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HTS 8545Chapter 85

HTS 8545Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Electrical Machinery and Equipment · 14 court cases · $21.9M 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

$21.9M

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.

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 (11)

CodeDescriptionRate
8545.11.00Of a kind used for furnacesFree
8545.11.00.10Not exceeding 425 mm in diameter
8545.11.00.20Exceeding 425 mm in diameter
8545.11.00.50Other
8545.19Other:
8545.19.20.00Of a kind used for electrolytic purposesFree
8545.19.40.00OtherFree
8545.20.00.00BrushesFree
8545.90Other:
8545.90.20.00Arc light carbonsFree
8545.90.40.00OtherFree

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (14)

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Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8545110000Schedule B

CARBON ELECTRODES OF A KIND USED IN FURNACES

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8543.90.88.858545.11.00