8531

4-digit heading

Electric sound or visual signaling apparatus (for example, bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar or fire alarms), other than those of heading 8512 or 8530; parts thereof

This is a 4-digit heading — a category, not a filing code. Pick the more specific code beneath it that best matches your goods; only a 10-digit statistical code can be used on a customs entry.

Duty rates

No rate is published at this level — check the specific 10-digit statistical code beneath it.

Duty rates for HTS 8531
Rate	Value and what it means
General rate (Column 1)	See 10-digit codeColumn 1 general Applies to most trading partners — the standard "normal trade relations" rate.
Special rate (Column 1)	—Trade programs The country letters in parentheses are free trade agreement and preference programs. If your goods qualify under one of them, that rate replaces the general rate.
Column 2 rate	—Non-NTR Reserved for the small group of countries that do not have normal trade relations with the US (currently Cuba, North Korea, Russia and Belarus). Almost no importer uses this column — if you are shipping from anywhere else, ignore it.
Unit of quantity	— How CBP expects the quantity to be reported on the entry summary.

Estimate duty for this code

Codes within Electric sound or visual signaling apparatus (for example, bells, sirens, indicator panels, burglar or fire alarms), other than those of heading 8512 or 8530; parts thereof

21 more specific lines fall under 8531.

Chapter 85: Electrical Machinery and Equipment; Sound and TV Equipment; Parts

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Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, 2026 Basic Edition, Revision 16. Rate text is reproduced verbatim from the official export; category paths and duty estimates are derived.

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