How to export vehicle lights and signalling equipment to the United States? GTİP code, documents, customs duty and buyers
Imports of heading 8512 from Türkiye into the United States came to US$30.5m in the last 12 months (September 2025–August 2026): 0.5% of its imports. Against the 12 months before: -4.7%.
Figures are for heading 8512: the official statistics go no deeper. Each figure has its source and date beside it.
Imports from Türkiye into the United States
Heading 8512 · September 2025 – August 2026
US$30.5m-4.7% on the 12 months before
The 12 months before: US$32m
- From Türkiye
- Other origins
Reported by the United States, from its own import statistics.
UN Comtrade (United Nations Statistics Division)
Dataset UN Comtrade C/M/HS(opens in a new tab)Updated at the source on 30 October 2026.
The customs watch computed these figures on 2 November 2026.
The market in the United States
The market's own import figures for heading 8512, last 12 months.
- Imports from the world, 12 months
- US$6.28bn-5% on the 12 months before
- Türkiye's share
- 0.5%0.5% in the 12 months before
The largest suppliers
| Origin | 12 months | Share |
|---|---|---|
 Mexico | US$2.65bn | 42.2% |
 South Korea | US$629m | 10% |
 China | US$394m | 6.3% |
 Japan | US$365m | 5.8% |
 Canada | US$311m | 5% |
Rules notified to the WTO
Rules for this product in United States as notified to the WTO: draft regulations, emergency measures and their changes, newest first.
- G/TBT/N/USA/2323Technical rules (TBT)New ruleOpen for comments
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards; Modernization of FMVSS No. 108 To Accommodate ADS-Equipped Vehicles
Products: Motor vehicle lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment; Electrical lighting or visual signalling equipment for motor vehicles (excl. lamps of heading 8539) (HS code(s): 8512.20); Road vehicles in general (ICS code(s): 43.020); Car informatics. On board computer systems (ICS code(s): 43.040.15); Lighting, signalling and warning devices (ICS code(s): 43.040.20)
Notified on 27 October 2026Comments until 25 November 2026
On ePing(opens in a new tab)The notification(opens in a new tab)
1 notification in all; 1 open for comments. Titles and products as notified, in English.
Source: the World Trade Organization's ePing.
The code
HS subheading (6 digits), the same in every country
GTİP 8512.20
Lighting or visual signalling equipment; electrical, of a kind used on motor vehicles (excluding articles of heading no. 8539)
Official Turkish title: Motorlu taşıtlar veya motosikletler için aydınlatma veya gözle görülebilen işaret cihazları
Heading 8512Lighting or visual signalling equipment (excluding articles of heading no. 8539), windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters; electrical, of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles
Türkiye exported €305m of HS 8512.20 in 2025: rank 147 of 5,132 subheadings.
Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-059341 (the figures Türkiye declared). The ranking is calculated by Birlesa from Eurostat's figures; Eurostat bears no responsibility for it.
3 national tariff lines (12 digits)
Declarations in Türkiye use one of these lines; each has its own page.
Its page in the codes guideTÜİK Sınıflama Sunucusu: GTİP 2026(opens in a new tab)UN Statistics Division: HS 2022 (H6)(opens in a new tab)
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Türkiye rank among the United States's suppliers of vehicle lights and signalling equipment?
- From September 2025 to August 2026, Türkiye supplied 0.5% of the United States's imports of HS 8512: No. 19 of 70 supplying countries.
- Are Türkiye's exports of vehicle lights and signalling equipment to the United States growing?
- Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), US$30.5m of goods under HS 8512 went from Türkiye to the United States: -4.7% on the 12 months before.