HTS 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
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8544.11.00 | Of copper | — | 3.5% |
| 8544.11.00.20 | 33 AWG (0.18 mm in diameter) and finer | kg | 3.5% |
| 8544.11.00.30 | 22 AWG (0.643 mm in diameter) and finer but larger than 33 AWG (0.18 mm in diameter) | kg | 3.5% |
| 8544.11.00.50 | Other | kg | 3.5% |
| 8544.19.00.00 | Other | kg | 3.9% |
| 8544.20.00.00 | Coaxial cable and other coaxial electric conductors | kg | 5.3% |
| 8544.30.00.00 | Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships | No. | 5% |
| 8544.42 | Fitted with connectors | — | see above |
| 8544.42.10.00 | Fitted with modular telephone connectors | No. | Free |
| 8544.42.20.00 | Of a kind used for telecommunications | No. | Free |
| 8544.42.90 | Other | — | 2.6% |
| 8544.42.90.10 | Extension cords as defined in statistical note 7 to this chapter | No. | 2.6% |
| 8544.42.90.90 | Other | No. | 2.6% |
| 8544.49 | Other | — | see above |
| 8544.49.10.00 | Of a kind used for telecommunications | kg | Free |
| 8544.49.20.00 | Other | kg | 3.5% |
| 8544.49.30 | Of copper | — | 5.3% |
| 8544.49.30.40 | For a voltage exceeding 600 V | kg | 5.3% |
| 8544.49.30.80 | Other | kg | 5.3% |
| 8544.49.90.00 | Other | kg | 3.9% |
| 8544.60 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage exceeding 1,000 V | — | see above |
| 8544.60.20.00 | Fitted with connectors | No. | 3.7% |
| 8544.60.40.00 | Of copper | kg | 3.5% |
| 8544.60.60.00 | Other | kg | 3.2% |
| 8544.70.00.00 | Optical fiber cables | Fiber m | 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 8544 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.