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
HTS heading 8502: Electric generating sets and rotary converters
16 numbered lines under heading 8502, including 12 10-digit statistical lines. The first six digits are the international HS subheading; the general column is the normal US duty rate.
| HTS code | Description | Unit | General | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8502 | Electric generating sets and rotary converters: | ||||
| Generating sets with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines): | |||||
| 8502.11.00.00 | Of an output not exceeding 75 kVA | No. | 2.5% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8502.12.00.00 | Of an output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVA | No. | 2.5% | Free (A*,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8502.13.00 | Of an output exceeding 375 kVA | 2% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| 8502.13.00.20 | Exceeding 375 kVA but not exceeding 1,000 kVA | No. | |||
| 8502.13.00.40 | Exceeding 1,000 kVA | No. | |||
| 8502.20.00 | Generating sets with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines | 2% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| 8502.20.00.30 | Of an output not exceeding 1.875 kVA | No. | |||
| 8502.20.00.60 | Of an output exceeding 1.875 kVA but not exceeding 6.25 kVA | No. | |||
| 8502.20.00.70 | Of an output exceeding 6.25 kVA but not exceeding 75 kVA | No. | |||
| 8502.20.00.85 | Of an output exceeding 75 kVA | No. | |||
| Other generating sets: | |||||
| 8502.31.00.00 | Wind-powered | No. | 2.5% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8502.39.00 | Other | 2.5% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| 8502.39.00.40 | Powered by steam turbine | No. | |||
| 8502.39.00.80 | Other | No. | |||
| 8502.40.00.00 | Electric rotary converters | No. | 3% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
Statistical (10-digit) lines without a rate use the rate of the 8-digit line above them. Additional duties such as Section 301 and Section 232 may apply; check them with the tariff checker.
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Request a free auditSource: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 2026 HTS Revision 20 (effective 2026-09-28), U.S. International Trade Commission (hts.usitc.gov), imported 2026-10-07. Reference only; not legal or customs advice or a binding classification. Additional duties under Chapter 99 may apply. ShipWave is not affiliated with the USITC or U.S. Customs and Border Protection.