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HTS 8502Electric generating sets and rotary converters

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Code	Description	General	Special	Column 2	Units	Calculate
	Generating sets with compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines)
8502.11.00.00	8502.11.00.00Of an output not exceeding 75 kVAGeneral 2.5% · Special Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.5%	Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8502.12.00.00	8502.12.00.00Of an output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVAGeneral 2.5% · Special Free (A*,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.5%	Free (A*,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8502.13.00	8502.13.00Of an output exceeding 375 kVAGeneral 2% · Special Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35%	2%	Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%
8502.13.00.20	8502.13.00.20Exceeding 375 kVA but not exceeding 1,000 kVAGeneral 2% · Special Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2%	Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8502.13.00.40	8502.13.00.40Exceeding 1,000 kVAGeneral 2% · Special Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2%	Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8502.20.00	8502.20.00Generating sets with spark-ignition internal combustion piston enginesGeneral 2% · Special Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35%	2%	Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%
8502.20.00.30	8502.20.00.30Of an output not exceeding 1.875 kVAGeneral 2% · Special Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2%	Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8502.20.00.60	8502.20.00.60Of an output exceeding 1.875 kVA but not exceeding 6.25 kVAGeneral 2% · Special Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2%	Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8502.20.00.70	8502.20.00.70Of an output exceeding 6.25 kVA but not exceeding 75 kVAGeneral 2% · Special Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2%	Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8502.20.00.85	8502.20.00.85Of an output exceeding 75 kVAGeneral 2% · Special Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2%	Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
	Other generating sets
8502.31.00.00	8502.31.00.00Wind-poweredGeneral 2.5% · Special Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.5%	Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8502.39.00	8502.39.00OtherGeneral 2.5% · Special Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35%	2.5%	Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%
8502.39.00.40	8502.39.00.40Powered by steam turbineGeneral 2.5% · Special Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.5%	Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8502.39.00.80	8502.39.00.80OtherGeneral 2.5% · Special Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.5%	Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8502.40.00.00	8502.40.00.00Electric rotary convertersGeneral 3% · Special Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	3%	Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.

2026 HTS Revision 21 (October 9, 2026)

Duty by country of origin

Rate line	Vietnam32.23% of imports	Austria12.01% of imports	Canada11.38% of imports	China7.63% of imports	United Kingdom5.78% of imports	Brazil4.05% of imports	Germany3.82% of imports	Japan3.46% of imports	Mexico3.45% of imports	Thailand3.37% of imports
8502.11.00.00Of an output not exceeding 75 kVA	15%9903.05.84	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.29	40%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.5%9903.05.81	40%9903.05.019903.05.27	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	12.5%9903.05.55	15%9903.05.77
8502.12.00.00Of an output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVA	15%9903.05.84	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.29	40%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.5%9903.05.81	40%9903.05.019903.05.27	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	12.5%9903.05.55	15%9903.05.77
8502.13.00.20Exceeding 375 kVA but not exceeding 1,000 kVA	14.5%9903.05.84	10%9903.05.39	12%9903.05.29	39.5%9903.05.319903.88.01	12%9903.05.81	39.5%9903.05.019903.05.27	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	12%9903.05.55	14.5%9903.05.77
8502.13.00.40Exceeding 1,000 kVA	14.5%9903.05.84	10%9903.05.39	12%9903.05.29	39.5%9903.05.319903.88.01	12%9903.05.81	39.5%9903.05.019903.05.27	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	12%9903.05.55	14.5%9903.05.77
8502.20.00.30Of an output not exceeding 1.875 kVA	From 2%Depends on product facts	VariesDepends on product facts	From 2%Depends on product facts	From 27%9903.88.03Depends on product facts	From 2%Depends on product facts	From 2%Depends on product facts	VariesDepends on product facts	VariesDepends on product facts	From 2%Depends on product facts	From 2%Depends on product facts
8502.20.00.60Of an output exceeding 1.875 kVA but not exceeding 6.25 kVA	From 2%Depends on product facts	VariesDepends on product facts	From 2%Depends on product facts	From 27%9903.88.03Depends on product facts	From 2%Depends on product facts	From 2%Depends on product facts	VariesDepends on product facts	VariesDepends on product facts	From 2%Depends on product facts	From 2%Depends on product facts
8502.20.00.70Of an output exceeding 6.25 kVA but not exceeding 75 kVA	From 2%Depends on product facts	VariesDepends on product facts	From 2%Depends on product facts	From 27%9903.88.03Depends on product facts	From 2%Depends on product facts	From 2%Depends on product facts	VariesDepends on product facts	VariesDepends on product facts	From 2%Depends on product facts	From 2%Depends on product facts
8502.20.00.85Of an output exceeding 75 kVA	From 2%Depends on product facts	VariesDepends on product facts	From 2%Depends on product facts	From 27%9903.88.03Depends on product facts	From 2%Depends on product facts	From 2%Depends on product facts	VariesDepends on product facts	VariesDepends on product facts	From 2%Depends on product facts	From 2%Depends on product facts
8502.31.00.00Wind-powered	From 2.5%Depends on product factsAD/CVD may apply	VariesDepends on product facts	From 2.5%Depends on product factsAD/CVD may apply	From 27.5%9903.88.01Depends on product factsAD/CVD may apply	From 2.5%Depends on product facts	From 2.5%Depends on product facts	VariesDepends on product facts	VariesDepends on product facts	From 2.5%Depends on product facts	From 2.5%Depends on product facts
8502.39.00.40Powered by steam turbine	15%9903.05.84	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.29	40%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.5%9903.05.81	40%9903.05.019903.05.27	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	12.5%9903.05.55	15%9903.05.77
8502.39.00.80Other	15%9903.05.84	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.29	40%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.5%9903.05.81	40%9903.05.019903.05.27	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	12.5%9903.05.55	15%9903.05.77
8502.40.00.00Electric rotary converters	15.5%9903.05.84	10%9903.05.39	13%9903.05.29	40.5%9903.05.319903.88.01	13%9903.05.81	40.5%9903.05.019903.05.27	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	13%9903.05.55	15.5%9903.05.77

Total duty on a $10,000 ocean shipment entered 2026-10-13, before customs fees. Origins are the leading sources of US imports under this heading in 2025 (US Census Bureau).