Chapter 85, Electrical machinery and electronics / Heading 8546

HTS 8546.20.00.90: Electrical insulators of any material, of ceramics

Schedule text: Other. Classification: Electrical insulators of any material › Of ceramics › Other

General rate of duty

3%

Column 1, USITC schedule

From China, all in

40.5%

Priced live by the Gateway engine

Section 301 China

25%

List 3

Forced labor 301

12.5%

9903.05.31

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: 3%
8546.20.00.90
3%$300.00
Section 301 China (List 3)
25%$2,500.00
Section 301 forced labor
9903.05.31
12.5%$1,250.00
Effective duty rate
40.5%$4,050.00

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.

  • 8546.20.00Of ceramics (rate line, 3%)
  • 8546.20.00.30Commonly known as suspension, pin-type or line post insulators
  • 8546.20.00.60Other

Questions about this example

What is HTS code 8546.20.00.90?
HTS 8546.20.00.90 covers electrical insulators of any material, of ceramics; the schedule's own line text is "Other". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: Electrical insulators of any material › Of ceramics › Other. It sits in chapter 85 (Electrical machinery and electronics) under heading 8546.
What is the general duty rate for HTS 8546.20.00.90?
The Column 1 general rate of duty is 3%. 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 8546.20.00.90 from China?
Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 40.5%: 3% general rate + 25% Section 301 + 12.5% forced labor. Section 301 applies (List 3). The Section 301 forced-labor duty applies.
Which lines are related to HTS 8546.20.00.90?
It is a statistical line under the 8-digit rate line 8546.20.00 (Of ceramics), which has 2 other statistical lines. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.