United States tariff line 8517.13.00.00: Smartphones
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Key facts
- Tariff line
- 8517.13.00.00
- Covers
- Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks, smartphones
- Duty (MFN)
- Free
- Additional duties
- None recorded
- Restrictions
- None recorded
- Tariff
- United States
- HS subheading
- 8517.13
Summary
In the United States tariff, line 8517.13.00.00 covers telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks, smartphones. Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. It falls under HS subheading 8517.13 in heading 85.17 (chapter 85).
What this line covers
In the United States tariff, line 8517.13.00.00 covers telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks, smartphones.
Its legal text is “Smartphones”, read under “Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks”.
How it is structured
It falls under HS subheading 8517.13 in heading 85.17 (chapter 85). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff.
- Chapter 85
- Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
- Heading 85.17
- Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 8443, 8525, 8527 or 8528; parts thereof
- Subheading 8517.13
- Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks
- Line 8517.13.00.00
- Smartphones
Duty
Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.
In other countries
No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 8517.13 yet.
Frequently asked questions
What does tariff line 8517.13.00.00 cover in the United States tariff?
In the United States tariff, line 8517.13.00.00 covers telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks, smartphones.
What is the general (MFN) duty on 8517.13.00.00 in the United States?
Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.
Sources and updates
The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 9 October 2026.
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