Heading 8517: Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for…
Every line of heading 8517 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.
Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 8443, 8525, 8527 or 8528; 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 code | Official description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8517.11.00.00 | Line telephone sets with cordless handsets | Free |
| 8517.13.00.00 | Smartphones | Free |
| 8517.14.00 | Other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks | Free |
| 8517.14.00.20 | Radio telephones designed for installation in motor vehicles for the Public Cellular Radiotelecommunication Service | |
| 8517.14.00.50 | Other radio telephones designed for the Public Cellular Radiotelecommunication Service | |
| 8517.14.00.80 | Other | |
| 8517.18.00 | Other | Free |
| 8517.18.00.10 | Videophones | |
| 8517.18.00.20 | Multiline telephones (including key, call director and consoles) | |
| 8517.18.00.50 | Other | |
| 8517.61.00.00 | Base stations | Free |
| 8517.62.00 | Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus | Free |
| 8517.62.00.10 | Modems, of a kind used with data processing machines of heading 8471 | |
| 8517.62.00.20 | Switching and routing apparatus | |
| 8517.62.00.90 | Other | |
| 8517.69.00.00 | Other | Free |
| 8517.71.00.00 | Aerials and aerial reflectors of all kinds; parts suitable for use therewith | Free |
| 8517.79.00.00 | Other | Free |
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- CARLTON INDUSTRIES CORP.
- KIMCHUK, INCORPORATED
- MICROBOARD PROCESSING, INC.
- SIEMON COMPANY THE
- TELEFUNKEN USA, LLC
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Exports are reported with Schedule B numbers. Heading 8517 has 17 of them; the first 12 are below. Schedule B lookup →
- 8517.11.0000LINE TELEPHONE SETS WITH CORDLESS HANDSETS
- 8517.13.0000SMARTPHONES
- 8517.14.0020RADIO TELEPHONES DESIGNED FOR INSTALLATION IN MOTOR VEHICLES FOR THE PUBLIC RADIOTELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE
- 8517.14.0050RADIO TELEPHONES DESIGNED FOR THE PUBLIC CELLULAR RADIOTELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE,VNESOI EXCLUDING FOR MOTOR VEHICLES
- 8517.14.0080TELEPHONES FOR CELLULAR NETWORKS OR FOR OTHER WIRELESS NETWORKS, NESOI
- 8517.18.0000TELEPHONE SETS, NESOI
- 8517.61.0000BASE STATIONS
- 8517.62.0010MODEMS (MODULATOR-DEMODULATOR APPARATUS) OF A KIND USED WITH DATA PROCESSING MACHINES OF HEADING 8471
- 8517.62.0030WI-FI PROTOCOL
- 8517.62.0040BLUETOOTH PROTOCOL
- 8517.62.0060PROPRIETARY PROTOCOL
- 8517.62.0070MULTIPROTOCOL
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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