HTS Index

HTS heading 8507

Electric storage batteries, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including square); parts thereof — 28 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
8507Electric storage batteries, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including square); parts thereof + Ch. 99not stated
8507.10.00Lead-acid storage batteries, of a kind used for starting piston engines + Ch. 993.5%
8507.10.00.30Not exceeding 6 kg in weight + Ch. 993.5% (inherited from 8507.10.00)No., kg
8507.10.00.60Exceeding 6 kg in weight + Ch. 993.5% (inherited from 8507.10.00)No., kg
8507.10.00.90Other + Ch. 993.5% (inherited from 8507.10.00)No., kg
8507.20Other lead-acid storage batteries + Ch. 99not stated
8507.20.40.00Of a kind used as the primary source of electrical power for electrically powered vehicles of subheadings 8703.40, 8703.50, 8703.60, 8703.70 or 8703.80 + Ch. 993.5%No., kg
8507.20.80Other + Ch. 993.5%
8507.20.80.316 V batteries + Ch. 993.5% (inherited from 8507.20.80)No., kg
8507.20.80.4112 V batteries + Ch. 993.5% (inherited from 8507.20.80)No., kg
8507.20.80.6136 V batteries + Ch. 993.5% (inherited from 8507.20.80)No., kg
8507.20.80.92Other + Ch. 993.5% (inherited from 8507.20.80)No., kg
8507.30Nickel-cadmium storage batteries + Ch. 99not stated
8507.30.40.00Of a kind used as the primary source of electrical power for electrically powered vehicles of subheadings 8703.40, 8703.50, 8703.60, 8703.70 or 8703.80 + Ch. 992.5%No.
8507.30.80Other + Ch. 992.5%
8507.30.80.10Sealed + Ch. 992.5% (inherited from 8507.30.80)No.
8507.30.80.90Other + Ch. 992.5% (inherited from 8507.30.80)No.
8507.50.00.00Nickel-metal hydride batteries + Ch. 993.4%No., kg
8507.60.00Lithium-ion batteries + Ch. 993.4%
8507.60.00.10Of a kind used as the primary source of electrical power for electrically powered vehicles of subheadings 8703.40, 8703.50, 8703.60, 8703.70 or 8703.80 + Ch. 993.4% (inherited from 8507.60.00)No., kg
8507.60.00.30Battery energy storage systems fully encased within a housing, as described in statistical note 2 to this chapter + Ch. 993.4% (inherited from 8507.60.00)No., kg
8507.60.00.90Other + Ch. 993.4% (inherited from 8507.60.00)No., kg
8507.80Other storage batteries + Ch. 99not stated
8507.80.41.00Of a kind used as the primary source of electrical power for electrically powered vehicles of subheadings 8703.40, 8703.50, 8703.60, 8703.70 or 8703.80 + Ch. 993.4%No.
8507.80.82.00Other + Ch. 993.4%No., kg
8507.90Parts + Ch. 99not stated
8507.90.40.00Of lead-acid storage batteries + Ch. 993.5%kg
8507.90.80.00Other + Ch. 993.4%kg

12 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

28 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.