HS code for LED lamps

An LED lamp can mean two things: a light source, such as an LED bulb, module or strip (heading 8539), or a light fitting with LEDs (heading 9405). For a light fitting the code depends on its kind (for the ceiling or wall, the table or floor, a Christmas tree, solar or other) and on whether it works with LED light sources only; the 8 digits add what it is made of.

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The possible codes

From the EU's Combined Nomenclature 2026, in English.

Heading 8539: lamps and light sources

Electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultraviolet or infra-red lamps; arc-lamps; light-emitting diode (LED) light sources

An LED lamp has a cap made for easy fitting and replacement in a light fitting; an LED module has none (chapter 85, note 11).

Code	Official text	Applies when
Light-emitting diode (LED) light sources
HS 8539 51CN 8539 51 00	Light-emitting diode (LED) modules	An LED light source without a cap for easy fitting or replacement in a light fitting
HS 8539 52CN 8539 52 00	Light-emitting diode (LED) lamps	An LED light source with a cap, such as E27 or GU10, for easy fitting and replacement in a light fitting

Heading 9405: light fittings

Luminaires and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like, having a permanently fixed light source, and parts thereof not elsewhere specified or included

Lamps and light sources themselves are not in this heading but in chapter 85 (chapter 94, note 1).

Code	Official text	Applies when
Chandeliers and other electric ceiling or wall lighting fittings, excluding those of a kind used for lighting public open spaces or thoroughfares
HS 9405 11	Designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources	Made to work with LED light sources only, for example with built-in LEDs
CN 9405 11 40	Of plastics or of ceramic materials	Made of plastics or ceramics
CN 9405 11 50	Of glass	Made of glass
CN 9405 11 90	Of other materials	Made of another material, such as metal or wood
HS 9405 19	Other	Also works with other light sources, for example with a holder for any bulb
CN 9405 19 40	Of plastics or of ceramic materials	Made of plastics or ceramics
CN 9405 19 50	Of glass	Made of glass
CN 9405 19 90	Of other materials	Made of another material, such as metal or wood
Electric table, desk, bedside or floor-standing luminaires
HS 9405 21	Designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources	Made to work with LED light sources only, for example with built-in LEDs
CN 9405 21 40	Of plastics or of ceramic materials	Made of plastics or ceramics
CN 9405 21 50	Of glass	Made of glass
CN 9405 21 90	Of other materials	Made of another material, such as metal or wood
HS 9405 29	Other	Also works with other light sources, for example with a holder for any bulb
CN 9405 29 40	Of plastics or of ceramic materials	Made of plastics or ceramics
CN 9405 29 50	Of glass	Made of glass
CN 9405 29 90	Of other materials	Made of another material, such as metal or wood
Lighting strings of a kind used for Christmas trees
HS 9405 31CN 9405 31 00	Designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources	Made to work with LED light sources only, for example with built-in LEDs
HS 9405 39CN 9405 39 00	Other	Also works with other light sources, such as small filament lamps
Other electric luminaires and lighting fittings
HS 9405 41	Photovoltaic, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources	Powered by its own solar cells, and made to work with LED light sources only
CN 9405 41 10	Searchlights and spotlights	A searchlight or spotlight, with a directed beam
CN 9405 41 31	Other > Of plastics	Not a searchlight or spotlight, and made of plastics
CN 9405 41 39	Other > Other	Not a searchlight or spotlight, and made of another material, such as metal
HS 9405 42	Other, designed for use solely with light-emitting diode (LED) light sources	Not solar powered, and made to work with LED light sources only
CN 9405 42 10	Searchlights and spotlights	A searchlight or spotlight, with a directed beam
CN 9405 42 31	Other > Of plastics	Not a searchlight or spotlight, and made of plastics
CN 9405 42 39	Other > Other	Not a searchlight or spotlight, and made of another material, such as metal
HS 9405 49	Other	Also works with other light sources, solar powered or not
CN 9405 49 10	Searchlights and spotlights	A searchlight or spotlight, with a directed beam
CN 9405 49 40	Other > Of plastics	Not a searchlight or spotlight, and made of plastics
CN 9405 49 90	Other > Of other materials	Not a searchlight or spotlight, and made of another material, such as metal

LED strips: the EU classifies LED tape lights (LEDs on a flexible printed circuit, in sections that can be linked) as LED modules, 8539 51 00, following the WCO's classification opinion 8539.51/1. In 2025 the Commission repealed the 2013 regulation that had put an LED strip in 9405 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/289).

Light strings: 9405 31 and 9405 39 are for strings made mainly to light a Christmas tree, as their length, lights, spacing and bulb shapes show. Strings for decorating all year round (houses, balconies, gardens, tables, wreaths), strings of pumpkins or hearts, LED curtain lights and micro LED chains on a wire are other electric luminaires, 9405 41 to 49 (explanatory notes to the CN, OJ C 233, 16.6.2022).

Not shown: 9405 50, for luminaires that are not electric, such as candle lanterns; 9405 61 and 9405 69, for illuminated signs and nameplates; 9405 91, 9405 92 and 9405 99, for parts.

The €3 customs duty per item

Since 1 July 2026 the EU charges €3 customs duty per item in a parcel worth up to €150. Goods with the same tariff code are one item.

How many digits of the code count depends on the declaration: 6 on H7, 8 on H6, and 10 on a full H1 declaration, where origin and description also separate items.

Source: European Commission, Access2Markets, 30 June 2026.

Check the code before you file it

This page shows the lines of the tariff and what leads to each. It is not a ruling: a binding one, called a BTI, comes only from a customs authority. Compare the official text with your product, and look the code up in the EU's TARIC database. You are responsible for the code on your declaration.