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 8543: Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof
41 numbered lines under heading 8543, including 33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8543 | Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof: | ||||
| 8543.10.00.00 | Particle accelerators | No. | 1.9% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8543.20.00.00 | Signal generators | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8543.30 | Machines and apparatus for electroplating, electrolysis or electrophoresis: | ||||
| 8543.30.20.00 | Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuits | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8543.30.90 | Other | 2.6% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| 8543.30.90.10 | Hydrogen electrolyzers | No. | |||
| 8543.30.90.40 | Magnesium anodes | No. | |||
| 8543.30.90.90 | Other | No. | |||
| 8543.40.00 | Electronic cigarettes and similar personal electric vaporizing devices | 2.6% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| 8543.40.00.30 | With substances containing nicotine | No. | |||
| 8543.40.00.40 | Other | No. | |||
| 8543.70 | Other machines and apparatus: | ||||
| 8543.70.20.00 | Physical vapor deposition apparatus | No. | 2.5% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| Electric synchros and transducers; flight data recorders; defrosters and demisters with electric resistors for aircraft: | |||||
| 8543.70.42.00 | Flight data recorders | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8543.70.45.00 | Other | No. | 2.6% | Free (A*,AU,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8543.70.60.00 | Articles designed for connection to telegraphic or telephonic apparatus or instruments or to telegraphic or telephonic networks | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8543.70.71.00 | Electric luminescent lamps | No. | 2% | Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 20% |
| Other: | |||||
| 8543.70.80.00 | Microwave amplifiers | No. | Free | 35% | |
| Other: | |||||
| 8543.70.85.00 | For electrical nerve stimulation | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8543.70.88.00 | Electrical machines with translation or dictionary functions; video game console controllers which use infrared transmissions to operate or access the various functions and capabilities of the console | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8543.70.89.00 | Other portable battery operated electronic readers for recording and reproducing text, still images or audio files | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8543.70.91.00 | Digital signal processing apparatus capable of connecting to a wired or wireless network for the mixing of sound | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8543.70.93.01 | Portable interactive electronic education devices primarily designed for children | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8543.70.95.00 | Touch-sensitive data input devices (so-called "touch screens") without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display, which function by detecting the presence and location of a touch within the display area (such sensing may be obtained by means of resistance, electrostatic capacity, acoustic pulse recognition, infra-red lights or other touch-sensitive technology) | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8543.70.97.00 | Plasma cleaner machines that remove organic contaminants from electron microscopy specimens and specimen holders | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8543.70.98 | Other | 2.6% | Free (A*,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| 8543.70.98.10 | Amplifiers | No. | |||
| 8543.70.98.20 | Special effects pedals for use with musical instruments | No. | |||
| 8543.70.98.60 | Other | No. | |||
| 8543.90 | Parts: | ||||
| 8543.90.12.00 | Of physical vapor deposition apparatus of subheading 8543.70 | No. | Free | 35% | |
| Assemblies and subassemblies for flight data recorders, consisting of two or more parts or pieces fastened or joined together: | |||||
| 8543.90.15.00 | Printed circuit assemblies | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8543.90.35.00 | Other | No. | Free | 35% | |
| Other: | |||||
| Printed circuit assemblies: | |||||
| 8543.90.65.00 | Of flat panel displays other than for articles of heading 8528, except for subheadings 8528.52 or 8528.62 | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8543.90.68.00 | Other | No. | Free | 35% | |
| Other: | |||||
| 8543.90.85.00 | Of flat panel displays other than for articles of heading 8528, except for subheadings 8528.52 or 8528.62 | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8543.90.88 | Other | Free | 35% | ||
| 8543.90.88.45 | Of particle accelerators | No. | |||
| 8543.90.88.65 | Of electronic cigarettes and similar personal electric vaporizing devices | No. | |||
| 8543.90.88.85 | Other | No. |
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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