Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 8513.10

8513.10.20

8513.10.20: Portable electric lamps designed to function by their: lamps, flashlights

Portable battery lamps (torches)

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 8513 Portable electric lamps designed to function by their own source of energy (for example, dry batteries, storage batteries, magnetos), other than lighting equipment of heading 8512; parts thereof:
  2. 8513.10 Lamps:
  3. 8513.10.20 Flashlights

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 12.5% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges —
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

No additional measures recorded for this origin.

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—12.5%
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus35%

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Same subheading in other tariffs

8513.10 Portable electric lamps designed to function by their: lamps

UK 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 5.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 5.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Canada Free – 7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.5% Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 7.5% Brazil 16.2% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Argentina 18% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Peru Free – 6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3% New Zealand Free Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines GCC 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

USA lines: 8513.10

Binding rulings for similar goods

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • N363976 U.S. CBP 13 August 2026 · 8513.10.20.00

    The tariff classification of a dog walking kit from China

  • N341495 U.S. CBP 19 August 2024 · 8513.10.20.00

    The tariff classification of an educational kit from China.

  • N340691 U.S. CBP 1 July 2024 · 8513.10.20.00

    The tariff classification of outdoor accessory kits from China

  • N334131 U.S. CBP 9 August 2023 · 8513.10.20.00

    The tariff classification of flash lights from China

  • N331973 U.S. CBP 1 May 2023 · 8513.10.20.00

    The tariff classification of a flashlight with Halloween image wheels from China

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 85 →

HTS code 8513.10.20 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 8513.10 (portable electric lamps designed to function by their: lamps).

The general duty is 12.5%, and quantities are declared in p/st.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 4%, the EU duty is 5.7%, the Türkiye duty is 5.7%, the Canada duty is 0%–7%, the Mexico duty is 0%–15%, the Brazil duty is 16.2%, the Argentina duty is 18%, the Peru duty is 0%–6%, the New Zealand duty is free, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 5% and the Nigeria duty is 20%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 8513.10 worth US$1bn in 2024; the largest supplier was China, and the United Kingdom ranked 7th with US$4m.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 8513.10.20?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 12.5%; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 8513.10.20 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A*,AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 8513.10 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$921m), followed by Vietnam.

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