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HTS 8504.31.40Chapter 85

HTS 8504.31.40Having a power handling capacity less than <il>1 kVA</il> Duty Rate & Import Guide

Electrical Machinery and Equipment · $50.0M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

6.6%

Special

Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

Column 2

35%

Preferential Rates Available

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Notes

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Trade Intelligence

Monthly Imports

$50.0M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

LOW

15 rulings — · 0 reg · 0 cases

Global Rates

🇺🇸 6.6%

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: Free · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 6 NCM codes

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, HMRC / DG TAXUD / CBSA / SISCOMEX · As of 2026-04-28 · Updates monthly

Supply Chain Risk

100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.

Trade Remedy

Additional Tariffs Apply

Section 301 — China Tariffs+25%

List 1 — ~$34B of Chinese goods (machinery, electronics, industrial components)

Active — 7.5%–25% additional duties on Chinese-origin goods across four tranches (Lists 1–4A), with higher 2024/2025 increases on targeted product categories.

Effective 2018-07-06

These additional tariffs apply on top of the general duty rate. View full trade remedy tracker →

Subheadings (3)

CodeDescriptionRate
8504.31.40Having a power handling capacity less than <il>1 kVA</il>6.6%
8504.31.40.35Having a power handling capacity less than <il>40 VA</il>
8504.31.40.65Having a power handling capacity <il>40 VA</il> or greater

CBP Rulings (15)

875609Classification

The tariff classification of transformers from Costa Rica.

956000Classification

Protest 3501-93-100218; Power Supply; Rated Transformer; 8504.32.00

800562Classification

The tariff classification of an AC adapter from China and Hong Kong

807970Classification

The tariff classification of a flyback transformer from Korea

845853Classification

The tariff classification of a power transformer fromTaiwan.

803176Classification

The tariff classification of power transformers from Peoples Republic of China

898522Classification

The tariff classification of transformers from Great Britain`

951711Classification

IA 69/91; Transformers; Rated vs. Unrated; HQ 081407; 8504.31.20

954652Classification

Modification of PC 848447; Flyback Transformers

953331Classification

Protest No. 2704-92-100453; Flyback Transformers; PC 848447; parts of television apparatus; Section XVI, note 2,3

952991Classification

Modification of DD 873614; Transformer; Power Supply; Alternating Current Converter; Static Converter

N156175Classification

The tariff classification of the EN100 Diagnostic Center set, Rectifier and Converter from Germany.

966872Classification

Power Transformers

H306282Classification

Application for Further Review of Protest No. 2704-19-104352; Classification of a Push-Pull Transformer

H140781Classification

Application for Further Review of Protest No 1601-10-100256; Tariff Classification of Neon Transformers

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8504312000Schedule B

TRANSFORMERS, HAVING A POWER HANDLING CAPACITY NOT EXCEEDING 1 KVA, UNRATED, NESOI

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8504.31.20.008504.31.40.35