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HTS 8506Primary cells and primary batteries; parts thereof: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Electrical Machinery and Equipment · 14 court cases · $87.9M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

Free

Special

Free

Column 2

Free

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Trade Intelligence

Monthly Imports

$87.9M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

HIGH

0 rulings — · 0 reg · 13 CIT, 1 CAFC (2 recent)

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

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

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CourtListener, Regulations.gov · As of 2026-04-28 · Updates monthly

Active DisputesRecent court cases or pending regulations affect this code
Regulatory Pressure

This code has elevated regulatory activity — 0 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 0 pending Federal Register actions, and 14 CIT/CAFC cases.

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 (21)

CodeDescriptionRate
8506.10.00Manganese dioxide2.7%
8506.10.00.10Button and coin cell batteries
8506.10.00.90Other
8506.30Mercuric oxide:
8506.30.10.00Having an external volume not exceeding <il>300 cm<sup>3</sup></il>2.7%
8506.30.50.00Other2.7%
8506.40Silver oxide:
8506.40.10Having an external volume not exceeding <il>300 cm<sup>3</sup></il>2.7%
8506.40.10.10Button and coin cell batteries
8506.40.10.90Other
8506.40.50.00Other2.7%
8506.50.00Lithium2.7%
8506.50.00.10Button and coin cell batteries
8506.50.00.90Other
8506.60.00Air-zinc2.7%
8506.60.00.10Button and coin cell batteries
8506.60.00.90Other
8506.80.00Other primary cells and primary batteries2.7%
8506.80.00.10Button and coin cell batteries
8506.80.00.90Other
8506.90.00.00Parts2.7%

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (14)

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Regulatory Dockets (3)

USTR regulatory documents related to this tariff code from Regulations.gov.

Source: Regulations.gov

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8506100000Schedule B

PRIMARY CELLS AND PRIMARY BATTERIES, MANGANESE DIOXIDE

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8505.90.75.018506.10.00