Lighting equipment, in procurement language, covers the fixtures, housings, and mounting hardware used to deliver light to a space, while electric lamps denote the replaceable or integral light sources that fit inside or are integrated with that hardware. The combined category appears in international customs tariffs under codes covering filament lamps, portable electric lamps, and lighting fixture parts, and in public procurement notices as a single CPV (Common Procurement Vocabulary) line for tenders. Source S3 lists filament lamps and parts of portable electric lamps under HS headings 8513 and 8539, with separate treatment for glass parts of lighting fixtures under 9405, illustrating how a single physical product can sit under multiple tariff lines depending on component scope. Source S2 shows the category invoked verbatim in tender titles for municipal, academic, and street lighting procurements in Latvia, including LED-specific projects.
Within the industry, the category is moving rapidly from incandescent and fluorescent technologies to solid-state lighting, but the procurement framework, including the CPV descriptor 'Lighting equipment and electric lamps', the HS code structure, and the tender reference process, treats the field as one continuous market. Source S1 lists a representative supplier whose main products are 'Lamps and Lighting, Home Lighting and Lamps, Decorative and Household Items, Office Lighting', confirming the cross-segment nature of the category. Source S3 attaches quantitative parameters, such as unit of measure, general tariff rate, MFN (Most-Favored Nation) rate, VAT, and export tax rebate, to specific HS subheadings, giving the reader a numerical anchor for trade mechanics. The chapters that follow walk through fundamentals, specifications, types, selection, standards, and market landscape using only information present in those three sources.
Lighting equipment and electric lamps form a category of electrical products used to produce, control, and distribute artificial illumination for residential, commercial, industrial, and public infrastructure applications. The category is documented in customs schedules, public tenders, and supplier catalogs as a discrete procurement line. This page summarizes the working principles, parameters, configurations, selection logic, compliance items, and market signals that a reference reader needs to navigate the category.
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1. Fundamentals and Working Principle
Lighting equipment operates on the basic principle of converting electrical energy into radiant energy in the visible spectrum, with the conversion method determining the lamp family. Source S3 references 'Other filament lamps, of a power not exceeding 200w and for a voltage exceeding 100v' under HS code 8539229000, identifying the incandescent family by the filament as the active element. The Declaration Norm for that code requires a Type field, a Power field, and a Rated voltage field, which together describe the electromechanical conversion behavior of the source. The presence of a 'piece/kilogram' dual unit of measure in the same row indicates that customs treats the lamp both as a countable item and as a weighable commodity for statistical and duty calculation purposes.
Portable electric lamps, captured under HS code 8513909000, are described in source S3 as 'Parts of other portable electric lamps designed to function by their own source of energy, other than lighting equipment of heading no.85.12'. The qualifier 'by their own source of energy' is the defining operational principle for the portable subcategory, meaning the lamp integrates its own energy storage or generation, typically batteries, rather than drawing power from a fixed mains connection. The Declaration Norm for this code lists Usage as a required field, signaling that the customs authority needs to know the application context to classify the article correctly.
A third working principle appears implicitly in the S2 tender stream, where multiple procurement notices specify 'LED luminaires' and 'LED lights' as the technology target. LED devices convert current through semiconductor junctions, and the tender titles in S2, including 'Lamps and light fittings - supply and installation of LED lights' and 'Supply of LED luminaires in the project Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the lighting infrastructure of public areas of Liepaja City Municipality, Phase 2', demonstrate that solid-state conversion is the dominant procurement target in the public sector data shown. The phrase 'greenhouse gas emissions reduction' further indicates that the working principle is being selected not just on luminous output but on the system-level energy and emissions impact. Glass components used in fixtures, captured by HS 9405910000 with the description 'Parts, made of glass, of goods specified in heading no.94.05', constitute the optical stage that shapes and distributes the output of the source.
Filament lamp principle: ohmic heating of a resistive element to incandescence, covered under HS 8539229000 in source S3
Portable self-powered principle: integrated energy source independent of mains, covered under HS 8513909000 in source S3
LED solid-state principle: electroluminescent semiconductor junction, referenced in LED tender titles in source S2
Optical stage: glass components of lighting fixtures covered under HS 9405910000 in source S3
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2. Specifications and Key Parameters
The specification set for electric lamps as documented in source S3 is structured by the Declaration Norm fields attached to each HS subheading. For filament lamps under HS 8539229000 the required fields are Brand type, Export preferences, Usage, Type, Power, Rated voltage, Brand, Model, GTIN, CAS, and Other. Power is documented in the source as 'a power not exceeding 200w' and rated voltage as 'a voltage exceeding 100v', with the dual qualifier of less than 200 W and more than 100 V establishing the upper and lower operating boundaries for the subheading. The same row lists the unit of measure as 'piece/kilogram', the General Tariff Rate as 70, the MFN rate as 5, the VAT as 13, and the Export Tax Rebate as 13.
For parts of portable electric lamps under HS 8513909000 the Declaration Norm fields are Brand type, Export preferences, Usage, Brand in Chinese or in foreign language, Model, GTIN, CAS, and Other. The unit of measure is 'kilogram', the General Tariff Rate is 70, the MFN rate is 5, the VAT is 13, and the Export Tax Rebate is 13. The CIQ Code 999 designation 'Other lighting fixtures and their parts (illegal inspection)' is repeated for both the 8513 and 8539 subheadings shown, which means that the same inspection routing applies to the lamp body and to the source. For glass parts of lighting fixtures under HS 9405910000 the Declaration Norm lists Brand type, Export preferences, Materials, Usage, GTIN, CAS, and Other, with unit 'kilogram', General Tariff Rate 70, MFN 8, VAT 13, and Export Tax Rebate 13.
Source S2 adds procurement-side parameters that are not in the HS table, including tender reference number 2020/S 064-152433, publish date 2 Apr 2020, closing date 5 May 2020, notice language English, and the categorisation 'Lighting equipment and electric lamps' under the CPV. The country is Latvia, the province or city is Latvia-Jelgava, and the tender type is Invitation for Bids. Source S1 adds supplier-side parameters in the form of a Main Products list: 'Lamps and Lighting, Home Lighting and Lamps, Decorative and Household Items, Office Lighting', and a supplier country attribution of China (Mainland). The supplier name is Hongyuan Lighting and Electric Equipment Co., Ltd. These three parameter sets, customs, procurement, and supplier, together describe the key data points a reader needs to evaluate a product in this category.
Parameter
HS 8539229000 (filament lamps, S3)
HS 8513909000 (portable lamp parts, S3)
HS 9405910000 (glass fixture parts, S3)
Tender 2020/S 064-152433 (S2)
Supplier (S1)
Category description
Other filament lamps, power <= 200 W, voltage > 100 V, for other uses
Parts of other portable electric lamps with own energy source, excl. 85.12
Parts made of glass of goods of heading 94.05
Lighting equipment and electric lamps, Jelgava smart city GHG project
Lamps and Lighting, Home Lighting, Decorative and Household, Office Lighting
Unit of measure
piece/kilogram
kilogram
kilogram
n/a (tender, not goods)
n/a (supplier profile)
General Tariff Rate (Gen)
70
70
70
n/a
n/a
MFN rate
5
5
8
n/a
n/a
VAT
13
13
13
n/a
n/a
Export Tax Rebate
13
13
13
n/a
n/a
CIQ Code
999 (incandescent bulb)
999 (other lighting fixtures/parts)
999 (other lighting fixtures/parts)
n/a
n/a
Reference or product ID
HS heading 8539229000
HS heading 8513909000
HS heading 9405910000
Tender ref 2020/S 064-152433
Product page 602683, supplier Hongyuan
Notice or publish date
n/a
n/a
n/a
Publish 2 Apr 2020; Close 5 May 2020
varies by model
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3. Types and Configurations
Source S3 distinguishes lamp types by HS subheading. The filament family is captured under 8539229000 with a 200 W and 100 V boundary, identifying a non-automotive, non-specialised filament lamp. The portable self-powered family is captured under 8513909000, covering parts of portable electric lamps other than the lighting equipment of heading 85.12, which itself covers bicycle and vehicle headlamps. The glass-parts family is captured under 9405910000, addressing the optical and protective glass used in lighting fixtures of chapter 94.05. The Declaration Norm fields Type and Usage for 8539229000 and the Usage field for 8513909000 and 9405910000 are the official hooks on which customs authorities distinguish subtypes within each family.
Source S1 introduces a market-side typology through the supplier's Main Products listing, which groups offerings as Lamps and Lighting, Home Lighting and Lamps, Decorative and Household Items, and Office Lighting. This segmentation is application-driven rather than technology-driven, paralleling how tenders are titled. The product identifier 'roadlight22101-1' visible at the top of source S1 indicates a road or street lighting variant, even though the supplier's product mix also includes home and office items. The Minisite link on the same page confirms that the supplier maintains a sub-portal of related SKUs (Stock Keeping Units), implying a multi-configuration catalog under one corporate identity.
Source S2 contributes a project-side typology. The tender titles that fall under the same CPV include 'SUPPLY OF LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRIC LAMPS', 'Supply of lighting systems to the Academic Center of the University of Latvia's Writing House' (three repetitions under IDs 129901, 87561, 59611, and 841717), 'Supply of LED luminaires in the project Reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in the lighting infrastructure of public areas of Liepaja City Municipality, Phase 2', 'Lamps and light fittings - supply and installation of LED lights' (IDs 625934 and 561471), 'Purchase of materials for lighting and launch equipment' (BS-064371), and 'Purchase of LED lights for the needs of Riga Technical University'. Taken together, these show configurations including supply only, supply and installation, materials only, and project-based LED replacement.
Application segment per supplier (S1): lamps and lighting, home lighting, decorative and household, office lighting
Project configuration per tender (S2): supply only, supply and install, materials only, LED retrofit
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4. Selection Criteria for Procurement
Selection starts with a clear mapping of the buyer's requirement to a customs subheading, because the same physical artifact can move between codes. Source S3 demonstrates this by placing a complete filament lamp under 8539229000, parts of a portable lamp under 8513909000, and the glass portion of a fixture under 9405910000. The buyer must decide whether the procurement line covers a complete article, a replaceable component, or an optical spare. This decision drives the Declaration Norm fields that the supplier must populate and the inspection routing that customs will apply, with CIQ Code 999 covering both portable lamp parts and glass parts per the rows in S3.
The second criterion is the quantitative boundary of the source itself. Source S3 fixes the filament subheading at a maximum 200 W and a minimum 100 V. Any lamp outside that envelope, for example a low-voltage halogen or a 250 W industrial filament, sits in a different subheading. Buyers specifying outside the 8539229000 envelope must therefore negotiate a different HS treatment, and the Declaration Norm fields, particularly Power and Rated voltage, become the controlling selection numbers. The dual unit of measure 'piece/kilogram' in the same row is a reminder that the lamp's shipping weight is itself a selection criterion, especially for bulk municipal tenders.
The third criterion is the contractual and documentary fit between buyer and supplier. Source S2 lists a structured set of tender fields: Tender Title, Tender Type, Reference No., Country, Province or City, Publish Date, Closing Date, Notice Language, and CPV categories. A procurement officer matching a product to this tender would need to verify product conformity to all of those fields, including that the notice language is English, that the publish and closing dates bracket the bid submission, and that the CPV descriptor 'Lighting equipment and electric lamps' matches the buyer's line. Source S1 contributes the supplier-side checks: confirming that the supplier's main product set covers the buyer's required segment, and that the supplier can be reached through the contact channel shown.
Map the requirement to the right HS subheading: complete lamp, part, or glass (S3)
Confirm that power and voltage are inside the 200 W / 100 V envelope for HS 8539229000 (S3)
Match supplier main products to buyer application segment (S1)
The compliance framework visible in the sources is anchored by customs regulation rather than by an explicit product safety standard. Source S3 lists the Declaration Norm elements that constitute the regulatory reporting payload: Brand type, Export preferences, Usage, Type, Power, Rated voltage, Brand, Model, GTIN (Global Trade Item Number), CAS (Chemical Abstracts Service) number, and Other. The presence of GTIN and CAS fields indicates that the customs process expects both a globally unique product identifier and a chemical substance identifier, which together enable downstream testing, traceability, and restriction checks. The 'Other' field acts as a catch-all for additional declarations such as conformity marks that are not enumerated.
The CIQ Code is the principal compliance routing visible in source S3. All three lighting rows in S3 carry CIQ Code 999, which is annotated as 'Other lighting fixtures and their parts (illegal inspection)'. The phrase 'illegal inspection' in the source text is the English rendering of the Chinese regulatory term meaning that the goods are subject to inspection but are not under mandatory catalog inspection. For the filament lamp, the CIQ text reads 'Incandescent bulb (illegal inspection)', and for the parts row, 'Other lighting fixtures and their parts (illegal inspection)'. The same CIQ Code 999 is applied to portable lamp parts and to glass parts, unifying the inspection handling for the visible lighting category.
Anti-dumping and countervailing measures are part of the compliance surface. In source S3 the columns for Anti-Dumping and Anti-Subsidy on each lighting row display a dash, meaning no additional duty is currently published for these subheadings in the data shown. The columns for Regulations and Restrictions, Inspection and Quarantine, and Consumption Tax are also empty in the rows extracted. The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) column is annotated as 'View' for the lighting subheadings, and the CCC (China Compulsory Certification) Certificate column carries a 'View' or '-' marker, indicating that the reader must look up the certificate status in a separate module of the source system. The tender side in source S2 does not name a specific safety standard but does enforce a compliance framework through its Invitation for Bids process, including a reference number, publish and closing dates, and an English notice language requirement.
CIQ Code 999 applies across filament lamps, portable lamp parts, and glass fixture parts (S3)
Anti-Dumping and Anti-Subsidy: not present (dash) in the rows shown (S3)
CCC Certificate: marked View or '-' in the rows shown (S3)
Tender compliance: Invitation for Bids with reference 2020/S 064-152433, English notice (S2)
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6. Market Landscape and Buying Process
The market landscape visible in the sources is international in scope, with supplier presence in China and tender activity in Latvia. Source S1 places the supplier Hongyuan Lighting and Electric Equipment Co., Ltd. in China (Mainland) and lists its product scope as Lamps and Lighting, Home Lighting and Lamps, Decorative and Household Items, and Office Lighting. The supplier page includes a 'Go to Minisite' link and 'Other products from this supplier' references, indicating a multi-product online storefront model. The product identifier 'roadlight22101-1' on the same page shows that the supplier carries a dedicated road-lighting variant, and the parent host m.ecvv.com positions the supplier inside a B2B (business-to-business) catalog indexed under product ID 602683.
The tender side of the market, as shown in source S2, is concentrated in Latvia but covers a recognizable pattern of public-sector projects. The featured tender 2020/S 064-152433 was published on 2 Apr 2020 and closed on 5 May 2020, framed as a greenhouse gas reduction smart city project in Jelgava. Similar tenders cluster around LED supply, LED installation, materials for lighting and launch equipment, and lighting systems for academic facilities at the University of Latvia and Riga Technical University. The repeat appearance of the LED descriptor in seven of the listed similar tenders signals a market tilt toward solid-state lighting in the public sector data shown.
The buying process visible from the sources is two-channel. On the supply side, a buyer contacts the supplier through the 'Contact Supplier' link on the source S1 page, reviews the product detail page, and may navigate to the supplier minisite for additional SKUs. On the tender side, a buyer logs in to the Bidding Source portal, views full tender details, and either registers or requests a call back to submit a bid, as described in the procedural text of source S2. From a trade mechanics perspective, the buyer also has to navigate the customs layer shown in source S3, including General Tariff Rate, MFN rate, VAT, Export Tax Rebate, and any applicable FTA (Free Trade Agreement) or CCC Certificate (China Compulsory Certification) entries. The combined picture is a category with a standard customs backbone, a populated supplier base, and an active public procurement pipeline.
Supplier base example: Hongyuan Lighting and Electric Equipment Co., Ltd., China (Mainland), main products Lamps and Lighting, Home Lighting, Decorative and Household, Office Lighting (S1)
Public tender example: 2020/S 064-152433, Latvia-Jelgava, publish 2 Apr 2020, close 5 May 2020, English notice (S2)
Recurring buyer pattern: LED supply and LED supply-and-install tenders in Latvia (S2)
Trade mechanics: General Tariff Rate 70, MFN 5 or 8, VAT 13, Export Tax Rebate 13 across the lighting subheadings shown (S3)
Buying channel: Contact Supplier link on the product page and Bidding Source login for tenders (S1, S2)
Recent Industry Developments
· Germany – Lighting equipment and electric lamps – Lieferung szenische Beleuchtung; Multifunktions- scheinwerfer, Verfolgersystem (ted.europa.eu)
· Czechia – Lighting equipment and electric lamps – Dodávka plošných a fresnel LED svítidel (ted.europa.eu)
FAQ
What does the term 'Lighting equipment and electric lamps' cover as a procurement category?
In the public tender data shown in source S2, the category is used as a CPV descriptor for tenders that include fixtures, lamps, and LED luminaires. The tenders listed under this CPV range from supply only, such as 'SUPPLY OF LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRIC LAMPS', to supply and installation, such as 'Lamps and light fittings - supply and installation of LED lights'. The single label therefore spans a wide range of physical articles.
Which HS subheading applies to a filament lamp under 200 W and over 100 V?
Source S3 assigns HS code 8539229000 to 'Other filament lamps, of a power not exceeding 200w and for a voltage exceeding 100v, for other uses'. The same row gives the unit of measure as piece/kilogram, the General Tariff Rate as 70, and the MFN rate as 5.
What customs code covers parts of portable electric lamps that have their own energy source?
Source S3 lists HS code 8513909000 for 'Parts of other portable electric lamps designed to function by their own source of energy, other than lighting equipment of heading no.85.12'. The unit is kilogram, the General Tariff Rate is 70, and the MFN rate is 5.
What is the CIQ Code and what does it imply for lighting goods?
In source S3, all three lighting rows carry CIQ Code 999, described as 'Other lighting fixtures and their parts (illegal inspection)' for the portable lamp and glass parts rows, and as 'Incandescent bulb (illegal inspection)' for the filament lamp row. The shared CIQ Code 999 indicates that the customs inspection routing is the same across these subheadings.
How can a buyer find active tenders in this category?
Source S2 shows that the Bidding Source portal lists tenders under the category 'Lighting equipment and electric lamps'. The page exposes a Tender Title, Tender Type, Reference No., Country, Publish Date, Closing Date, Notice Language, and CPV. To see full details, a reader must log in or register, or use the 'Request a call back' option on the same page.
What supplier information is available from the catalog source?
Source S1 lists the supplier as Hongyuan Lighting and Electric Equipment Co., Ltd. from China (Mainland), with main products 'Lamps and Lighting, Home Lighting and Lamps, Decorative and Household Items, Office Lighting'. The page also exposes a product page for item roadlight22101-1 under the parent host m.ecvv.com, with a 'Go to Minisite' link for related products.
What tariff and tax numbers are stated for the lighting subheadings in the source?
Source S3 records a General Tariff Rate of 70 for HS 8539229000, 8513909000, and 9405910000, with MFN rates of 5, 5, and 8 respectively. VAT is 13 across all three rows, and the Export Tax Rebate is 13 across all three rows. Anti-Dumping and Anti-Subsidy columns show a dash, meaning no additional duty is recorded in the rows shown.
