner machines that remove organic contaminants from electron microscopy specimens and specimen holders

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

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

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8543 70 09 00

Touch-Sensitive Data Input Devices (so-called touch screens) without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display, which function by detecting the presence and location of a touch within the display area

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 10 00

Electrical machines with translation or dictionary functions

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 30 00

Aerial amplifiers

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 50 00

Sunbeds, sunlamps and similar suntanning equipment

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 60 00

Electric fence energisers

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 90 05

Flight recorders, electric synchros and transducers, defrosters and demisters with electric resistors, for use in civil aircraft

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 90 10

Engine pressure indicators, for use in certain types of aircraft

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 90 15

Laminated electrochromic film consisting of: - two outer layers of polyester, - a middle layer of acrylic polymer and silicone, and - two electric connection terminals 

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 90 27

Electronic control unit of the 360-degree vehicle situation display system with: -an operating DC voltage of 9 V or more but not more than 16 V, -a videoprocessor, -a signal processor, -one or more connectors, and -whether or not with a metal mounting bracket, for use in the manufacture of goods of Chapter 87

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 90 30

Amplifier, consisting of active and passive elements mounted on a printed circuit, contained in a housing

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 90 33

High-frequency amplifier comprising one or more integrated circuits and one or more discrete capacitor chips, whether or not with IPD (integrated passive devices) on a metal flange in a housing

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 90 45

Piezo-electric crystal oscillator with a fixed frequency, within a frequency range of 1,8 MHz to 67 MHz, contained in a housing

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 90 55

Opto-electronic circuit comprising one or more light-emitting diodes (LEDs), whether or not equipped with an integrated driving circuit, and one photodiode with amplifier circuit, whether or not with an integrated logic gate arrays circuit or one or more light-emitting diodes and at least 2 photodiodes with an amplifier circuit, whether or not with an integrated logic gate arrays circuit or other integrated circuits, contained in a housing

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 90 85

Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), other than temperature compensated oscillators, consisting of active and passive elements mounted on a printed circuit, contained in a housing

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 90 87

An electronic sound generator, creating an analog signal for a device producing the sound of an engine, containing: - a printed circuit board with a microprocessor and a sound amplifier, - a connector, - a plastic housing, - with or without a metal holder, for use in the manufacture of goods of Chapter 87

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8543 70 90 99

Other

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. 3, 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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