HTS heading · chapter 85
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
Analysis
Heading 8544 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers 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…. It divides into 8 six-digit subheadings and 15 eight-digit tariff lines, with 19 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
4 of its 15 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (27%) and 11 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 5.3%. The median line pays 3.5%.
The spread of 5.3 percentage points between the cheapest and dearest lines makes misclassification expensive here. The highest rate, 5.3%, applies to 8544.20.00 (coaxial cable and other coaxial electric…) and 8544.49.30 (other: of copper).
Its median rate of 3.5% sits at the 83rd percentile of the headings in chapter 85.
The largest subheadings are 8544.49 (other, 4 lines), 8544.42 (fitted with connectors, 3 lines), 8544.60 (other electric conductors, for a voltage…, 3 lines) and 8544.11 (unnamed, 1 line).
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8544.11.00 | Winding wire: of copper | 3.5% |
| 8544.19.00 | Winding wire: other | 3.9% |
| 8544.20.00 | Coaxial cable and other coaxial electric conductors | 5.3% |
| 8544.30.00 | Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships | 5% |
| 8544.42.10 | Fitted with modular telephone connectors | Free |
| 8544.42.20 | Of a kind used for telecommunications | Free |
| 8544.42.90 | Other: other | 2.6% |
| 8544.49.10 | Of a kind used for telecommunications | Free |
| 8544.49.20 | For a voltage not exceeding 80 V: other | 3.5% |
| 8544.49.30 | Other: of copper | 5.3% |
| 8544.49.90 | Other: other | 3.9% |
| 8544.60.20 | Fitted with connectors | 3.7% |
| 8544.60.40 | Other: of copper | 3.5% |
| 8544.60.60 | Other: other | 3.2% |
| 8544.70.00 | Optical fiber cables | Free |