# United States tariff line 8539.32.00.20: Sodium vapor

> In the United States tariff, line 8539.32.00.20 covers discharge lamps, other than ultraviolet lamps, mercury or sodium vapor lamps; metal halide lamps, sodium vapor. The general (MFN) duty rate is 2.4%. It falls under HS subheading 8539.32 in heading 85.39 (chapter 85).

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8539320020
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) / [8539.32](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/853932) / [8539.32.00.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8539320020)

## Key facts

- Tariff line: 8539.32.00.20
- Covers: Discharge lamps, other than ultraviolet lamps, mercury or sodium vapor lamps; metal halide lamps, sodium vapor
- Duty (MFN): 2.4%
- Preferential rates: From free (17 programmes or origins)
- Additional duties: None recorded
- Restrictions: None recorded
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- HS subheading: [8539.32](https://border.bot/hs-codes/853932)

## What this line covers

In the United States tariff, line 8539.32.00.20 covers discharge lamps, other than ultraviolet lamps, mercury or sodium vapor lamps; metal halide lamps, sodium vapor.

Its legal text is “Sodium vapor”, read under “Discharge lamps, other than ultraviolet lamps” and “Mercury or sodium vapor lamps; metal halide lamps”.

## How it is structured

It falls under HS subheading 8539.32 in heading 85.39 (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 85.39: Electrical filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultraviolet or infrared lamps; arc lamps; light-emitting diode (LED) light sources; parts thereof
- Subheading 8539.32: Discharge lamps, other than ultraviolet lamps
- Within the subheading: Mercury or sodium vapor lamps; metal halide lamps
- Line 8539.32.00.20: Sodium vapor

## Duty

The general (MFN) duty rate is 2.4%.

The rate is published on 8539.32.00.

Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A*).

- Free: a group of origins (origin group A*) (A*)
- Free: United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement (AU)
- Free: United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (BH)
- Free: United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement (CL)
- Free: United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (CO)
- Free: African Growth and Opportunity Act (D)
- Free: Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (E)
- Free: United States-Israel Free Trade Area (IL)
- Free: United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act (JO)
- Free: United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (KR)
- Free: United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (MA)
- Free: United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (OM)
- Free: Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement (P)
- Free: United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PA)
- Free: United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (PE)
- Free: United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (S)
- Free: United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (SG)

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 8539.32 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 8539.32](https://border.bot/hs-codes/853932)

## Other lines under 8539.32

- [8539.32.00.40](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8539320040) Mercury vapor
- [8539.32.00.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8539320090) Other

- Previous line: [8539.31.00.70](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8539310070) Other
- Next line: [8539.32.00.40](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8539320040) Mercury vapor

## Frequently asked questions

### What does tariff line 8539.32.00.20 cover in the United States tariff?

In the United States tariff, line 8539.32.00.20 covers discharge lamps, other than ultraviolet lamps, mercury or sodium vapor lamps; metal halide lamps, sodium vapor.

### What is the general (MFN) duty on 8539.32.00.20 in the United States?

The general (MFN) duty rate is 2.4%. The rate is published on 8539.32.00.

### Which preferential rates apply to 8539.32.00.20?

Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 16 programmes: the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Bahrain Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, African Growth and Opportunity Act, Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, the United States-Israel Free Trade Area, the United States-Jordan Free Trade Area Implementation Act, the United States-Korea Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, the Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement, the United States-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Peru Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement and the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement, and to goods from a group of origins (origin group A*).

## 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/8539320020.json