United States tariff line 8517.62.00.20: Switching and routing apparatus
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Key facts
- Tariff line
- 8517.62.00.20
- Covers
- Other apparatus for 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), machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus, switching and routing apparatus
- Duty (MFN)
- Free
- Additional duties
- None recorded
- Restrictions
- None recorded
- Tariff
- United States
- HS subheading
- 8517.62
Summary
In the United States tariff, line 8517.62.00.20 covers other apparatus for 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), machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus, switching and routing apparatus. Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. It falls under HS subheading 8517.62 in heading 85.17 (chapter 85).
What this line covers
In the United States tariff, line 8517.62.00.20 covers other apparatus for 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), machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus, switching and routing apparatus.
Its legal text is “Switching and routing apparatus”, read under “Other apparatus for 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)” and “Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus”.
How it is structured
It falls under HS subheading 8517.62 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 8517.62
- Other apparatus for 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)
- Within the subheading
- Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus
- Line 8517.62.00.20
- Switching and routing apparatus
Duty
Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.
The rate is published on 8517.62.00.
Other lines under 8517.62
- 8517.62.00.10Modems, of a kind used with data processing machines of heading 8471
- 8517.62.00.90Other
In other countries
No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 8517.62 yet.
Frequently asked questions
What does tariff line 8517.62.00.20 cover in the United States tariff?
In the United States tariff, line 8517.62.00.20 covers other apparatus for 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), machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus, switching and routing apparatus.
What is the general (MFN) duty on 8517.62.00.20 in the United States?
Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. The rate is published on 8517.62.00.
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.
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