HS Code 8534Circuits; printed

What HS code 8534 covers: printed circuits (PCBs)

The Harmonized System is the shared goods list that customs offices use around the world. The World Customs Organization keeps it. Heading 8534 is the place in that list for printed circuits. In daily trade talk, people call these goods PCBs or printed circuit boards.

Buyers and sellers also write this as HSN code 8534 or HTS code 8534. The first four digits are the same in all three. Only the national endings differ from one country to the next.

The official name puts the words in reverse order, but it means the same thing as printed circuits. If your product matches that meaning, this is the heading to start with.

HS code 853400 and the longer national codes

Many people search for a longer number that starts with 853400. That longer number is not part of the shared WCO list. Each country takes the six digits and adds its own digits for local tariff and statistics lines.

This matters when you read a customs record or a price list. Two countries can show different long codes for the same board, yet both start with 853400. Always compare goods at the six-digit level first.

Duty and tax rates sit on the national lines, so they change by country. This page does not list rates. Use the HS code classifier to check the right line for your market.

8534 vs 8541, 8542 and 8548: choosing the right heading

Printed circuits are easy to confuse with other electronic goods in the same chapter. The heading wording is your main guide. Read the words of each heading and match them to what your product is and does.

A board with parts fitted may not stay in 8534. The answer depends on what the finished item is. If you are unsure, ask a customs broker or run the item through the classifier.

• 8534: printed circuits.
• 8541: semiconductor devices, such as diodes and transistors, and also photovoltaic cells and LEDs.
• 8542: electronic integrated circuits.
• 8548: electrical parts of machinery or apparatus not named anywhere else in the chapter.
• 8549: electrical and electronic waste and scrap.
• 8532 and 8533: electrical capacitors and electrical resistors, which are separate headings.

Find PCB buyers and suppliers by HS code

Trade records show who ships a product, and where. For printed circuits, they help you build lists of PCB buyers and PCB suppliers. They also support PCB import data and PCB export data work, such as checking a market before you quote.

EximDataX shows shipment-level import and export records from official customs sources. Coverage: 43 direct customs feeds plus 184 mirror-derived countries. Named buyers and named suppliers are available in 38 of the 43 direct markets. Most markets refresh weekly and some refresh daily.

You can search by HS code to see who imports and exports a product, and book a free demo. Start from the printed circuits import data or export data pages. Then move to buyer data or supplier data when you want the companies behind the shipments.

Related headings to check next

If printed circuits are not quite what you ship, one of these neighbours may fit better. Capacitors and resistors are the usual companions of a circuit board. Semiconductors and integrated circuits are the usual lookalikes. Parts not named elsewhere and electronic waste each have their own heading.

Open any of them to see its own codes and records. You can also go back to all HS code chapters to browse the full list.