Chapter 85, Electrical machinery and electronics / Heading 8504
HTS 8504.31.40.65: Electrical transformers, having a power handling capacity not exceeding 1 kVA, having a power handling capacity less than 1 kVA, having a power handling capacity 40 VA or greater
Schedule text: Having a power handling capacity 40 VA or greater. Classification: Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors; parts thereof › Other transformers › Having a power handling capacity not exceeding 1 kVA › Other › Having a power handling capacity less than 1 kVA › Having a power handling capacity 40 VA or greater
General rate of duty
6.6%
Column 1, USITC schedule
From China, all in
56.6%
Priced live by the Gateway engine
Section 301 China
25%
List 3
Forced labor 301
exempt
9903.05.90
How the rate is built
Each line is a separate legal authority. They stack on the $10,000 customs value unless a carve-out says otherwise.
| Program | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|
General rate of duty (Column 1) Official rate: 6.6% 8504.31.40.65 | 6.6% | $660.00 |
Section 301 China (List 3) | 25% | $2,500.00 |
Section 232 Aluminum (Derivative) Since April 6, 2026 (Proclamation 11021, 91 FR 18201), Section 232 metals duties apply to the full customs value of the article, regardless of metal content. Derivative articles are no longer assessed on their metal content alone. | 25% | $2,500.00 |
Effective duty rate | 56.6% | $5,660.00 |
Checked and not applied
- Section 301 forced labor: Exempt: article is already subject to Section 232 duties (9903.05.90, U.S. note 52)
Stack priced from China on a $10,000 customs value, ocean entry. Other origins carry different programs; the calculator prices any of them.
Related lines
Statistical lines under the same 8-digit heading share one legal rate; the last two digits report statistics.
- 8504.31.40Having a power handling capacity less than 1 kVA (rate line, 6.6%)
- 8504.31.40.35Having a power handling capacity less than 40 VA
Questions about this example
- What is HTS code 8504.31.40.65?
- HTS 8504.31.40.65 covers electrical transformers, having a power handling capacity not exceeding 1 kVA, having a power handling capacity less than 1 kVA, having a power handling capacity 40 VA or greater; the schedule's own line text is "Having a power handling capacity 40 VA or greater". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors; parts thereof › Other transformers › Having a power handling capacity not exceeding 1 kVA › Other › Having a power handling capacity less than 1 kVA › Having a power handling capacity 40 VA or greater. It sits in chapter 85 (Electrical machinery and electronics) under heading 8504.
- What is the general duty rate for HTS 8504.31.40.65?
- The Column 1 general rate of duty is 6.6%. That is the most-favored-nation rate before any Section 301, Section 232, Section 338, Section 201 or antidumping and countervailing action, and before CBP's Merchandise Processing and Harbor Maintenance fees.
- What is the tariff on HTS 8504.31.40.65 from China?
- Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 56.6%: 6.6% general rate + 25% Section 301 + 25% Section 232 Aluminum (Derivative). Section 301 applies (List 3). Forced-labor duty: Exempt: article is already subject to Section 232 duties (9903.05.90, U.S. note 52).
- Which lines are related to HTS 8504.31.40.65?
- It is a statistical line under the 8-digit rate line 8504.31.40 (Having a power handling capacity less than 1 kVA), which has 1 other statistical line. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.