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CN 8531

Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus (for example, bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar or fire alarms), other than those of heading 8512 or 8530

21 lines EU TARIC, EU Combined Nomenclature (CN) & TARIC – extraction 01-10-2026

CodeDescriptionUnitThird-country dutySource
8531 10Burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatusTARIC
8531 10 30 00Of a kind used for buildingsp/st2.2%TARIC
8531 10 95OtherTARIC
8531 10 95 10For use in civil aircraftp/st0% (end-use)TARIC
8531 10 95 90Otherp/st2.2%TARIC
8531 20Indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD) or light-emitting diodes (LED)TARIC
8531 20 20Incorporating light-emitting diodes (LED)TARIC
8531 20 20 10For use in civil aircraft0%TARIC
8531 20 20 90Other0%TARIC
Incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD)
8531 20 40Incorporating active matrix liquid crystal devices (LCD)TARIC
8531 20 40 10For use in civil aircraft0%TARIC
8531 20 40 90Other0%TARIC
8531 20 95OtherTARIC
8531 20 95 10For use in civil aircraft0%TARIC
8531 20 95 90Other0%TARIC
8531 80Other apparatusTARIC
8531 80 40Bells, buzzers, door chimes and similarTARIC
8531 80 40 10For use in civil aircraft0% (end-use)TARIC
8531 80 40 90Other2.2%TARIC
8531 80 70 00Other0%TARIC
8531 90 00 00Parts0%TARIC

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Source: European Commission (DG TAXUD), TARIC and Combined Nomenclature data as extracted on 1 October 2026. Heading 8531 in the TARIC consultation

Only the third-country duty is shown. Not shown: tariff preferences, quotas, suspensions, anti-dumping and other additional duties, import controls and the legal notes. The TARIC consultation lists the measures of each code.

This page is general information, not legal advice and not a classification decision. Tariff texts and rates change: check the publisher's current schedule, and ask the customs authority for a binding ruling where the answer matters.

All headings of chapter 85: ELECTRICAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT AND PARTS THEREOF; SOUND RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, TELEVISION IMAGE AND SOUND RECORDERS AND REPRODUCERS, AND PARTS AND ACCESSORIES OF SUCH ARTICLES