HTS heading 8531
Electric sound or visual signaling apparatus (for example, bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar or fire alarms), other than those of heading 8512 or 8530; parts thereof — 22 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8531 | Electric sound or visual signaling apparatus (for example, bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar or fire alarms), other than those of heading 8512 or 8530; parts thereof + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8531.10.00 | Burglar or fire alarms and similar apparatus + Ch. 99 | 1.3% | — |
| 8531.10.00.15 | Battery powered + Ch. 99 | 1.3% (inherited from 8531.10.00) | No. |
| 8531.10.00.25 | Other + Ch. 99 | 1.3% (inherited from 8531.10.00) | No. |
| 8531.10.00.35 | Burglar alarms + Ch. 99 | 1.3% (inherited from 8531.10.00) | No. |
| 8531.10.00.45 | Other + Ch. 99 | 1.3% (inherited from 8531.10.00) | No. |
| 8531.20.00 | Indicator panels incorporating liquid crystal devices (LCD's) or light emitting diodes (LED) + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8531.20.00.20 | Incorporating LCD's + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8531.20.00) | No. |
| 8531.20.00.40 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8531.20.00) | No. |
| 8531.80 | Other apparatus + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8531.80.15.00 | Doorbells, chimes, buzzers and similar apparatus + Ch. 99 | 1.3% | kg |
| 8531.80.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8531.80.90.05 | Incorporating electric discharge (fluorescent) devices + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8531.80.90) | No. |
| 8531.80.90.26 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8531.80.90) | No. |
| 8531.80.90.31 | Horns + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8531.80.90) | No. |
| 8531.80.90.41 | Other sound signaling apparatus + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8531.80.90) | No. |
| 8531.80.90.51 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8531.80.90) | No. |
| 8531.90 | Parts + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8531.90.15.00 | Of the panels of subheading 8531.20 + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8531.90.30.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8531.90.75.00 | Of the panels of subheading 8531.20 + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8531.90.90.01 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
11 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
22 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.