Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. › Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound and television recorders and reproducers
8544.42.20.00Tariff line
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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
8544
Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V
Fitted with connectors
Other
Of a kind used for telecommunications
8544.42.20.00
Rates of duty
General rate (Column 1)Free
Special—
Column 235%
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for origin CN, entry date 2026-10-26 · base rate Free
- Section 301 forced-labor tariff (12.5%)9903.05.31Conditional+12.5%China: Column 1 rate + 12.5% additional
- China 301 List 3 (9903.88.03)9903.88.03Applies+25%8-digit subheading 8544.42.20 is on L3
- 301 exclusion 9903.88.69 (by product description)9903.88.69ConditionalexemptInsulated electric conductors for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, fitted with connectors of a kind used for telecommunications, each valued over $0.35 but not over $2 — only the products described; expires 2026-11-09 11:59 p.m. EDT
- 232 steel / aluminum / copper & derivatives9903.82.09Conditional+25%General (all other countries) | Insulated electric conductors nesoi, of a kind used for telecommunications, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, fitted with connectors
Confirmed total 25% · max 50%Full duty breakdown →