What HS code 8507.50 covers
HS code 8507.50 classifies electric accumulators; nickel-metal hydride, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square). It is a subheading of heading 8507 (Electric accumulators, including separators therefor; whether or not rectangular (including square)), in chapter 85 (Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles), section XVI of the Harmonized System. These six digits are identical in every country that uses the HS.
Classification path
Import duty for 8507.50
Base MFN rate only. Section 301 and 2025 IEEPA tariffs can stack on top for goods from China.
Source: HTSUS / CBP
Erga-omnes (third-country) MFN rate. Import VAT of 17 to 27 percent by country, and any anti-dumping measures, apply separately.
Source: TARIC
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Related codes in heading 8507
Not quite the right fit? These subheadings sit under the same heading and are the most common alternatives to 8507.50.
- 8507.10 Electric accumulators; lead-acid, of a kind used for starting piston engines, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)
- 8507.20 Electric accumulators; lead-acid, (other than for starting piston engines), including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)
- 8507.30 Electric accumulators; nickel-cadmium, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)
- 8507.60 Electric accumulators; lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)
- 8507.80 Electric accumulators; other than lead-acid, nickel-cadmium, nickel-metal hydride and lithium-ion, including separators, whether or not rectangular (including square)
- 8507.90 Electric accumulators; parts n.e.c. in heading no. 8507
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