8544

Insulated (including enameled or anodized) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fiber cables, made up of individually sheathed fibers, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors

HTS heading 8544 · chapter 85 · 3 tariff lines · 3 subheadings

Duty-free lines
0 / 3
Ad valorem range
2.6–5.3%
Average general rate
3.8%

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Tariff lines in heading 8544

HTS codeDescriptionGeneralSpecialCol. 2
8544.11.00Of copper3.5%Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)40%
8544.42Fitted with connectors
8544.42.90Other2.6%Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)35%
8544.49Other
8544.49.30Of copper5.3%Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)40%

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About heading 8544

Heading 8544 covers insulated (including enameled or anodized) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fiber cables, made up of individually sheathed fibers, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors. It splits into 3 six-digit subheadings and 3 US tariff lines, 0 of which are duty-free under the general rate.

Headings are the four-digit level of the Harmonized System — the layer that is identical across all 160-plus countries that use it. The six-digit subheading is also international; the last two digits of each code here are US-specific and do not carry across to another country's tariff.