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HTS 8512Chapter 85

HTS 8512Electrical lighting or signaling equipment (excluding articles of heading 8539), windshield wipers, defrosters and demisters, of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles; parts thereof: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Electrical Machinery and Equipment · 14 court cases · $486.6M 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

$486.6M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

HIGH

2 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, CBP CROSS Rulings, CourtListener · 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 — 2 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.

High-Volume Code

This is a high-volume import code — $487M in monthly US imports. Duty rate changes or trade remedy actions on this code have significant economic impact.

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 (23)

CodeDescriptionRate
8512.10Lighting or visual signaling equipment of a kind used on bicycles:
8512.10.20.00Lighting equipmentFree
8512.10.40.00Visual signaling equipment2.7%
8512.20Other lighting or visual signaling equipment:
8512.20.20Lighting equipmentFree
8512.20.20.40For vehicles of subheading 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or heading 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 or 8711
8512.20.20.80Other
8512.20.40Visual signaling equipment2.5%
8512.20.40.40For vehicles of subheading 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or heading 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 or 8711
8512.20.40.80Other
8512.30.00Sound signaling equipment2.5%
8512.30.00.20Horns
8512.30.00.30Radar detectors of a kind used in motor vehicles
8512.30.00.40Other
8512.40Windshield wipers, defrosters and demisters:
8512.40.20.00Defrosters and demisters2.5%
8512.40.40.00Windshield wipers2.5%
8512.90Parts:
8512.90.20.00Of signaling equipment2.5%
8512.90.40.00Of a kind used on bicyclesFree
8512.90.60.00OtherFree
8512.90.70.00Of defrosters and demisters2.5%
8512.90.90.00Other2.5%

CBP Rulings (2)

950061Classification

Piezoelectric Buzzer Element; Audio Sound Transducer Element; Electrical Sound Signaling Equipment; Parts

I88288Classification

The tariff classification of a Non-Adhesive Label from Canada

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (14)

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Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8512100000Schedule B

LIGHTING OR VISUAL SIGNALING EQUIPMENT FOR BICYCLES

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8510.90.55.008512.10