HTS Index

HTS heading 8502

Electric generating sets and rotary converters — 16 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
8502Electric generating sets and rotary converters + Ch. 99not stated
8502.11.00.00Of an output not exceeding 75 kVA + Ch. 992.5%No.
8502.12.00.00Of an output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVA + Ch. 992.5%No.
8502.13.00Of an output exceeding 375 kVA + Ch. 992%
8502.13.00.20Exceeding 375 kVA but not exceeding 1,000 kVA + Ch. 992% (inherited from 8502.13.00)No.
8502.13.00.40Exceeding 1,000 kVA + Ch. 992% (inherited from 8502.13.00)No.
8502.20.00Generating sets with spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines + Ch. 992%
8502.20.00.30Of an output not exceeding 1.875 kVA + Ch. 992% (inherited from 8502.20.00)No.
8502.20.00.60Of an output exceeding 1.875 kVA but not exceeding 6.25 kVA + Ch. 992% (inherited from 8502.20.00)No.
8502.20.00.70Of an output exceeding 6.25 kVA but not exceeding 75 kVA + Ch. 992% (inherited from 8502.20.00)No.
8502.20.00.85Of an output exceeding 75 kVA + Ch. 992% (inherited from 8502.20.00)No.
8502.31.00.00Wind-powered + Ch. 992.5%No.
8502.39.00Other + Ch. 992.5%
8502.39.00.40Powered by steam turbine + Ch. 992.5% (inherited from 8502.39.00)No.
8502.39.00.80Other + Ch. 992.5% (inherited from 8502.39.00)No.
8502.40.00.00Electric rotary converters + Ch. 993%No.

8 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

16 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.