8543 90 00
Parts for electrical machines and apparatus with an independent function, not otherwise specified
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 85439000.
Code 8543 90 00 · Subheading 8543 90
This code covers parts for electrical machines and apparatus that have an independent function and are not otherwise specified among the relevant electrical equipment. It does not cover the separately named classes such as particle accelerators, signal generators, electrolysis apparatus, electronic cigarettes or similar vaporizers.
For example
Official Danish tariff text
Dele til maskiner og apparater med selvstændig funktion, elektriske, ikke andetsteds nævnt i kapitel 85
until Aug. 3, 2026
This code is no longer in use. See the current codes under 8543 90:
8543 90 00
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 85439000.
This is the catch-all under 8543 90: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.
This is the remainder for parts of electrical machines and apparatus with an independent function after the separately named classes, including particle accelerators, signal generators, electrolysis apparatus, electronic cigarettes and similar vaporizers, have been excluded.
Compare the sibling codes at this level before you settle on this one.
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; 41 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); Ukraine; Belarus; Russian Federation; Iran, Islamic Republic of; any country except Iran, Islamic Republic of.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
85.43.9000
Parts
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What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
All 2 UK lines under this code
They all have the same duty rates shown here.
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
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Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
Before you use 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.
Worth comparing
Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
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That code names electrical parts for machines and apparatus not otherwise specified, whereas this code specifically concerns parts for machines and apparatus with an independent function.
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.