Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the U.S. › Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound and television recorders and reproducers
8544.42.90.90Tariff line
Classification path
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
Rates of duty
General rate (Column 1)2.6%
SpecialFree (A, AU, B, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG)
Column 235%
UnitNo.
Free (A, AU, B, BH, CL, CO, D, E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM, P, PA, PE, S, SG)
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for origin CN, entry date 2026-10-26 · base rate 2.6%
- 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 8544.42.90 is on L3
- 301 exclusion 9903.88.69 (by product description)9903.88.69ConditionalexemptInsulated conductors, not of a kind used for telecommunications, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, each with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) covers and connectors at each end in bundles of 3, 5 or 6 for use in connecting patients to monitoring devices — only the products described; expires 2026-11-09 11:59 p.m. EDT
- 301 exclusion 9903.88.69 (by product description)9903.88.69ConditionalexemptJunction box assemblies, of a kind used in solar panels, incorporating three bypass diodes and two insulated cables fitted with connectors, for a voltage not more than 1,000 V — 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, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, fitted with connectors, nesoi
- AD/CVD: 2 orders in placeConditional—Cash deposits follow the company-specific rate (ACE case module). Coverage depends on each order's scope. The table below lists case numbers, status and the all-others rate. The all-others deposit rate is counted in the maximum exposure, not in the confirmed total.
- AD/CVD 2 casesConditionalAD 52.79% + CVD 33.44%A570095 / C570096
Confirmed total 27.6% · max 138.83%Full duty breakdown →
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