# United States tariff line 8517.13.00.00: Smartphones

> 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).

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8517130000
Last updated: 9 October 2026

[Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) / [Chapter 85](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/85) / [8517.13](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851713) / [8517.13.00.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8517130000)

## 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](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- HS subheading: [8517.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851713)

## 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.

- [The Harmonized System text for 8517.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851713)

- Previous line: [8517.11.00.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8517110000) Line telephone sets with cordless handsets
- Next line: [8517.14.00.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8517140020) Radio telephones designed for installation in motor vehicles for the Public Cellular Radiotelecommunication Service

## 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.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Official source files:

- https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8517130000.json