# HS code 8512.40: Windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters

> HS code 8512.40 covers windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters. It sits in heading 85.12 (electrical lighting or signalling equipment (excluding articles of heading 85.39), windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters, of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles) 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 85.12 are classified under 8512.10 (lighting or visual signalling equipment of a kind used on bicycles), 8512.20 (other lighting or visual signalling equipment), 8512.30 (sound signalling equipment) or 8512.90 (parts). National tariff lines under 8512.40 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/851240
Last updated: 11 October 2026

[HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 85](https://border.bot/hs-codes/85) / [85.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8512) / [8512.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851240)

## Key facts

- HS code: 8512.40
- Covers: Windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters
- Heading: [85.12: Electrical lighting or signalling equipment (excluding articles of heading 85.39), windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters, of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles](https://border.bot/hs-codes/8512)
- 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://border.bot/hs-codes/85)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty in the United States: [See its 2 lines](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851240)

## What this code covers

HS code 8512.40 covers windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters.

The legal text of the subheading is “Windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 85.12 are classified under 8512.10 (lighting or visual signalling equipment of a kind used on bicycles), 8512.20 (other lighting or visual signalling equipment), 8512.30 (sound signalling equipment) or 8512.90 (parts).

- [8512.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851210) Lighting or visual signalling equipment of a kind used on bicycles
- [8512.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851220) Other lighting or visual signalling equipment
- [8512.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851230) Sound signalling equipment
- [8512.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851290) Parts

## How it is structured

8512.40 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8512, are heading 85.12; the last two, 40, 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 85.12: Electrical lighting or signalling equipment (excluding articles of heading 85.39), windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters, of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles
- Subheading 8512.40: Windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters

## In other countries

National tariff lines under 8512.40 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851240): 2 lines, used by 1 other country

- Previous subheading: [8512.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851230) Sound signalling equipment
- Next subheading: [8512.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851290) Parts

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 8512.40 cover?

HS code 8512.40 covers windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 8512.40 in?

HS code 8512.40 is in heading 85.12 (electrical lighting or signalling equipment (excluding articles of heading 85.39), windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters, of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles) 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 85.12 classified when 8512.40 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 85.12 are classified under 8512.10 (lighting or visual signalling equipment of a kind used on bicycles), 8512.20 (other lighting or visual signalling equipment), 8512.30 (sound signalling equipment) or 8512.90 (parts).

### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8512.40?

National tariff lines under 8512.40 are live on border.bot for the United States (2 lines, also used by 1 other country).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 11 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://border.bot/hs-codes/851240.json