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 8544: Insulated (including enameled or anodized) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fi…
26 numbered lines under heading 8544, including 19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8544 | Insulated (including enameled or anodized) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fiber cables, made up of individually sheathed fibers, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors: | ||||
| Winding wire: | |||||
| 8544.11.00 | Of copper | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% | |
| 8544.11.00.20 | 33 AWG (0.18 mm in diameter) and finer | kg | |||
| 8544.11.00.30 | 22 AWG (0.643 mm in diameter) and finer but larger than 33 AWG (0.18 mm in diameter) | kg | |||
| 8544.11.00.50 | Other | kg | |||
| 8544.19.00.00 | Other | kg | 3.9% | Free (A*,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8544.20.00.00 | Coaxial cable and other coaxial electric conductors | kg | 5.3% | Free (A*,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8544.30.00.00 | Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or shipsNote: See 9903.90.08. | No. | 5% | Free (A*,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 30% |
| Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V: | |||||
| 8544.42 | Fitted with connectors: | ||||
| 8544.42.10.00 | Fitted with modular telephone connectors | No. | Free | 35% | |
| Other: | |||||
| 8544.42.20.00 | Of a kind used for telecommunications | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8544.42.90 | Other | 2.6% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| 8544.42.90.10 | Extension cords as defined in statistical note 7 to this chapter | No. | |||
| 8544.42.90.90 | Other | No. | |||
| 8544.49 | Other: | ||||
| For a voltage not exceeding 80 V: | |||||
| 8544.49.10.00 | Of a kind used for telecommunications | kg | Free | 40% | |
| 8544.49.20.00 | Other | kg | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% |
| Other: | |||||
| 8544.49.30 | Of copper | 5.3% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% | |
| 8544.49.30.40 | For a voltage exceeding 600 V | kg | |||
| 8544.49.30.80 | Other | kg | |||
| 8544.49.90.00 | Other | kg | 3.9% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8544.60 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage exceeding 1,000 V: | ||||
| 8544.60.20.00 | Fitted with connectors | No. | 3.7% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| Other: | |||||
| 8544.60.40.00 | Of copper | kg | 3.5% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 40% |
| 8544.60.60.00 | Other | kg | 3.2% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8544.70.00.00 | Optical fiber cables | Fiber m | Free | 65% |
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.