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Chargers and power supplies · Pre-import risk reports

UK standard ad valorem duty across listed headings: 0%. (Source / snapshot · 2026-09-28) Most common hazard in UK/EU China-origin alerts for the broader Electrical appliances and equipment category: Electric shock (641 / 1282). (Source / snapshot · 2026-10-19 / 2026-10-19) UK compliance topics to check for the exact product: Conformity marking, WEEE producer obligations, UK REACH restrictions. (Source / snapshot · Finder snapshot undated; guide dates below)

Mapped HS chapters / headings: 85 / 8504

UK duty

Source / snapshot: UK Integrated Online Tariff · 2026-09-28

These are standard third-country ad valorem ranges across the whole heading, not a quote for the exact product. Compound duties, missing rates, suspensions and steel measures require a commodity-code check. UK import VAT and trade remedies are additional.

Heading readings · 2026-09-28
HSStandard dutyCoverage / exceptions
85040%Codes checked: 37; specific/compound: 0; no rate: 0; steel: 0; suspensions: 0

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Trade defence

United Kingdom

Source / snapshot: UK Integrated Online Tariff · 2026-09-28

No positive UK remedy reading in the matched snapshot. This is not confirmation that no measure applies; coverage may be incomplete or dated.

UK rates depend on the commodity and exporter additional code; use the official entry for the applicable rate and legal notice. Registration is not duty charged. Check the exact code

European Union

Source / snapshot: European Commission TDI · 2026-10-20

Potential scope matches only. Read each regulation, status, CN code and exporter conditions; provisional measures and reviews are labelled separately.

No matching EU measure in this dataset; check TARIC before import.

Recalls

Source / snapshot: OPSS · 2026-10-19 (2024-11 – 2026-10); Safety Gate · 2026-10-19 (2024-11 – 2026-10)

Broader recall category: Electrical appliances and equipment. China-origin alerts, not a failure rate or a count for this exact product. Alerts can have several hazards; UK and EU counts are combined without cross-market deduplication.

What most often fails: Electrical appliances and equipment

UK OPSS + EU / EEA Safety Gate (alerts counted separately in each system) · China-origin alerts over the 24 calendar month coverage window(2024-11 – 2026-10) · 1282

Combined counts are alerts from both systems, not unique products across markets. Each source uses its own publication window; the same product may appear in both. · OPSS: 2024-11 – 2026-10 · Safety Gate: 2024-11 – 2026-10

  • Electric shock: 641
  • Fire: 472
  • Chemical: 400

Most-cited regulations

  • Low Voltage Directive: 598
  • Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016: 272
  • Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive): 211

Checks to ask the factory for

  1. Ask for an accredited laboratory test report to the relevant product standard, such as BS EN 60335 where applicable.
  2. Check plug, fuse and cable markings against the approved pre-shipment sample.
  3. Ask the factory to identify insulation, earthing and access-to-live-parts checks for this model.

Questions for due diligence, not a certification checklist or a guarantee of compliance. Select the applicable standards and tests with a competent laboratory.

The current calendar month is partial. These are published alerts, safety reports and recalls, not a measure of all products sold or a recall rate. Hong Kong is reported separately.

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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 (OPSS, GOV.UK product safety alerts)

Source: European Commission, Safety Gate, English XML (en), extracted 2026-10-19. XML distribution: CC0. Cambridge China Bridge analysis.

Compliance

UK compliance finder · The finder snapshot has no recorded review date. Dated supporting guides are linked for each topic. Requirements depend on intended use, materials and territory; GB marking rules do not establish EU or Northern Ireland compliance.

Packaging obligations can also apply; use the finder for its universal and conditional checks.

China GB compared with UK / EU: Electrical equipment and household appliances

Source / snapshot: Standards comparison · 2026-10-20

Family references are not a list of standards applicable to every product here. A China GB or CCC document does not replace the UK/EU technical file and declaration.

  • GB 4943.1-2022 · Audio/video, information and communication technology equipment — Part 1: Safety requirements · Current · Published / implemented: 2022-07-19 / 2023-08-01
  • GB 4706.1-2005 · Household and similar electrical appliances — Safety — Part 1: General requirements · Withdrawn · Published / implemented: 2005-08-26 / 2006-08-01

    Replacement (check implementation date): GB/T 4706.1-2024

  • GB/T 4706.1-2024 · Safety of household and similar electrical appliances — Part 1: General requirements · Current · Published / implemented: 2024-07-24 / 2026-08-01
  • GB 44246-2024 · Household and similar electrical appliances, electrical parts of sporting goods and electric toys — Safety technical specification · Current · Published / implemented: 2024-07-24 / 2026-08-01

UK

EU

Documents to request

  • Request reports for your exact model, materials, colours and intended use against the applicable UK designated/referenced and EU harmonised standards. Use a laboratory accredited for the relevant tests and verify report authenticity; accreditation is a buyer check, not a universal legal requirement. Source / snapshotSource / snapshotSource / snapshot
  • Ask for the technical file or an agreed means of obtaining it, including risk assessment, drawings, bill of materials, test evidence and change control for production. Source / snapshotSource / snapshot
  • Approve label and instruction artwork before production: product traceability, manufacturer identity, UK importer name/address and destination-language warnings. For EU supply, identify the EU economic operator and applicable contact details separately. Source / snapshotSource / snapshot
  • Obtain a signed declaration for the chosen UKCA/CE route naming the manufacturer and exact equipment. Ask for the UK importer’s details in the pack and as an additional contact; importer identification on the product/packaging remains a separate obligation. Source / snapshot
  • Confirm the actual power supply, rating, cord, BS 1363 plug and fuse supplied, and obtain the applicable UK plug approval evidence. Source / snapshot

China rebates

Changes matched at HS heading level, including historical and announced future changes. Only the listed annex codes are covered; confirm the exact China export code and effective date. These are supplier-side rebates, not UK import duty discounts or guaranteed price changes.

Source / snapshot: MOF / STA announcements · 2026-10-19

No matching change in the recorded announcements; this does not establish the current rebate rate.

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