Chapter 85 · HTS release 2026HTSRev21

HTS 8512 Electrical lighting or signaling equipment (excluding articles of heading 8539), windshield wipers, defrosters and demisters, of a kind used for cycles or motor vehicles; parts thereof

Base rates and the additional US duties for imports from the main origins on entry date 2026-10-09, from the HTS Calculator duty engine.

Base rate (column 1 general): Free to 2.7%
Additional duty, main origins: 0–50%
Statistical lines: 16
Entry date shown: 2026-10-09 (dataset 1.0.0)

Additional duties for the main origins

Additional duties on 2026-10-09
Origin	Additional duty	Measures
China	20–50%	Section 232, Section 301
Mexico	0–25%	Section 232, Section 301
Canada	0–25%	Section 232, Section 301
Vietnam	12.5–25%	Section 232, Section 301
Germany	7.3–25%	Section 232, Section 301

Range of the Chapter 99 duties (percent of customs value) across the lines of this heading. A range means the result differs between lines or depends on facts about the goods; an asterisk marks lines whose duty also depends on a specific (per unit) base rate. Other origins (Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, India, United Kingdom and any other country): in the calculator and the API.

Chapter 99 headings on these lines

9903.05.29 Section 301
9903.05.31 Section 301
9903.05.39 Section 301
9903.05.55 Section 301
9903.05.84 Section 301
9903.05.90 Section 301
9903.05.93 Section 301
9903.05.94 Section 301
9903.74.08 Section 232
9903.74.10 Section 232
9903.74.11 Section 232
9903.88.03 Section 301
9903.88.15 Section 301
9903.94.05 Section 232
9903.94.06 Section 232
9903.94.53 Section 232

Every line, every origin, with citations

This page sums heading 8512 up. The duty for one line, origin and date comes from the duty engine:

Base rate plus each Chapter 99 line, in percent and in dollars
Citations to the Federal Register, CBP and the USITC, with the quoted text
The lines considered and not applied, and why
Any origin, any entry date from 2025-01-01 to 2026-10-09

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Lines in this heading

The 16 statistical lines of heading 8512

Each code opens the free calculator for that line on 2026-10-09: base rate, every Chapter 99 line with its citations, and the duty in dollars.

8512.10.20.00Lighting or visual signaling equipment of a kind used on bicycles › Lighting equipment
8512.10.40.00Lighting or visual signaling equipment of a kind used on bicycles › Visual signaling equipment
8512.20.20.40… › Lighting equipment › For vehicles of subheading 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or heading…
8512.20.20.80… › Lighting equipment › Other
8512.20.40.40… › Visual signaling equipment › For vehicles of subheading 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or…
8512.20.40.80… › Visual signaling equipment › Other
8512.30.00.20Sound signaling equipment › Horns
8512.30.00.30Sound signaling equipment › Radar detectors of a kind used in motor vehicles
8512.30.00.40Sound signaling equipment › Other
8512.40.20.00Windshield wipers, defrosters and demisters › Defrosters and demisters
8512.40.40.00Windshield wipers, defrosters and demisters › Windshield wipers
8512.90.20.00Parts › Of signaling equipment
8512.90.40.00… › Of lighting equipment › Of a kind used on bicycles
8512.90.60.00… › Of lighting equipment › Other
8512.90.70.00Parts › Of defrosters and demisters
8512.90.90.00Parts › Other

Recent changes

Between 2025-10-09 and 2026-10-09: the Chapter 99 headings applied changed for all 5 main origins. Dated changes, with their sources: the change list and the Tariff Change Feed.

Scope

We do not classify goods. These pages show reference rates for HTS codes. Choosing the code for an entry is the importer's responsibility, and entries are filed by the importer of record or a licensed customs broker. Duties shown are calculations from public sources, not legal advice.