# HS code 8518.30: Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers

> HS code 8518.30 covers headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers. It sits in heading 85.18 (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) in 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). Other goods of heading 85.18 are classified under 8518.10 (microphones and stands therefor), 8518.21 (loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures, single loudspeakers, mounted in their enclosures), 8518.22 (loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures, multiple loudspeakers, mounted in the same enclosure), 8518.29 (loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures, other) or 3 others.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/851830
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 8518.30
- Covers: Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers
- Heading: [85.18: 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](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8518)
- 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](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/85)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 8518.30 covers headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers.

The legal text of the subheading is “Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 85.18 are classified under 8518.10 (microphones and stands therefor), 8518.21 (loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures, single loudspeakers, mounted in their enclosures), 8518.22 (loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures, multiple loudspeakers, mounted in the same enclosure), 8518.29 (loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures, other) or 3 others.

- [8518.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/851810) Microphones and stands therefor
- [8518.21](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/851821) Loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures: Single loudspeakers, mounted in their enclosures
- [8518.22](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/851822) Loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures: Multiple loudspeakers, mounted in the same enclosure
- [8518.29](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/851829) Loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures: Other
- [8518.40](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/851840) Audio-frequency electric amplifiers
- [8518.50](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/851850) Electric sound amplifier sets
- [8518.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/851890) Parts

## How it is structured

8518.30 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8518, are heading 85.18; the last two, 30, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- 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
- Heading 85.18: 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
- Subheading 8518.30: Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 8518.30 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8518.30 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [8518.29](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/851829) Loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures: Other
- Next subheading: [8518.40](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/851840) Audio-frequency electric amplifiers

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8518.30 cover?

HS code 8518.30 covers headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8518.30 in?

HS code 8518.30 is in heading 85.18 (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) in 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).

### Where are goods of heading 85.18 classified when 8518.30 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 85.18 are classified under 8518.10 (microphones and stands therefor), 8518.21 (loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures, single loudspeakers, mounted in their enclosures), 8518.22 (loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures, multiple loudspeakers, mounted in the same enclosure), 8518.29 (loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures, other) or 3 others.

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Machine-readable: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/851830.json

## Common products under 8518.30

- [Headphones](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/for/headphones): HS 8518.30