Chapter 85, Electrical machinery and electronics / Heading 8541

HTS 8541.21.00.95: Low-power transistors

Schedule text: Other. Classification: Semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based transducers); photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light-emitting diodes (LED), whether or not assembled with other light-emitting diodes (LED); mounted piezo-electric crystals; parts thereof › Transistors, other than photosensitive transistors › With a dissipation rate of less than 1 W › Other › Other

General rate of duty

Free

Column 1, USITC schedule

From China, all in

50%

Priced live by the Gateway engine

Section 301 China

50%

9903.91.05

Forced labor 301

exempt

9903.05.86

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.

ProgramRateAmount
General rate of duty (Column 1)
Official rate: Free
8541.21.00.95
0%$0.00
Section 301 China product action
9903.91.05
50%$5,000.00
Effective duty rate
50%$5,000.00

Checked and not applied

  • Section 301 forced labor: Exempt: HTS listed under 9903.05.86 (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.

  • 8541.21.00With a dissipation rate of less than 1 W (rate line, Free)
  • 8541.21.00.40Unmounted chips, dice and wafers
  • 8541.21.00.75With an operating frequency not less than 100 MHz

Questions about this example

What is HTS code 8541.21.00.95?
HTS 8541.21.00.95 covers low-power transistors; the schedule's own line text is "Other". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: Semiconductor devices (for example, diodes, transistors, semiconductor-based transducers); photosensitive semiconductor devices, including photovoltaic cells whether or not assembled in modules or made up into panels; light-emitting diodes (LED), whether or not assembled with other light-emitting diodes (LED); mounted piezo-electric crystals; parts thereof › Transistors, other than photosensitive transistors › With a dissipation rate of less than 1 W › Other › Other. It sits in chapter 85 (Electrical machinery and electronics) under heading 8541.
What is the general duty rate for HTS 8541.21.00.95?
The Column 1 general rate of duty is Free. 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 8541.21.00.95 from China?
Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 50%: 0% general rate + 50% Section 301. Section 301 applies (9903.91.05). Forced-labor duty: Exempt: HTS listed under 9903.05.86 (U.S. note 52).
Which lines are related to HTS 8541.21.00.95?
It is a statistical line under the 8-digit rate line 8541.21.00 (With a dissipation rate of less than 1 W), which has 2 other statistical lines. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.