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HTS 8512.20Chapter 85

HTS 8512.20Other lighting or visual signaling equipment: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Electrical Machinery and Equipment · $356.2M 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

$356.2M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

LOW

3 rulings — · 0 reg · 0 cases

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 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.

High-Volume Code

This is a high-volume import code — $356M 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 (7)

CodeDescriptionRate
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

CBP Rulings (3)

954945Classification

Combination Lamp Assemblies for Motor Vehicles; Finished and Unfinished; Visual Signaling Equipment; Other Lighting Equipment; Essential Character; EN 85.12; GRIs 2(a) and 3(b); HQ 951511, modified; HQs 087078 and 086940, revoked

966661Classification

Reconsideration of NY E81170; Security Indicator

H301947Classification

Request for internal advice regarding the classification of certain light-emitting diode (LED) tail lights for trucks

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8512202000Schedule B

LIGHTING EQUIPMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8512.10.40.008512.20.20