Key HS headings for electronics
Electronics covers 296 subheadings across chapter 85. The main headings, each linking to the full list with US and EU duty:
8501.10Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)6.7%8502.11Electric generating sets and rotary converters2.5%8503.00Electric motors and generators; parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading no. 8501 or 85026.5%8504.10Electric transformers, static converters (e.g. rectifiers) and inductors3%8505.11Electro-magnets; permanent magnets, intended permanent magnets; electro-magnetic, permanent magnet chucks, clamps, similar; electromagnetic couplings, clutches, brakes; electro-magnetic lifting heads2.1%8506.10Cells and batteries; primary2.7%8507.10Electric accumulators, including separators therefor; whether or not rectangular (including square)3.5%8508.11Vacuum cleanersFree8509.40Electro-mechanical domestic appliances; with self-contained electric motor, other than vacuum cleaners of heading 85.08.4.2%8510.10Shavers, hair clippers and hair removing appliances, with self-contained electric motorFree8511.10Ignition or starting equipment; used for spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion engines; generators and cut outs used in conjunction with such engines2.5%8512.10Lighting or visual signalling equipment (excluding articles of heading no. 8539), windscreen wipers, defrosters and demisters; electrical, of a kind used for cycles or motor vehiclesFree8513.10Lamps; portable, electric, designed to function by their own source of energy (e.g. dry batteries, accumulators, magnetos), excluding lighting equipment of heading no. 851212.5%8514.11Industrial or laboratory electric furnaces and ovens (including those functioning by induction or dielectric loss); other industrial or laboratory equipment for the heat treatment of materials by induction or dielectric lossFree8515.11Electric (electrically heated gas) soldering, brazing, welding machines and apparatus, capable or not of cutting, electric machines and apparatus for hot spraying of metals or sintered carbides2.5%8516.10Electric water, space, soil heaters; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus; hand dryers, irons; electro-thermic appliances for domestic purposes; electro heating resistors, not of heading no. 8545Free8517.11Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), excluding items of 8443, 8525, 8527, or 8528Free8518.10Microphones and their stands; loudspeakers, mounted or not in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, combined or not with a microphone, and sets of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio-frequency and electric sound amplifiers and setsFree8519.20Sound recording or reproducing apparatusFree8521.10Video recording or reproducing apparatusFree8522.10Sound or video recording apparatus; parts and accessories suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8519 or 85213.9%8523.21Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, smart cards and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, excluding products of Chapter 37Free8524.11Flat panel display modules, whether or not incorporating touch-sensitive screensFree8525.50Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recordersFree
US general (MFN) duty shown. Section 301 and 2025 reciprocal tariffs may stack by origin. Run the free lookup for your exact product and both US and EU rates.
Duty on electronics
Many electronics are duty-free under the US MFN rate, but Section 301 and 2025 tariffs frequently apply to China-origin electronics.
Frequently asked
- What is the HS code for electronics?
- Electronics is classified in HS chapter 85. There is no single code: the right 6-digit subheading depends on the exact product. The code depends on the exact function.
- What is the US import duty on electronics?
- Many electronics are duty-free under the US MFN rate, but Section 301 and 2025 tariffs frequently apply to China-origin electronics.
- How do I find the exact HS code for my product?
- Describe your product in HS Mate's free lookup and it returns the 6-digit HS code with the US and EU duty and the reasoning, so you can confirm the right code before you file. For a written report you can keep, a full classification is available for a small fee.
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