Section XVI · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV apparatus
8543.70
Other machines and apparatus:
Chapter
Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV apparatus
Heading
The product family within the chapter
Subheading
The specific good, identical worldwide
The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System. The United States adds two more for the tariff rate and, often, two more for statistics — which is why the rates below are listed against 8- and 10-digit numbers rather than against this code.
How the schedule reaches this code
- 85Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV apparatus
- 8543Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof:
- Other machines and apparatus:
Published US duty rates
Duty is set at the 8- or 10-digit line, not at this 6-digit subheading, so more than one rate can sit under this code.
- 8543.70.20.00Physical vapor deposition apparatusNo.
- General
- 2.5%
- Special (FTA)
- Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
- Column 2
- 35%
Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.
Countries without normal trade relations.
- 8543.70.42.00Flight data recordersNo.
- General
- Free
- Special (FTA)
- —
- Column 2
- 35%
No preferential rate published.
Countries without normal trade relations.
- 8543.70.45.00OtherNo.
- General
- 2.6%
- Special (FTA)
- Free (A*,AU,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
- Column 2
- 35%
Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.
Countries without normal trade relations.
- 8543.70.60.00Articles designed for connection to telegraphic or telephonic apparatus or instruments or to telegraphic or telephonic networksNo.
- General
- Free
- Special (FTA)
- —
- Column 2
- 35%
No preferential rate published.
Countries without normal trade relations.
- 8543.70.71.00Electric luminescent lampsNo.
- General
- 2%
- Special (FTA)
- Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
- Column 2
- 20%
Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.
Countries without normal trade relations.
- 8543.70.80.00Microwave amplifiersNo.
- General
- Free
- Special (FTA)
- —
- Column 2
- 35%
No preferential rate published.
Countries without normal trade relations.
- 8543.70.85.00For electrical nerve stimulationNo.
- General
- Free
- Special (FTA)
- —
- Column 2
- 35%
No preferential rate published.
Countries without normal trade relations.
- 8543.70.88.00Electrical machines with translation or dictionary functions; video game console controllers which use infrared transmissions to operate or access the various functions and capabilities of the consoleNo.
- General
- Free
- Special (FTA)
- —
- Column 2
- 35%
No preferential rate published.
Countries without normal trade relations.
- 8543.70.89.00Other portable battery operated electronic readers for recording and reproducing text, still images or audio filesNo.
- General
- Free
- Special (FTA)
- —
- Column 2
- 35%
No preferential rate published.
Countries without normal trade relations.
- 8543.70.91.00Digital signal processing apparatus capable of connecting to a wired or wireless network for the mixing of soundNo.
- General
- Free
- Special (FTA)
- —
- Column 2
- 35%
No preferential rate published.
Countries without normal trade relations.
- 8543.70.93.01Portable interactive electronic education devices primarily designed for childrenNo.
- General
- Free
- Special (FTA)
- —
- Column 2
- 35%
No preferential rate published.
Countries without normal trade relations.
- 8543.70.95.00Touch-sensitive data input devices (so-called "touch screens") without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display, which function by detecting the presence and location of a touch within the display area (such sensing may be obtained by means of resistance, electrostatic capacity, acoustic pulse recognition, infra-red lights or other touch-sensitive technology)No.
- General
- Free
- Special (FTA)
- —
- Column 2
- 35%
No preferential rate published.
Countries without normal trade relations.
- 8543.70.97.00Plasma cleaner machines that remove organic contaminants from electron microscopy specimens and specimen holdersNo.
- General
- Free
- Special (FTA)
- —
- Column 2
- 35%
No preferential rate published.
Countries without normal trade relations.
- 8543.70.98Other
- General
- 2.6%
- Special (FTA)
- Free (A*,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
- Column 2
- 35%
Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.
Countries without normal trade relations.
Schedule footnotes
- See 9903.88.01.
- See 9903.88.02.
- See 9903.88.69.
- See 9903.88.03.
- See 9903.88.15.
A reference to Chapter 99 means an additional action — a Section 232 or 301 measure, an exclusion, or a quota — applies on top of the rate above.
This is the listed rate. Antidumping and countervailing duty orders, Chapter 99 actions and preference qualification all change what is actually collected, and classification is a judgement about your goods. Verify with your licensed customs broker before you file.
Other subheadings in heading 8543
Source: U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) — 2026 HTS Revision 12, released 2026-07-21, published at hts.usitc.gov. A U.S. Government work in the public domain.