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HTS 8543

Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof

40 lines US HTS, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States – 2026 HTS Revision 20

CodeDescriptionUnitGeneralSpecialColumn 2Source
8543.10.00.00Particle acceleratorsNo.1.9%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)35%USITC
8543.20.00.00Signal generatorsNo.Free35%USITC
8543.30Machines and apparatus for electroplating, electrolysis or electrophoresisUSITC
8543.30.20.00Of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of printed circuitsNo.Free35%USITC
8543.30.90Other2.6%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)35%USITC
8543.30.90.10Hydrogen electrolyzersNo.2.6%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)35%USITC
8543.30.90.40Magnesium anodesNo.2.6%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)35%USITC
8543.30.90.90OtherNo.2.6%Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)35%USITC
8543.40.00Electronic cigarettes and similar personal electric vaporizing devices2.6%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)35%USITC
8543.40.00.30With substances containing nicotineNo.2.6%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)35%USITC
8543.40.00.40OtherNo.2.6%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)35%USITC
8543.70Other machines and apparatusUSITC
8543.70.20.00Physical vapor deposition apparatusNo.2.5%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)35%USITC
Electric synchros and transducers; flight data recorders; defrosters and demisters with electric resistors for aircraft
8543.70.42.00Flight data recordersNo.Free35%USITC
8543.70.45.00OtherNo.2.6%Free (A*,AU,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)35%USITC
8543.70.60.00Articles designed for connection to telegraphic or telephonic apparatus or instruments or to telegraphic or telephonic networksNo.Free35%USITC
8543.70.71.00Electric luminescent lampsNo.2%Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)20%USITC
Other
8543.70.80.00Microwave amplifiersNo.Free35%USITC
Other
8543.70.85.00For electrical nerve stimulationNo.Free35%USITC
8543.70.88.00Electrical machines with translation or dictionary functions; video game console controllers which use infrared transmissions to operate or access the various functions and capabilities of the consoleNo.Free35%USITC
8543.70.89.00Other portable battery operated electronic readers for recording and reproducing text, still images or audio filesNo.Free35%USITC
8543.70.91.00Digital signal processing apparatus capable of connecting to a wired or wireless network for the mixing of soundNo.Free35%USITC
8543.70.93.01Portable interactive electronic education devices primarily designed for childrenNo.Free35%USITC
8543.70.95.00Touch-sensitive data input devices (so-called "touch screens") without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display, which function by detecting the presence and location of a touch within the display area (such sensing may be obtained by means of resistance, electrostatic capacity, acoustic pulse recognition, infra-red lights or other touch-sensitive technology)No.Free35%USITC
8543.70.97.00Plasma cleaner machines that remove organic contaminants from electron microscopy specimens and specimen holdersNo.Free35%USITC
8543.70.98Other2.6%Free (A*,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)35%USITC
8543.70.98.10AmplifiersNo.2.6%Free (A*,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)35%USITC
8543.70.98.20Special effects pedals for use with musical instrumentsNo.2.6%Free (A*,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)35%USITC
8543.70.98.60OtherNo.2.6%Free (A*,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)35%USITC
8543.90PartsUSITC
8543.90.12.00Of physical vapor deposition apparatus of subheading 8543.70No.Free35%USITC
Assemblies and subassemblies for flight data recorders, consisting of two or more parts or pieces fastened or joined together
8543.90.15.00Printed circuit assembliesNo.Free35%USITC
8543.90.35.00OtherNo.Free35%USITC
Other
Printed circuit assemblies
8543.90.65.00Of flat panel displays other than for articles of heading 8528, except for subheadings 8528.52 or 8528.62No.Free35%USITC
8543.90.68.00OtherNo.Free35%USITC
Other
8543.90.85.00Of flat panel displays other than for articles of heading 8528, except for subheadings 8528.52 or 8528.62No.Free35%USITC
8543.90.88OtherFree35%USITC
8543.90.88.45Of particle acceleratorsNo.Free35%USITC
8543.90.88.65Of electronic cigarettes and similar personal electric vaporizing devicesNo.Free35%USITC
8543.90.88.85OtherNo.Free35%USITC

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Source: USITC, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States – 2026 HTS Revision 20, effective 28 September 2026. Heading 8543 at USITC

Not shown: the additional duties of Chapter 99 (such as Section 301 and Section 232), anti-dumping and countervailing duties, quotas and the legal notes.

This page is general information, not legal advice and not a classification decision. Tariff texts and rates change: check the publisher's current schedule, and ask the customs authority for a binding ruling where the answer matters.

All headings of chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers