HTS heading · chapter 85
8547
Insulating fittings for electrical machines, appliances or equipment, being fittings wholly of insulating material apart from any minor components of metal (for example, threaded sockets) incorporated during molding solely for the purposes of assembly, other than insulators of heading 8546; electrical conduit tubing and joints therefor, of base metal lined with insulating material
Analysis
Heading 8547 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers insulating fittings for electrical machines, appliances or equipment, being fittings wholly of insulating material apart from any minor components of metal (for example, threaded sockets) incorporated during molding…. It divides into 3 six-digit subheadings and 4 eight-digit tariff lines, with 7 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
1 of its 4 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (25%) and 3 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 4.6%. The median line pays 3%.
Its median rate of 3% sits at the 78th percentile of the headings in chapter 85.
The largest subheadings are 8547.10 (insulating fittings of ceramics, 2 lines), 8547.20 (unnamed, 1 line) and 8547.90 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Noncurrent-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing (335932), Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing (327110) and All Other Plastics Product Manufacturing (326199). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8547.10.40 | Ceramic insulators to be used in the production of spark plugs for natural gas-fueled, stationary, internal combustion engines | 3% |
| 8547.10.80 | Insulating fittings of ceramics: other | 3% |
| 8547.20.00 | Insulating fittings of plastics | Free |
| 8547.90.00 | Insulating fittings for electrical machines, appliances or equipment, being fittings wholly of insulating material apart from any minor components of metal (for example, threaded sockets) incorporated during molding solely for the purposes of assembly, other than insulators of heading 8546; electrical conduit tubing and joints therefor, of base metal lined with insulating material: other | 4.6% |