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HTS 8545

Carbon 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

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

CodeDescriptionUnitGeneralSpecialColumn 2Source
Electrodes
8545.11.00Of a kind used for furnacesFree45%USITC
Graphite
8545.11.00.10Not exceeding 425 mm in diameterkgFree45%USITC
8545.11.00.20Exceeding 425 mm in diameterkgFree45%USITC
8545.11.00.50OtherkgFree45%USITC
8545.19OtherUSITC
8545.19.20.00Of a kind used for electrolytic purposeskgFree45%USITC
8545.19.40.00OtherkgFree45%USITC
8545.20.00.00BrusheskgFree45%USITC
8545.90OtherUSITC
8545.90.20.00Arc light carbonskgFree60%USITC
8545.90.40.00OtherkgFree45%USITC

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Source: USITC, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States – 2026 HTS Revision 20, effective 28 September 2026. Heading 8545 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.

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