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 8512: Electrical lighting or signaling equipment (excluding articles of heading 8539), windshield wipers, defrosters and demisters, of a kind use…
24 numbered lines under heading 8512, including 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8512 | Electrical lighting or signaling equipment (excluding articles of heading 8539), windshield wipers, defrosters and demisters, of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles; parts thereof: | ||||
| 8512.10 | Lighting or visual signaling equipment of a kind used on bicycles: | ||||
| 8512.10.20.00 | Lighting equipment | No. | Free | 45% | |
| 8512.10.40.00 | Visual signaling equipment | No. | 2.7% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8512.20 | Other lighting or visual signaling equipment: | ||||
| 8512.20.20 | Lighting equipmentNote: See 9903.90.08. | Free | 25% | ||
| 8512.20.20.40 | For vehicles of subheading 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or heading 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 or 8711 | No. | |||
| 8512.20.20.80 | Other | No. | |||
| 8512.20.40 | Visual signaling equipment | 2.5% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| 8512.20.40.40 | For vehicles of subheading 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or heading 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 or 8711 | No. | |||
| 8512.20.40.80 | Other | No. | |||
| 8512.30.00 | Sound signaling equipment | 2.5% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| 8512.30.00.20 | Horns | No. | |||
| 8512.30.00.30 | Radar detectors of a kind used in motor vehicles | No. | |||
| 8512.30.00.40 | Other | No. | |||
| 8512.40 | Windshield wipers, defrosters and demisters: | ||||
| 8512.40.20.00 | Defrosters and demisters | No. | 2.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8512.40.40.00 | Windshield wipers | No. | 2.5% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% |
| 8512.90 | Parts: | ||||
| 8512.90.20.00 | Of signaling equipment | kg | 2.5% | Free (A*,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| Of lighting equipment: | |||||
| 8512.90.40.00 | Of a kind used on bicycles | kg | Free | 45% | |
| 8512.90.60.00 | Other | kg | Free | 25% | |
| 8512.90.70.00 | Of defrosters and demisters | kg | 2.5% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8512.90.90.00 | Other | kg | 2.5% | Free (A*,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% |
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.