Customs Tariff of Canada · tariff item · HS 8545.11
8545.11.00.31: Graphite electrodes for furnaces: Not exceeding 88.9 cm in circumference or outside measurement
Graphite electrodes for furnaces
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Canada, in force from 11 September 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 8545 Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes.
- 85451 Electrodes:
- 8545.11.00 Of a kind used for furnaces
- 8545.11.00.3 Of graphite:
- 8545.11.00.31 Not exceeding 88.9 cm in circumference or outside measurement
What you pay
Importing into Canada
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
8545.11 Of a kind used for furnaces
UK Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Brazil 9% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan 3.3% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Taiwan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada lines: 8545.11
Legal notes
Tariff item 8545.11.00.31 is a line of the Customs Tariff of Canada under HS subheading 8545.11 (of a kind used for furnaces).
The MFN tariff rate is free, and quantities are declared in KGM.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 2.7%, the Türkiye duty is 2.7%, the US duty is free, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 9%, the Argentina duty is 2%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is 3.3%, the Taiwan duty is free, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is free and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
Canada imported goods of subheading 8545.11 worth US$78m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the Canada import duty for tariff item 8545.11.00.31?
The MFN tariff rate in the Customs Tariff of Canada is free; the supplementary unit is KGM. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Canada import these goods from?
For subheading 8545.11 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$22m), followed by China.