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 8531: Electric sound or visual signaling apparatus (for example, bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar or fire alarms), other than those of he…
22 numbered lines under heading 8531, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8531 | Electric sound or visual signaling apparatus (for example, bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar or fire alarms), other than those of heading 8512 or 8530; parts thereof: | ||||
| 8531.10.00 | Burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus | 1.3% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| Smoke detectors: | |||||
| 8531.10.00.15 | Battery powered | No. | |||
| 8531.10.00.25 | Other | No. | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 8531.10.00.35 | Burglar alarms | No. | |||
| 8531.10.00.45 | Other | No. | |||
| 8531.20.00 | Indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD's) or light emitting diodes (LED) | Free | 35% | ||
| 8531.20.00.20 | Incorporating LCD's | No. | |||
| 8531.20.00.40 | Other | No. | |||
| 8531.80 | Other apparatus: | ||||
| 8531.80.15.00 | Doorbells, chimes, buzzers and similar apparatus | kg | 1.3% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8531.80.90 | Other | Free | 35% | ||
| Indicator panels: | |||||
| 8531.80.90.05 | Incorporating electric discharge (fluorescent) devices | No. | |||
| 8531.80.90.26 | Other | No. | |||
| 8531.80.90.31 | Horns | No. | |||
| 8531.80.90.41 | Other sound signaling apparatus | No. | |||
| 8531.80.90.51 | Other | No. | |||
| 8531.90 | Parts: | ||||
| Printed circuit assemblies: | |||||
| 8531.90.15.00 | Of the panels of subheading 8531.20 | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8531.90.30.00 | Other | No. | Free | 35% | |
| Other: | |||||
| 8531.90.75.00 | Of the panels of subheading 8531.20 | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8531.90.90.01 | Other | No. | Free | 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.