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HTS 8512.30.00Chapter 85

HTS 8512.30.00Sound signaling equipment Duty Rate & Import Guide

Electrical Machinery and Equipment · $9.6M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

2.5%

Special

Free (A,AU,B,BH,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

$9.6M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

LOW

7 rulings — · 0 reg · 0 cases

Global Rates

🇺🇸 2.5%

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: Free · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 1 NCM code

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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 (4)

CodeDescriptionRate
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

CBP Rulings (7)

963831Classification

Automotive Warning System

964660Classification

HQ 951797 Revoked; Automotive Burglar Alarm System

964661Classification

HQ 955115 Modified; Motor Vehicle Alarm

965368Classification

NY F87653 Revoked; Parking Assistant

964601Classification

HQ 954371 revoked; Radar detector

964844Classification

Ultrasonic Parking Guide System

N211217Classification

The tariff classification of a radar detector display from China

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8512300030Schedule B

RADAR DETECTORS OF A KIND USED IN MOTOR VEHICLES

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8512.20.40.808512.30.00.20