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HTS 8545Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes

Product or HTS code

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Code	Description	General	Special	Column 2	Units	Calculate
	Electrodes
8545.11.00	8545.11.00Of a kind used for furnacesGeneral Free · Column 2 45%	Free		45%
	GraphiteGeneral Free · Column 2 45%	Free		45%
8545.11.00.10	8545.11.00.10Not exceeding 425 mm in diameterGeneral Free · Column 2 45% · kg	Free		45%	kg
8545.11.00.20	8545.11.00.20Exceeding 425 mm in diameterGeneral Free · Column 2 45% · kg	Free		45%	kg
8545.11.00.50	8545.11.00.50OtherGeneral Free · Column 2 45% · kg	Free		45%	kg
8545.19	8545.19Other
8545.19.20.00	8545.19.20.00Of a kind used for electrolytic purposesGeneral Free · Column 2 45% · kg	Free		45%	kg
8545.19.40.00	8545.19.40.00OtherGeneral Free · Column 2 45% · kg	Free		45%	kg
8545.20.00.00	8545.20.00.00BrushesGeneral Free · Column 2 45% · kg	Free		45%	kg
8545.90	8545.90Other
8545.90.20.00	8545.90.20.00Arc light carbonsGeneral Free · Column 2 60% · kg	Free		60%	kg
8545.90.40.00	8545.90.40.00OtherGeneral Free · Column 2 45% · kg	Free		45%	kg

2026 HTS Revision 21 (October 9, 2026)

Duty by country of origin

Rate line	Mexico16.02% of imports	India14.6% of imports	Japan13.6% of imports	Germany10.82% of imports	China9.88% of imports	Poland7.52% of imports	United Kingdom6.65% of imports	Canada3.23% of imports	Netherlands2.4% of imports	South Korea2.35% of imports
8545.11.00.10Not exceeding 425 mm in diameter	10%9903.05.55	From 10%9903.05.44AD/CVD may apply	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39	From 37.5%9903.05.319903.88.03AD/CVD may apply	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.71
8545.11.00.20Exceeding 425 mm in diameter	10%9903.05.55	From 10%9903.05.44AD/CVD may apply	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39	From 37.5%9903.05.319903.88.03AD/CVD may apply	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.71
8545.11.00.50Other	10%9903.05.55	From 10%9903.05.44AD/CVD may apply	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39	From 37.5%9903.05.319903.88.03AD/CVD may apply	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.71
8545.19.20.00Of a kind used for electrolytic purposes	10%9903.05.55	10%9903.05.44	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39	37.5%9903.05.319903.88.03	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.71
8545.19.40.00Other	10%9903.05.55	10%9903.05.44	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39	37.5%9903.05.319903.88.03	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.71
8545.20.00.00Brushes	10%9903.05.55	10%9903.05.44	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39	37.5%9903.05.319903.88.03	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.71
8545.90.20.00Arc light carbons	10%9903.05.55	10%9903.05.44	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39	37.5%9903.05.319903.88.03	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.71
8545.90.40.00Other	10%9903.05.55	10%9903.05.44	12.5%9903.05.49	10%9903.05.39	37.5%9903.05.319903.88.03	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.81	10%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.71

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).