Code 8708 21 90 · Subheading 8708 21

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Motor-vehicle safety belts, except those for specified industrial assembly

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This code covers safety belts that protect people in motor vehicles. It excludes belts for the industrial assembly of the specified motor vehicles covered by code 8708 21 10.

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A replacement motor-vehicle safety belt for protecting a person, not for the specified industrial assembly
A motor-vehicle lap safety belt for protecting a person, not for the specified industrial assembly

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Safety seat belts for motor vehicles (excl. those for the industrial assembly of certain motor vehicles of subheading 8708.21.10)

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Step 1 · Section XVII Vehicles, aircraft, vessels and associated transpor…
Is the item railway or tramway equipment, another vehicle, an aircraft or spacecraft, or a ship, boat or floating structure?
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Step 2 · Chapter 87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stoc… 2 of 4 chapters in section XVII
Which named type best describes it: a tractor; a motor vehicle for ≥ 10 people including the driver; a passenger motor vehicle; a goods motor vehicle; a special-purpose motor vehicle; a motorised chassis; a body or cab; a part or accessory for one of these vehicles; a factory, warehouse, port or airport truck without a lifting mechanism or a railway-platform tractor; a motorised tank or other armoured combat vehicle; a motorcycle or moped; a bicycle without a motor; a mobility vehicle; a pram or pushchair; or a trailer, semitrailer or other vehicle without a propulsion mechanism?
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Step 3 · Heading 8708 Parts and accessories for tractors, motor vehicles … 8 of 16 headings under chapter 87
What type of part or accessory is it: a bumper, safety belt, window, body part or accessory, brake, gearbox, drive axle, wheel, suspension system, radiator, exhaust part, coupling, steering part, airbag, or another part or accessory?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8708 21 Safety seat belts for motor vehicles 2 of 15 subheadings under heading 8708
Are the safety belts for industrial assembly of vehicles and other motor vehicles mainly designed for passenger transport, goods vehicles with a compression-ignition piston engine with a cylinder capacity of <= 2,500 cm³, goods vehicles with a spark-ignition piston engine with a cylinder capacity of <= 2,800 cm³, or special-purpose vehicles?
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Step 5 · Full code 8708 21 90 Safety seat belts for motor vehicles (excl. those f… 2 of 2 codes under subheading 8708 21

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8708 21 90

Motor-vehicle safety belts, except those for specified industrial assembly

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another option 8708 21 10 Safety seat belts for the industrial assembly of : motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, vehicles for the transport of goods, with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel" of a cylinder capacity <= 2.500 cm³ or with spark-ignition internal piston engine of a cylinder capacity <= 2.800 cm³ and special purpose motor vehicles of heading 8705 No rate on file
you are here 8708 21 90 Safety seat belts for motor vehicles (excl. those for the industrial assembly of certain motor vehicles of subheading 8708.21.10) 4.5%

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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.

Lower duty for goods from some countries

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; 52 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
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Restrictions and paperwork

Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in Iraq; Syria; Ukraine; any country; North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea); Libya; Russian Federation; Belarus.

Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
- Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
- Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
- Movement certificate EUR.1
- Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
- Travellers' personal effects or goods of a non-commercial nature for travellers' personal use contained in their luggage (Art 10.2 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Goods necessary for the official purposes of diplomatic or consular missions of Member States in the DPRK or international organisations enjoying immunities in accordance with international law, or to the personal effects of their staff (Art 10.3 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
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- Transaction authorised by the competent authority of the Member State for humanitarian purposes (Art 10.4 of Regulation (EU) 2017/1509)
- Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- Substances, products, equipment, other than those falling within the scope of Regulation (EU) 2024/590
- Exemption from prohibition for ozone-depleting substances destined to destruction or reclamation (see articles 12, 13.1(d), 13.1(e) (import) of Regulation (EU) 2024/590), and for products and equipment (see articles 12, 13.1(i) (import) of Regulation (EU) 2024/590)
- Exemption from prohibition for products and equipment containing halons or whose functioning relies upon halons (see articles 13.1(h) (import) and 14.1(f) (export) of Regulation (EU) 2024/590)
- Exemption from prohibition for ozone-depleting substances to be used for essential laboratory and analytical uses (articles 8, 13.1(c) (import) and article 14.1(a) (export) of regulation (EU) 2024/590), and for products and equipment (articles 11.1 and 13.1(j) (import) and 14.1(g) (export) of regulation (EU) 2024/590)
- Import licence "controlled substances" (ozone), issued by the Commission
- Net mass of the ozone-depleting substance multiplied by the ODP of the ozone-depleting substance(s), also when included in products and equipment
- Declaration of net mass of ozone-depleting substance(s), when included in products and equipment
- Licensing system registration identification number as defined in Article 17.3 (a) of Regulation (EU) 2024/590
- Goods other than those described in Annex VIII (Luxury goods) of Reg. (EU) 2017/1509
- The prohibitions defined in article 1ra paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1ra paragraph 3)
- The prohibitions defined in article 1ra paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1ra paragraph 4)
- Import authorisation by virtue of article 1ra paragraph 10 of Council Regulation (EU) 765/2006
- Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 8f of Regulation (EU) No 765/2006)
- The prohibitions defined in article 1ra.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see contractual exemptions in article 1ra.9f)
- Goods other than those concerned by the prohibitions defined in article 3(a) of Regulation (EU) No 2016/44
- Import authorisation by virtue of article 3i paragraph 3c of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
- The prohibitions defined in article 3i.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 do not apply (see exemptions in article 3i.3aa)
- Import authorisation by virtue of article 12b.2 of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
- Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 12e of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014)
- The prohibitions defined in article 3i.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 do not apply (see exemptions in article 3i.3bg)
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EU tariff measure data version 2026-08-03-tullverket.

Export to Norway

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

87.08.2100

Safety seat belts

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.

8708 21 90 00

Other

Ordinary duty

4.0%

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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8708 21 10 Safety seat belts for the industrial assembly of : motor cars and other motor vehicles principally designed for the transport of persons, vehicles for the transport of goods, with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engine "diesel or semi-diesel" of a cylinder capacity <= 2.500 cm³ or with spark-ignition internal piston engine of a cylinder capacity <= 2.800 cm³ and special purpose motor vehicles of heading 8705 No rate on file
That code is for safety belts used for the industrial assembly of specified motor vehicles; this code excludes those belts.

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Motor-vehicle safety belts, except those for specified industrial assembly

Motor-vehicle safety belts, except those for specified industrial assembly

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