HS Code for Led Strip: 9405.42.84
The HS code for led strip is 9405.42.84. Import duty rates: EU 4.7%, US 3.9%, UK 4%. Rates verified September 2026 against USITC HTS.
Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus — LED indicator panels and strip lights
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Led Strip sits under HS 9405.42.84 (8531 — Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus). US MFN is 3.9%; China-origin shipments may stack Section 301 on top. EU MFN 4.7%, UK 4%.
🇺🇸 US MFN: 3.9% · HTS 9405.42.84
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HS Code
8531 — Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus
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Classification Context
Chapter
Chapter 85 — Electrical machinery
Heading
8531 — Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus
Applicable Rule
GRI 1 — LED strips are lighting fittings designed for use solely with LED light sources, 9405.42 since HS 2022
Prior Rulings
EU — EBTI (Binding Tariff Information)
Search EU EBTI databaseUS — CBP CROSS Ruling Database
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LED strip lights are classified as lighting fittings designed for use solely with LED sources, 9405.42 since HS 2022: US HTS 9405.42.84 (3.9%), EU CN 9405 42 31 for plastic strips (4.7%), UK 4%. CBP rulings treat flexible LED tape with an adhesive back as a lighting fitting, not an LED lamp (8539.52) or a signalling device (8531). Controllers and remotes shipped in the same set stay with the strip; sold separately, power supplies are 8504.40 and controllers 8537.10.
MFN Duty Rates by Market
European Union
9405.42.84
EU Combined Nomenclature (CN) rate — applies to all 27 EU member states
United States
9405.42.84
US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) MFN rate — Section 301 tariffs may add to China-origin goods
United Kingdom
9405.42.84
UK Global Tariff (UKGT) — post-Brexit tariff schedule, independent of EU CN
Official Sources & References
WCO HS Nomenclature
World Customs Organisation — the international standard behind all HS codes
wcoomd.org
EU TARIC Database
European Commission integrated tariff — EU Combined Nomenclature (CN) rates
ec.europa.eu
US HTS Schedule (USITC)
United States International Trade Commission — official US Harmonized Tariff Schedule
hts.usitc.gov
UK Global Tariff (HMRC)
His Majesty's Revenue and Customs — UK Trade Tariff post-Brexit
trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
Disclaimer: Duty rates shown are MFN (Most-Favoured-Nation) base rates sourced from live tariff database and verified September 2026. Actual duties may differ based on country of origin, applicable trade agreements (e.g. GSP, CETA, UK-EU TCA), anti-dumping measures, or changes to tariff schedules. Always verify with the official tariff database of the importing country before making customs declarations.
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