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Generating sets sit in heading 8502, split by engine type and, for diesel sets, by output. This classification guide works through each 8502 line, the UK and EU extensions, and how to confirm the code before filing.
Industrial lighting has no single HS code: complete luminaires sit in heading 9405, separate LED modules and lamps in 8539, and parts in 9405.91, 9405.92 or 9405.99 by material, with national codes running to 8-10 digits.
Complete LED street luminaires sit in heading 9405: solar photovoltaic models at 9405.41 and mains-powered models at 9405.42, while separate LED modules take 8539.51 and separate LED lamps take 8539.52. Confirm the full national code before filing.
Switchgear has no single HS code: single apparatus over 1,000 V sits in heading 8535, apparatus at or below 1,000 V in heading 8536, and boards, panels and cabinets fitted with two or more such apparatus in heading 8537, with national codes running to 8-10 digits.
Power transformers sit in heading 8504: liquid dielectric units take 8504.21, 8504.22 or 8504.23 by kVA band, other transformers above 500 kVA take 8504.34, and national codes run to 8-10 digits.
Refrigerators sit in heading 8418: combined units at 8418.10, household fridges at 8418.21 and 8418.29, chest freezers at 8418.30, upright freezers at 8418.40 and display furniture at 8418.50, with national codes running to 8-10 digits.
Mobile phones sit in heading 8517: smartphones with a mobile operating system take 8517.13, other cellular or wireless phones take 8517.14, and national codes run to 8-10 digits.
Televisions are reception apparatus in heading 8528: color sets with a display take 8528.72, monochrome sets 8528.73, and apparatus without a display 8528.71, while monitors without TV reception take separate lines.
Primary batteries sit in heading 8506 and rechargeable accumulators in heading 8507, split by chemistry such as lead-acid and lithium-ion, with national codes to 8-10 digits.
Ceiling fans with a self-contained electric motor of 125 W or below sit in heading 8414 at subheading 8414.51, and national codes in the US, EU and UK extend the six digits to eight or ten.
Switches sit in 8536.50 and plugs and sockets in 8536.69, inside heading 8536 for apparatus up to 1,000 V, and national codes extend the six digits to eight or ten.
Solar panels take subheading 8541.43 for photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panels, while loose cells take 8541.42, kits that form a photovoltaic generator are tested against heading 8501, and national codes run to 8-10 digits.
