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HTS 8544.49Chapter 85

HTS 8544.49Other: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Electrical Machinery and Equipment · 1 court case · $315.3M 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

$315.3M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

LOW

2 rulings — · 0 reg · 1 CIT, 0 CAFC

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 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, CourtListener, 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 — $315M 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 (7)

CodeDescriptionRate
8544.49Other:
8544.49.10.00Of a kind used for telecommunicationsFree
8544.49.20.00Other3.5%
8544.49.30Of copper5.3%
8544.49.30.40For a voltage exceeding <il>600 V</il>
8544.49.30.80Other
8544.49.90.00Other3.9%

CBP Rulings (2)

N354596Classification

The tariff classification of bulk ethernet cable from South Korea

W967779Classification

Internal Advice 05/021; Cable Assemblies

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (1)

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8544491500Schedule B

INSULATED ELECTRIC CONDUCTORS NOT EXCEEDING 80 V, NOT FITTED WITH CONNECTORS

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8544.42.90.908544.49.10.00