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HTS 8539Chapter 85

HTS 8539 — Electrical filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultraviolet or infrared lamps; arc lamps; light-emitting diode (LED) light sources; parts thereof: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Electrical Machinery and Equipment · 14 court cases · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

Free

Special

Free

Column 2

Free

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Trade Intelligence

Data compiled from USITC HTS, CourtListener, Regulations.gov · As of 2026-10-31 · Updates weekly

Regulatory Pressure

This code has elevated regulatory activity — 0 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 0 pending Federal Register actions, and 14 CIT/CAFC cases.

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 (53)

CodeDescriptionRate
8539.10.00Sealed beam lamp units2%
8539.10.00.10For vehicles of subheading 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or heading 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 or 8711—
8539.10.00.30Other—
8539.10.00.50For vehicles of subheading 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or heading 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 or 8711—
8539.10.00.60Other—
8539.21Tungsten halogen:—
8539.21.20Designed for a voltage not exceeding <il>100 V</il>Free
8539.21.20.40For vehicles of subheading 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or heading 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 or 8711—
8539.21.20.80Other—
8539.21.40Other2.6%
8539.21.40.40Of a power less than <il>500 W</il>—
8539.21.40.80Of a power <il>500 W</il> or more—
8539.22Other, of a power not exceeding <il>200 W</il> and for a voltage exceeding <il>100 V:</il>—
8539.22.40.00Christmas-tree lamps5.8%
8539.22.80Other2.6%
8539.22.80.103-way—
8539.22.80.30Decorative—
8539.22.80.40Of a power 15 W or more but not exceeding <il>150 W</il>—
8539.22.80.60Other—
8539.22.80.70Of a power exceeding <il>150 W</il>—
8539.29Other:—
8539.29.10.00Christmas-tree lamps5.8%
8539.29.20.00Lamps having glass envelopes not over 6.35 mm in maximum diameter and suitable for use in cystoscopes and other surgical instruments5.2%
8539.29.30OtherFree
8539.29.30.20Flashlight lamps—
8539.29.30.50Designed for a voltage of 12 V or more but not exceeding 14 V—
8539.29.30.60Other—
8539.29.40.00Designed for a voltage exceeding <il>100 V</il>2.6%
8539.31.00Fluorescent, hot cathode2.4%
8539.31.00.401.2 m, straight tube, of a power 30 W or more but not exceeding 40 W—
8539.31.00.50With a single plug-in base—
8539.31.00.60With a single screw-in base—
8539.31.00.70Other—
8539.32.00Mercury or sodium vapor lamps; metal halide lamps2.4%
8539.32.00.20Sodium vapor—
8539.32.00.40Mercury vapor—
8539.32.00.90Other—
8539.39Other:—
8539.39.10.00Cold-cathode fluorescent lamps (CCFLs) for backlighting of flat panel displaysFree
8539.39.90.00Other2.4%
8539.41.00.00Arc lamps2.6%
8539.49.00Other2.4%
8539.49.00.40Ultraviolet lamps—
8539.49.00.80Other—
8539.51.00.00Light-emitting diode (LED) modulesFree
8539.52.00Light-emitting diode (LED) lamps2%
8539.52.00.10Of a type specified in statistical note 8(a) to this chapter—
8539.52.00.20Of a type specified in statistical note 8(b) to this chapter—
8539.52.00.30Of a type specified in statistical note 8(c) to this chapter—
8539.52.00.40Of a type specified in statistical note 8(d) to this chapter—
8539.52.00.51Straight linear tubes or U-shaped tubes—
8539.52.00.91Other—
8539.90.00.00Parts2.6%

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (14)

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Regulatory Dockets (2)

USTR regulatory documents related to this tariff code from Regulations.gov.

Source: Regulations.gov

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8539100020Schedule B

SEALED BEAM LAMP UNITS UNDER 15.24 CM

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

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