HTS 8541
Semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based transducers); photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light-emitting diodes (LED), whether or not assembled with other light-emitting diodes (LED); mounted piezo-electric crystals; parts thereof
| General rate | Not stated for this line What most imports pay — countries with normal trade relations, which is nearly all of them. |
|---|---|
| Special rate | Not stated for this line Only under a trade programme or agreement, and only if the goods qualify. The codes name the programmes. |
| Column 2 rate | Not stated for this line Only for the few countries without normal trade relations. |
This line states no general duty rate, and none is inherited from the lines above it. That is not the same as duty-free: lines in Chapters 98 and 99 are provisions and qualifiers rather than ordinary commodities, and a rate may be stated elsewhere. Check the heading before assuming anything.
Additional duties may apply
This line references Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate above and depend on where the goods were made. The rate shown here is therefore not the whole story for every origin.
Statistical breakouts
The 10-digit lines under this code. They are reporting categories; the duty is the one above unless a line states its own.
| Code | Description | Units | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8541.10.00 | Diodes, other than photosensitive or light-emitting diodes (LED) | — | Free |
| 8541.10.00.40 | Unmounted chips, dice and wafers | No. | Free |
| 8541.10.00.50 | Zener | No. | Free |
| 8541.10.00.60 | Microwave | No. | Free |
| 8541.10.00.70 | With a maximum current of 0.5 A or less | No. | Free |
| 8541.10.00.80 | Other | No. | Free |
| 8541.21.00 | With a dissipation rate of less than 1 W | — | Free |
| 8541.21.00.40 | Unmounted chips, dice and wafers | No. | Free |
| 8541.21.00.75 | With an operating frequency not less than 100 MHz | No. | Free |
| 8541.21.00.95 | Other | No. | Free |
| 8541.29.00 | Other | — | Free |
| 8541.29.00.40 | Unmounted chips, dice and wafers | No. | Free |
| 8541.29.00.55 | With an operating frequency less than 30 MHz | No. | Free |
| 8541.29.00.65 | With an operating frequency 30 MHz or greater but less than 30,000 MHz | No. | Free |
| 8541.29.00.85 | With an operating frequency 30,000 MHz or greater | No. | Free |
| 8541.30.00 | Thyristors, diacs and triacs, other than photosensitive devices | — | Free |
| 8541.30.00.40 | Unmounted chips, dice and wafers | No. | Free |
| 8541.30.00.80 | Other | No. | Free |
| 8541.41.00.00 | Light-emitting diodes (LED) | No. | Free |
| 8541.42.00 | Photovoltaic cells not assembled in modules or made up into panels | — | Free |
| 8541.42.00.10 | Crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells of a kind described in statistical note 12 to this chapter | No., W | Free |
| 8541.42.00.80 | Other | No., W | Free |
| 8541.43.00 | Photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panels | — | Free |
| 8541.43.00.10 | Crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells of a kind described in statistical note 12 to this chapter | No., W | Free |
| 8541.43.00.80 | Other | No., W | Free |
| 8541.49 | Other | — | see above |
| 8541.49.10 | Other diodes | — | Free |
| 8541.49.10.10 | Unmounted chips, dice and wafers | No. | Free |
| 8541.49.10.50 | Other | No. | Free |
| 8541.49.70 | Transistors | — | Free |
| 8541.49.70.40 | Unmounted chips, dice and wafers | No. | Free |
| 8541.49.70.80 | Other | No. | Free |
| 8541.49.80.00 | Optical coupled isolators | No. | Free |
| 8541.49.95.00 | Other | No. | Free |
| 8541.51.00.00 | Semiconductor-based transducers | No. | Free |
| 8541.59.00 | Other | — | Free |
| 8541.59.00.40 | Unmounted chips, dice and wafers | No. | Free |
| 8541.59.00.80 | Other | No. | Free |
| 8541.60.00 | Mounted piezoelectric crystals | — | Free |
| 8541.60.00.10 | 32.768 kHz | No. | Free |
| 8541.60.00.20 | Not exceeding 1 MHz, except 32.768 kHz | No. | Free |
| 8541.60.00.30 | Exceeding 1 MHz, but not exceeding 5 MHZ | No. | Free |
| 8541.60.00.50 | Exceeding 5 MHZ, but not exceeding 20 MHz | No. | Free |
| 8541.60.00.60 | Exceeding 20 MHZ | No. | Free |
| 8541.60.00.80 | Other | No. | Free |
| 8541.90.00 | Parts | — | Free |
| 8541.90.00.10 | Frames for photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panels (as covered by subheading 8541.43.00) | No. | Free |
| 8541.90.00.80 | Other | No. | Free |
What changed
No recorded change to this line since we began reading the schedule daily. That is the ordinary state: USITC revises it fifteen to eighteen times a year, and most codes are untouched in any given revision.
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One email if the duty on 8541 moves, or the line is reworded or withdrawn. USITC publishes revisions without a calendar, and a rate change applies to goods entered from the day it takes effect.
Before you rely on this
Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call. This page publishes the schedule as USITC does; it does not calculate what an entry will cost.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Re-checked daily.