Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 8544.19

8544.19.00

8544.19.00: Insulated: winding wire, other

Other winding wire (aluminium)

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. 8544 Insulated (including enameled or anodized) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fiber cables, made up of individually sheathed fibers, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors:
  2. Winding wire:
  3. 8544.19.00 Other

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 3.9% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 3 additional measures
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.

Additional duties and charges 3

  • Additional dutySection 232 — Steel, aluminium, copper and derivatives 15%
    Applies to goods from
    United Kingdom
    In force
    from 6 April 2026
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.82.05
  • Additional dutySection 232 — Steel, aluminium, copper and derivatives 25%
    Applies to goods from
    all countries except United Kingdom, Russia
    In force
    from 6 April 2026
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.82.09
  • Additional dutySection 232 — Steel, aluminium, copper and derivatives 200%
    Applies to goods from
    Russia
    In force
    from 10 March 2023
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.85.68

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—3.9%
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

8544.19 Insulated: winding wire, other

UK 2% Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 3.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 3.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Brazil Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 8.4% Argentina Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 8.4% Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Japan 4.8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 3.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 85 →

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 8544.19.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 8544.19, insulated: winding wire, other.

The general duty is 3.9%, and quantities are declared in kg.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 2%, the EU duty is 3.7%, the Türkiye duty is 3.7%, the Canada duty is free, the Mexico duty is 5%, the Brazil duty is 0%–12.6%, the Argentina duty is 0%–12.6%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is 4.8%, the Taiwan duty is 3.5%, 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%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 8544.19 worth US$61m in 2024; the largest supplier was Mexico.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 8544.19.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 3.9%; the supplementary unit is kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 8544.19.00 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A*,AU,B, 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 8544.19 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Mexico (US$27m), followed by India.

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