HTS heading 8504: Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors; parts thereof
Heading 8504 of the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors; parts thereof. Below: every rated tariff line in it with its general duty rate, Section 301 China status and exclusions, then a page per line with a free duty calculator.
Heading 8504 at a glance
- 22 rated tariff lines; 15 duty-free at the general (MFN) rate.
- Ad valorem general rates from 1.6% to 6.6%.
- Section 301 (products of China): 22 of 22 lines on a list in effect (List 1, List 3, List 4A).
- 2 Section 301 product exclusions in effect for heading 8504; each is listed on its line page with its end date.
Goods named in this heading (official line texts): Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes, Having a power handling capacity not exceeding 650 kVA, Having a power handling capacity exceeding 650 kVA but not exceeding 10,000 kVA, Having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000 kVA, Unrated, Having a power handling capacity less than 1 kVA, Having a power handling capacity of 1 kVA, Having a power handling capacity exceeding 1 kVA but not exceeding .
Subheadings (6-digit)
- 8504.10: Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes (1 line)
- 8504.21: Liquid dielectric transformers (1 line)
- 8504.22: Liquid dielectric transformers (1 line)
- 8504.23: Liquid dielectric transformers (1 line)
- 8504.31: Having a power handling capacity not exceeding 1 kVA (3 lines)
- 8504.32: Other transformers (1 line)
- 8504.33: Other transformers (1 line)
- 8504.34: Other transformers (1 line)
- 8504.40: Static converters (5 lines)
- 8504.50: Other inductors (2 lines)
- 8504.90: Of power supplies for automatic data processing machines or units thereof of heading 8471; of power supplies for goods of subheading 8443.31 or 8443.32; of power supplies for monitors of subheading 8528.42 or 8528.52 or projectors of subheading 8528.62 (5 lines)
All tariff lines in heading 8504
| Line | Description | General | Section 301 (China) | Exclusions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8504.10.00 | Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes | 3% | List 4A +7.5% | |
| 8504.21.00 | Having a power handling capacity not exceeding 650 kVA | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 8504.22.00 | Having a power handling capacity exceeding 650 kVA but not exceeding 10,000 kVA | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 8504.23.00 | Having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000 kVA | 1.6% | List 1 +25% | |
| 8504.31.20 | Having a power handling capacity not exceeding 1 kVA: Unrated | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 8504.31.40 | Having a power handling capacity less than 1 kVA | 6.6% | List 3 +25% | |
| 8504.31.60 | Having a power handling capacity of 1 kVA | 1.6% | List 3 +25% | |
| 8504.32.00 | Having a power handling capacity exceeding 1 kVA but not exceeding 16 kVA | 2.4% | List 1 +25% | |
| 8504.33.00 | Having a power handling capacity exceeding 16 kVA but not exceeding 500 kVA | 1.6% | List 1 +25% | |
| 8504.34.00 | Having a power handling capacity exceeding 500 kVA | 1.6% | List 1 +25% | |
| 8504.40.40 | Speed drive controllers for electric motors | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 8504.40.60 | Suitable for physical incorporation into automatic data processing machines or units thereof o… | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 8504.40.70 | Power supplies for automatic data processing machines or units thereof of headin…: Other | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 8504.40.85 | For telecommunication apparatus | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 8504.40.95 | Static converters: Other | Free | List 3 +25% (1 product exclusion may apply) | 1 |
| 8504.50.40 | For power supplies for automatic data processing machines or units thereof of heading 8471; po… | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 8504.50.80 | Other inductors: Other | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 8504.90.20 | Of power supplies for automatic data processing machines or units thereof of hea…: Printed cir… | Free | List 3 +25% | |
| 8504.90.41 | Of power supplies for automatic data processing machines or units thereof of hea…: Other | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 8504.90.65 | Of the goods of subheading 8504.40 or 8504.50 for telecommunication apparatus | Free | List 1 +25% | |
| 8504.90.75 | Printed circuit assemblies: Other | Free | List 1 +25% (1 product exclusion may apply) | 1 |
| 8504.90.96 | Other: Other | Free | List 1 +25% |
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General information from the official US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (USITC) and USTR Section 301 notices in HTS Chapter 99; not legal or customs advice. Classification is decided by CBP; confirm with a licensed customs broker or a CBP binding ruling.