# United States tariff lines under HS 8518.10

> The United States tariff splits HS 8518.10 (microphones and stands therefor) into 3 national lines: 8518.10.40.00 (microphones having a frequency range of 300 Hz to 3.4 kHz with a diameter of not exceeding 10 mm and a height not exceeding 3 mm, for telecommunication use), 8518.10.80.30 (microphones) and 8518.10.80.40 (other). Every United States line under 8518.10 is free of general (MFN) duty.

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851810
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) / [8518.10](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851810)

## Key facts

- HS subheading: [8518.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851810)
- Duty (MFN): Free
- National lines: 3
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- 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

## United States lines under 8518.10

The United States tariff splits HS 8518.10 (microphones and stands therefor) into 3 national lines: 8518.10.40.00 (microphones having a frequency range of 300 Hz to 3.4 kHz with a diameter of not exceeding 10 mm and a height not exceeding 3 mm, for telecommunication use), 8518.10.80.30 (microphones) and 8518.10.80.40 (other).

Every United States line under 8518.10 is free of general (MFN) duty.

- [8518.10.40.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8518104000) Microphones and stands therefor, Microphones having a frequency range of 300 Hz to 3.4 kHz with a diameter of not exceeding 10 mm and a height not exceeding 3 mm, for telecommunication use. Duty (MFN): free
- [8518.10.80.30](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8518108030) Microphones and stands therefor, Other, Microphones. Duty (MFN): free
- [8518.10.80.40](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8518108040) Microphones and stands therefor, Other, Other. Duty (MFN): free

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 8518.10 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 8518.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/851810)

- Previous subheading: [8517.79](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851779) 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
- Next subheading: [8518.21](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/851821) Microphones and stands therefor; loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio-frequency electric amplifiers; electric sound amplifier sets; parts thereof

## Frequently asked questions

### How many national tariff lines does the United States tariff have under HS 8518.10?

The United States tariff splits HS 8518.10 (microphones and stands therefor) into 3 national lines: 8518.10.40.00 (microphones having a frequency range of 300 Hz to 3.4 kHz with a diameter of not exceeding 10 mm and a height not exceeding 3 mm, for telecommunication use), 8518.10.80.30 (microphones) and 8518.10.80.40 (other).

### What is the duty on HS 8518.10 in the United States?

Every United States line under 8518.10 is 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/851810.json