U.S. import tariffs · heading 8504

Heading 8504: Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors; parts…

Every line of heading 8504 in the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule, with its general (column 1) duty rate. Open a code for the landed cost calculator, trade agreement rates and email alerts if the rate changes.

Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors; parts thereof

Chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment; sound and TV equipment. Schedule checked on November 8, 2026.

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Tariff lines

HTS codeOfficial descriptionGeneral rate
8504.10.00.00Ballasts for discharge lamps or tubes3%
8504.21.00Having a power handling capacity not exceeding 650 kVAFree
8504.21.00.20Having a power handling capacity not exceeding 50 kVA
8504.21.00.40Having a power handling capacity exceeding 50 kVA but not exceeding 100 kVA
8504.21.00.60Having a power handling capacity exceeding 100 kVA but not exceeding 500 kVA
8504.21.00.80Having a power handling capacity exceeding 500 kVA but not exceeding 650 kVA
8504.22.00Having a power handling capacity exceeding 650 kVA but not exceeding 10,000 kVAFree
8504.22.00.40Having a power handling capacity exceeding 650 kVA but not exceeding 2,500 kVA
8504.22.00.80Having a power handling capacity exceeding 2,500 kVA but not exceeding 10,000 kVA
8504.23.00Having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000 kVA1.6%
8504.23.00.41Having a power handling capacity exceeding 10,000 kVA but not exceeding 59,999 kVA
8504.23.00.45Having a power handling capacity exceeding 59,999 kVA but not exceeding 100,000 kVA
8504.23.00.80Having a power handling capacity exceeding 100,000 kVA
8504.31Having a power handling capacity not exceeding 1 kVA:
8504.31.20.00UnratedFree
8504.31.40Having a power handling capacity less than 1 kVA6.6%
8504.31.40.35Having a power handling capacity less than 40 VA
8504.31.40.65Having a power handling capacity 40 VA or greater
8504.31.60.00Having a power handling capacity of 1 kVA1.6%
8504.32.00.00Having a power handling capacity exceeding 1 kVA but not exceeding 16 kVA2.4%
8504.33.00Having a power handling capacity exceeding 16 kVA but not exceeding 500 kVA1.6%
8504.33.00.20Having a power handling capacity exceeding 16 kVA but not exceeding 50 kVA
8504.33.00.40Having a power handling capacity exceeding 50 kVA but not exceeding 500 kVA
8504.34.00.00Having a power handling capacity exceeding 500 kVA1.6%
8504.40Static converters:
8504.40.40.00Speed drive controllers for electric motorsFree
8504.40.60Suitable for physical incorporation into automatic data processing machines or units thereof of heading 8471Free
8504.40.60.01With a power output not exceeding 50 W
8504.40.60.07With a power output exceeding 50 W but not exceeding 150 W
8504.40.60.12With a power output exceeding 150 W but not exceeding 500 W
8504.40.60.18Other
8504.40.70OtherFree
8504.40.70.01With a power output not exceeding 50 W
8504.40.70.07With a power output exceeding 50 W but not exceeding 150 W
8504.40.70.12With a power output exceeding 150 W but not exceeding 500 W
8504.40.70.18Other
8504.40.85.00For telecommunication apparatusFree
8504.40.95OtherFree
8504.40.95.10With a power output not exceeding 50 W
8504.40.95.20With a power output exceeding 50 W but not exceeding 150 W
8504.40.95.30With a power output exceeding 150 W but not exceeding 500 W
8504.40.95.40Other
8504.40.95.50Other
8504.40.95.71Of a capacity not exceeding 200 W
8504.40.95.73Of a capacity exceeding 200 W but not exceeding 650 W
8504.40.95.75Of a capacity exceeding 650 W but not exceeding 20,000 W
8504.40.95.77Of a capacity exceeding 20,000 W but not exceeding 125,000 W
8504.40.95.78Of a capacity exceeding 125,000 W but not exceeding 1,000,000 W
8504.40.95.79Other
8504.40.95.80Other
8504.50Other inductors:
8504.50.40.00For power supplies for automatic data processing machines or units thereof of heading 8471; power supplies for goods of subheading 8443.31 or 8443.32; power supplies for monitors of subheading 8528.42 or 8528.52 or projectors of subheading 8528.62; for telecommunication apparatusFree
8504.50.80.00OtherFree
8504.90Parts:
8504.90.20.00Printed circuit assembliesFree
8504.90.41.00OtherFree
8504.90.65.00Of the goods of subheading 8504.40 or 8504.50 for telecommunication apparatusFree
8504.90.75.00OtherFree
8504.90.96OtherFree
8504.90.96.10For transformers
8504.90.96.30Other
8504.90.96.34Laminations for incorporation into stacked cores
8504.90.96.38Stacked cores for incorporation into transformers
8504.90.96.42Wound cores for incorporation into transformers
8504.90.96.46Other
8504.90.96.50Of static converters
8504.90.96.90Other

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  • 8504.10.0000BALLASTS FOR DISCHARGE LAMPS OR TUBES
  • 8504.21.0020LIQUID DIELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS HAVING A POWER HANDLING CAPACITY NOT EXCEEDING 50 KVA
  • 8504.21.0040LIQUID DIELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS HAVING A POWER HANDLING CAPACITY EXCEEDING 50 KVA BUT NOT EXCEEDING 100 KVA
  • 8504.21.0060LIQUID DIELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS HAVING A POWER HANDLING CAPACITY EXCEEDING 100 KVA BUT NOT EXCEEDING 500 KVA
  • 8504.21.0080LIQUID DIELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS HAVING A POWER HANDLING CAPACITY EXCEEDING 500 KVA BUT NOT EXCEEDING 650 KVA
  • 8504.22.0040LIQUID DIELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS HAVING A POWER HANDLING CAPACITY EXCEEDING 650 KVA BUT NOT EXCEEDING 2,500 KVA
  • 8504.22.0080LIQUID DIELECTRIC TRANSFORMER HAVING A POWER HANDLING CAPACITY EXCEEDING 2,500 KVA BUT NOT EXCEEDING 10,000 KVA
  • 8504.23.0040LIQUID DIELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS HAVING A POWER HANDLING CAPACITY EXCEEDING 10,000 KVA BUT NOT EXCEEDING 100,000 KVA
  • 8504.23.0080LIQUID DIELECTRIC TRANSFORMERS HAVING A POWER HANDLING CAPACITY EXCEEDING 100,000 KVA
  • 8504.31.2000TRANSFORMERS, HAVING A POWER HANDLING CAPACITY NOT EXCEEDING 1 KVA, UNRATED, NESOI
  • 8504.31.4035TRANSFORMERS, HAVING A POWER HANDLING CAPACITY LESS THAN 40 VA, NESOI
  • 8504.31.4065TRANSFORMERS, HAVING A POWER HANDLING CAPACITY 40 VA OR GREATER BUT LESS THAN 1 KVA, NESOI

Source: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule; Schedule B: U.S. Census Bureau. Information only, not legal or customs advice; U.S. Customs and Border Protection decides the classification and the duty. Confirm with a licensed customs broker before you ship.

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