# HS code 8531.10: Burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus

> HS code 8531.10 covers burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus. It sits in heading 85.31 (electric sound or visual signalling apparatus (for example, bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar or fire alarms), other than those of heading 85.12 or 85.30) 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 85.31 are classified under 8531.20 (indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD) or light-emitting diodes (LED)), 8531.80 (other apparatus) or 8531.90 (parts).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/853110
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 8531.10
- Covers: Burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus
- Heading: [85.31: Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus (for example, bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar or fire alarms), other than those of heading 85.12 or 85.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8531)
- 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 8531.10 covers burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus.

The legal text of the subheading is “Burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 85.31 are classified under 8531.20 (indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD) or light-emitting diodes (LED)), 8531.80 (other apparatus) or 8531.90 (parts).

- [8531.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/853120) Indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD) or light-emitting diodes (LED)
- [8531.80](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/853180) Other apparatus
- [8531.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/853190) Parts

## How it is structured

8531.10 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8531, are heading 85.31; the last two, 10, 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 85.31: Electric sound or visual signalling apparatus (for example, bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar or fire alarms), other than those of heading 85.12 or 85.30
- Subheading 8531.10: Burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 8531.10 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8531.10 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

- Previous subheading: [8530.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/853090) Parts
- Next subheading: [8531.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/853120) Indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD) or light-emitting diodes (LED)

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8531.10 cover?

HS code 8531.10 covers burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8531.10 in?

HS code 8531.10 is in heading 85.31 (electric sound or visual signalling apparatus (for example, bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar or fire alarms), other than those of heading 85.12 or 85.30) 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 85.31 classified when 8531.10 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 85.31 are classified under 8531.20 (indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD) or light-emitting diodes (LED)), 8531.80 (other apparatus) or 8531.90 (parts).

## 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.

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