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HTS 8512.20.20Chapter 85

HTS 8512.20.20Lighting 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

25%

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Notes

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Trade Intelligence

Monthly Imports

$356.2M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

LOW

9 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 (3)

CodeDescriptionRate
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

CBP Rulings (9)

955377Classification

Modification of HQ 951511; Automobile Wiring Harnesses; Parts of Motor Vehicle Lighting or Signaling Equipment; HQ 954945

085763Classification

Modification of NY 835112

955378Classification

Revocation of HQ 086940; Automobile Wiring Harnesses; Parts of Motor Vehicle Lighting or Signaling Equipment; HQ 954945

955379Classification

Revocation of HQ 087078; Automobile Wiring Harnesses; Parts of Motor Vehicle Lighting or Signaling Equipment; HQ 954945

H301947Classification

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

085774Classification

Lighting equipment for motor vehicles

966327Classification

Protest 2704-02-102270

958123Classification

Automotive map light; NYRL 808009 modified

951511Classification

Motor Vehicle Wiring Harnesses; Lamps; 8544; HQ 081999; HQ086940; GRI 2(a); EN to GRI 2(a)

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8512202000Schedule B

LIGHTING EQUIPMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8512.208512.20.20.40