HTS heading 8539
Electrical filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultraviolet or infrared lamps; arc lamps; light-emitting diode (LED) light sources; parts thereof — 54 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8539 | Electrical filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultraviolet or infrared lamps; arc lamps; light-emitting diode (LED) light sources; parts thereof + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8539.10.00 | Sealed beam lamp units + Ch. 99 | 2% | — |
| 8539.10.00.10 | For vehicles of subheading 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or heading 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 or 8711 + Ch. 99 | 2% (inherited from 8539.10.00) | No. |
| 8539.10.00.30 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2% (inherited from 8539.10.00) | No. |
| 8539.10.00.50 | For vehicles of subheading 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or heading 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 or 8711 + Ch. 99 | 2% (inherited from 8539.10.00) | No. |
| 8539.10.00.60 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2% (inherited from 8539.10.00) | No. |
| 8539.21 | Tungsten halogen + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8539.21.20 | Designed for a voltage not exceeding 100 V + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8539.21.20.40 | For vehicles of subheading 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or heading 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 or 8711 + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8539.21.20) | No. |
| 8539.21.20.80 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8539.21.20) | No. |
| 8539.21.40 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.6% | — |
| 8539.21.40.40 | Of a power less than 500 W + Ch. 99 | 2.6% (inherited from 8539.21.40) | No. |
| 8539.21.40.80 | Of a power 500 W or more + Ch. 99 | 2.6% (inherited from 8539.21.40) | No. |
| 8539.22 | Other, of a power not exceeding 200 W and for a voltage exceeding 100 V + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8539.22.40.00 | Christmas-tree lamps + Ch. 99 | 5.8% | No. |
| 8539.22.80 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.6% | — |
| 8539.22.80.10 | 3-way + Ch. 99 | 2.6% (inherited from 8539.22.80) | No. |
| 8539.22.80.30 | Decorative + Ch. 99 | 2.6% (inherited from 8539.22.80) | No. |
| 8539.22.80.40 | Of a power 15 W or more but not exceeding 150 W + Ch. 99 | 2.6% (inherited from 8539.22.80) | No. |
| 8539.22.80.60 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.6% (inherited from 8539.22.80) | No. |
| 8539.22.80.70 | Of a power exceeding 150 W + Ch. 99 | 2.6% (inherited from 8539.22.80) | No. |
| 8539.29 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8539.29.10.00 | Christmas-tree lamps + Ch. 99 | 5.8% | No. |
| 8539.29.20.00 | Lamps having glass envelopes not over 6.35 mm in maximum diameter and suitable for use in cystoscopes and other surgical instruments + Ch. 99 | 5.2% | No. |
| 8539.29.30 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8539.29.30.20 | Flashlight lamps + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8539.29.30) | No. |
| 8539.29.30.50 | Designed for a voltage of 12 V or more but not exceeding 14 V + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8539.29.30) | No. |
| 8539.29.30.60 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8539.29.30) | No. |
| 8539.29.40.00 | Designed for a voltage exceeding 100 V + Ch. 99 | 2.6% | No. |
| 8539.31.00 | Fluorescent, hot cathode + Ch. 99 | 2.4% | — |
| 8539.31.00.40 | 1.2 m, straight tube, of a power 30 W or more but not exceeding 40 W + Ch. 99 | 2.4% (inherited from 8539.31.00) | No. |
| 8539.31.00.50 | With a single plug-in base + Ch. 99 | 2.4% (inherited from 8539.31.00) | No. |
| 8539.31.00.60 | With a single screw-in base + Ch. 99 | 2.4% (inherited from 8539.31.00) | No. |
| 8539.31.00.70 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.4% (inherited from 8539.31.00) | No. |
| 8539.32.00 | Mercury or sodium vapor lamps; metal halide lamps + Ch. 99 | 2.4% | — |
| 8539.32.00.20 | Sodium vapor + Ch. 99 | 2.4% (inherited from 8539.32.00) | No. |
| 8539.32.00.40 | Mercury vapor + Ch. 99 | 2.4% (inherited from 8539.32.00) | No. |
| 8539.32.00.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.4% (inherited from 8539.32.00) | No. |
| 8539.39 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8539.39.10.00 | Cold-cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) for backlighting of flat panel displays + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8539.39.90.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.4% | No. |
| 8539.41.00.00 | Arc lamps + Ch. 99 | 2.6% | No. |
| 8539.49.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.4% | — |
| 8539.49.00.40 | Ultraviolet lamps + Ch. 99 | 2.4% (inherited from 8539.49.00) | No. |
| 8539.49.00.80 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.4% (inherited from 8539.49.00) | No. |
| 8539.51.00.00 | Light-emitting diode (LED) modules + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8539.52.00 | Light-emitting diode (LED) lamps + Ch. 99 | 2% | — |
| 8539.52.00.10 | Of a type specified in statistical note 8(a) to this chapter + Ch. 99 | 2% (inherited from 8539.52.00) | No. |
| 8539.52.00.20 | Of a type specified in statistical note 8(b) to this chapter + Ch. 99 | 2% (inherited from 8539.52.00) | No. |
| 8539.52.00.30 | Of a type specified in statistical note 8(c) to this chapter + Ch. 99 | 2% (inherited from 8539.52.00) | No. |
| 8539.52.00.40 | Of a type specified in statistical note 8(d) to this chapter + Ch. 99 | 2% (inherited from 8539.52.00) | No. |
| 8539.52.00.51 | Straight linear tubes or U-shaped tubes + Ch. 99 | 2% (inherited from 8539.52.00) | No. |
| 8539.52.00.91 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2% (inherited from 8539.52.00) | No. |
| 8539.90.00.00 | Parts + Ch. 99 | 2.6% | No. |
31 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
54 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.