HS code for headphones and earphones
Headphones and earphones, with or without a microphone, are subheading 8518 30 of heading 8518, one line for them all. Loudspeakers are 8518 21 to 29.
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From the EU's Combined Nomenclature 2026, in English.
Heading 8518: microphones, loudspeakers, headphones and amplifiers
Microphones and stands therefor; loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio-frequency electric amplifiers; electric sound amplifier sets
| Code | Official text | Applies when |
|---|---|---|
| Loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures | ||
| HS 8518 21CN 8518 21 00 | Single loudspeakers, mounted in their enclosures | One loudspeaker mounted in its enclosure |
| HS 8518 22CN 8518 22 00 | Multiple loudspeakers, mounted in the same enclosure | Several loudspeakers in one enclosure |
| HS 8518 29CN 8518 29 00 | Other | A loudspeaker not mounted in an enclosure |
| HS 8518 30CN 8518 30 00 | Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers | Headphones or earphones, with or without a microphone, or a set of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers |
Wireless headphones and earphones are heading 8518 too. Not so a wireless headset made to be used mainly with a mobile phone and hung on the ear, with which the user answers, ends and dials calls: the CN explanatory notes put it in 8517 62 00 (explanatory notes to the CN, OJ C 119, 29.3.2019).
Not shown: 8518 10, 8518 40, 8518 50 and 8518 90, for microphones, amplifiers, amplifier sets and parts.
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