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HTS 8525.50Chapter 85

HTS 8525.50Transmission apparatus: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Electrical Machinery and Equipment · $82.5M 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

$82.5M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

LOW

2 rulings — · 0 reg · 0 cases

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: Free · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 7 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.

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 (9)

CodeDescriptionRate
8525.50Transmission apparatus:
8525.50.10.00Set top boxes which have a communication functionFree
8525.50.30OtherFree
8525.50.30.15Apparatus for the reception of television signals relayed by television satellite
8525.50.30.35Converters, decoders, preamplifiers, line amplifiers, distribution amplifiers and other amplifiers; directional couplers and other couplers; all the foregoing designed for cable or closed-circuit television applications
8525.50.30.40Other
8525.50.70For radiobroadcastingFree
8525.50.70.10Transmitters
8525.50.70.50Other

CBP Rulings (2)

H007467Classification

Modification of New York Ruling Letter (NY) N005439; classification of an iPod® FM Transmitter

H023819Classification

Revocation of NY N008149; Classification of a TuneFM™ for iPod® Nano, TuneBase™ FM for iPod® Nano, and a TuneCast™ Mobile FM Transmitter

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8525502010Schedule B

TELEVISION APPARATUS FOR THE RECEPTION OF TELEVISION SIGNALS RELAYED BY TELEVISION SATELLITE

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

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