Heading 8512: Electrical lighting or signaling equipment (excluding articles of heading 8539)…
Every line of heading 8512 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 lighting or signaling equipment (excluding articles of heading 8539), windshield wipers, defrosters and demisters, of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles; parts thereof
Chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment; sound and TV equipment. Schedule checked on November 8, 2026.
Not always the total: additional chapter 99 duties (such as Section 232 or Section 301), antidumping or countervailing duties may apply depending on the country of origin. See recent chapter 99 changes →
Tariff lines
| HTS code | Official description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8512.10 | Lighting or visual signaling equipment of a kind used on bicycles: | |
| 8512.10.20.00 | Lighting equipment | Free |
| 8512.10.40.00 | Visual signaling equipment | 2.7% |
| 8512.20 | Other lighting or visual signaling equipment: | |
| 8512.20.20 | Lighting equipment | Free |
| 8512.20.20.40 | For vehicles of subheading 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or heading 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 or 8711 | |
| 8512.20.20.80 | Other | |
| 8512.20.40 | Visual signaling equipment | 2.5% |
| 8512.20.40.40 | For vehicles of subheading 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or heading 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 or 8711 | |
| 8512.20.40.80 | Other | |
| 8512.30.00 | Sound signaling equipment | 2.5% |
| 8512.30.00.20 | Horns | |
| 8512.30.00.30 | Radar detectors of a kind used in motor vehicles | |
| 8512.30.00.40 | Other | |
| 8512.40 | Windshield wipers, defrosters and demisters: | |
| 8512.40.20.00 | Defrosters and demisters | 2.5% |
| 8512.40.40.00 | Windshield wipers | 2.5% |
| 8512.90 | Parts: | |
| 8512.90.20.00 | Of signaling equipment | 2.5% |
| 8512.90.40.00 | Of a kind used on bicycles | Free |
| 8512.90.60.00 | Other | Free |
| 8512.90.70.00 | Of defrosters and demisters | 2.5% |
| 8512.90.90.00 | Other | 2.5% |
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- AI-TEK INSTRUMENTS, LLC
- ATLANTIC INERTIAL SYSTEMS INC.
- B S T SYSTEMS, INC.
- BIRK MANUFACTURING, INC.
- CLASSIC COIL COMPANY, INC.
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- 8512.10.0000LIGHTING OR VISUAL SIGNALING EQUIPMENT FOR BICYCLES
- 8512.20.2000LIGHTING EQUIPMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
- 8512.20.4000VISUAL SIGNALING EQUIPMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES (INCLUDING BRAKING LIGHTS AND TURNING SIGNAL LIGHTS)
- 8512.30.0030RADAR DETECTORS OF A KIND USED IN MOTOR VEHICLES
- 8512.30.0050SOUND SIGNALING EQUIPMENT FOR MOTOR VEHICLES AND CYCLES
- 8512.40.2000MOTOR VEHICLE DEFROSTERS AND DEMISTERS
- 8512.40.4000MOTOR VEHICLE WINDSHIELD WIPERS
- 8512.90.2000SIGNALING EQUIPMENT PARTS FOR MOTOR VEHICLES OR CYCLES
- 8512.90.5000LIGHTING EQUIPMENT PARTS OF MOTOR VEHICLES OR CYCLES
- 8512.90.8000WINDSHIELD WIPER PARTS, DEFROSTER PARTS & DEMISTERPARTS FOR VEHICLES
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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