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HTS 8541Chapter 85

HTS 8541Semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based transducers); photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light-emitting diodes (LED), whether or not assembled with other light-emitting diodes (LED); mounted piezo-electric crystals; parts thereof: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Electrical Machinery and Equipment · 14 court cases · $930.9M 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

$930.9M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

HIGH

0 rulings — · 0 reg · 13 CIT, 1 CAFC (2 recent)

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

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

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CourtListener · As of 2026-04-28 · Updates monthly

Active DisputesRecent court cases or pending regulations affect this code
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.

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 — $931M 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 (48)

CodeDescriptionRate
8541.10.00Diodes, other than photosensitive or light-emitting diodes (LED)Free
8541.10.00.40Unmounted chips, dice and wafers
8541.10.00.50Zener
8541.10.00.60Microwave
8541.10.00.70With a maximum current of 0.5 A or less
8541.10.00.80Other
8541.21.00With a dissipation rate of less than 1 WFree
8541.21.00.40Unmounted chips, dice and wafers
8541.21.00.75With an operating frequency not less than <il>100 MHz</il>
8541.21.00.95Other
8541.29.00OtherFree
8541.29.00.40Unmounted chips, dice and wafers
8541.29.00.55With an operating frequency less than <il>30 MHz</il>
8541.29.00.65With an operating frequency 30 MHz or greater but less than 30,000 MHz
8541.29.00.85With an operating frequency 30,000 MHz or greater
8541.30.00Thyristors, diacs and triacs, other than photosensitive devicesFree
8541.30.00.40Unmounted chips, dice and wafers
8541.30.00.80Other
8541.41.00.00Light-emitting diodes (LED)Free
8541.42.00Photovoltaic cells not assembled in modules or made up into panels Free
8541.42.00.10Crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells of a kind described in statistical note 12 to this chapter
8541.42.00.80Other
8541.43.00Photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panelsFree
8541.43.00.10Crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells of a kind described in statistical note 12 to this chapter
8541.43.00.80Other
8541.49Other:
8541.49.10Other diodesFree
8541.49.10.10Unmounted chips, dice and wafers
8541.49.10.50Other
8541.49.70TransistorsFree
8541.49.70.40Unmounted chips, dice and wafers
8541.49.70.80Other
8541.49.80.00Optical coupled isolatorsFree
8541.49.95.00OtherFree
8541.51.00.00Semiconductor-based transducersFree
8541.59.00OtherFree
8541.59.00.40Unmounted chips, dice and wafers
8541.59.00.80Other
8541.60.00Mounted piezoelectric crystalsFree
8541.60.00.10<il>32.768 kHz</il>
8541.60.00.20Not exceeding <il>1 MHz</il>, except <il>32.768 kHz</il>
8541.60.00.30Exceeding <il>1 MHz</il>, but not exceeding <il>5 MHZ</il>
8541.60.00.50Exceeding <il>5 MHZ</il>, but not exceeding <il>20 MHz</il>
8541.60.00.60Exceeding <il>20 MHZ</il>
8541.60.00.80Other
8541.90.00PartsFree
8541.90.00.10Frames for photovoltaic cells assembled in modules or made up into panels (as covered by subheading 8541.43.00)
8541.90.00.80Other

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (14)

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Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8541100040Schedule B

UNMOUNTED CHIPS, DICE, WAFERS FOR DIODES OTHER THAN PHOTOSENSITIVE OR LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8540.11.10.858541.10.00