Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 8546.20

8546.20.00

8546.20.00: Electrical insulators of any material: of ceramics

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 3 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 22 October 2026

  1. 8546 Electrical insulators of any material:
  2. 8546.20.00 Of ceramics

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 3% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
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 1

  • Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 24 September 2018
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.03

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—3%
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–Japan Trade Agreement JPJapanFree
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, Belarus60%

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

Subdivisions

  1. 8546.20.00 Of ceramics 3%
  2. 8546.20.00.30 Commonly known as suspension, pin-type or line post insulators No.
  3. 8546.20.00.60 Other No.
  4. 8546.20.00.90 Other No.

Same subheading in other tariffs

8546.20 Electrical insulators of any material: of ceramics

UK Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line EU 4.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 4.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 85 →

In the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 8546.20.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 8546.20, electrical insulators of any material: of ceramics.

The general duty is 3%.

3 statistical sub-lines below it are used in the declaration.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is free, the EU duty is 4.7% and the Türkiye duty is 4.7%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 8546.20 worth US$137.7m in 2024; the largest supplier was China.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 8546.20.00?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 3%. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 8546.20.00 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A, AU,B, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, JP, 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 8546.20 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$50.3m), followed by India.

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