HTS heading 8545
Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes — 12 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8545 | Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8545.11.00 | Of a kind used for furnaces + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8545.11.00.10 | Not exceeding 425 mm in diameter + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8545.11.00) | kg |
| 8545.11.00.20 | Exceeding 425 mm in diameter + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8545.11.00) | kg |
| 8545.11.00.50 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8545.11.00) | kg |
| 8545.19 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8545.19.20.00 | Of a kind used for electrolytic purposes + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 8545.19.40.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 8545.20.00.00 | Brushes + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 8545.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8545.90.20.00 | Arc light carbons + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 8545.90.40.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
3 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
12 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.