United States tariff line 8543.70.60.00: Articles designed for connection to telegraphic or telephonic apparatus or instruments or to telegraphic or telephonic networks
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Key facts
- Tariff line
- 8543.70.60.00
- Covers
- Other machines and apparatus, articles designed for connection to telegraphic or telephonic apparatus or instruments or to telegraphic or telephonic networks
- Duty (MFN)
- Free
- Additional duties
- None recorded
- Restrictions
- None recorded
- Tariff
- United States
- HS subheading
- 8543.70
Summary
In the United States tariff, line 8543.70.60.00 covers other machines and apparatus, articles designed for connection to telegraphic or telephonic apparatus or instruments or to telegraphic or telephonic networks. Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. It falls under HS subheading 8543.70 in heading 85.43 (chapter 85).
What this line covers
In the United States tariff, line 8543.70.60.00 covers other machines and apparatus, articles designed for connection to telegraphic or telephonic apparatus or instruments or to telegraphic or telephonic networks.
Its legal text is “Articles designed for connection to telegraphic or telephonic apparatus or instruments or to telegraphic or telephonic networks”, read under “Other machines and apparatus”.
How it is structured
It falls under HS subheading 8543.70 in heading 85.43 (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 85.43
- Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof
- Subheading 8543.70
- Other machines and apparatus
- Line 8543.70.60.00
- Articles designed for connection to telegraphic or telephonic apparatus or instruments or to telegraphic or telephonic networks
Duty
Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.
Other lines under 8543.70
- 8543.70.20.00Physical vapor deposition apparatus
- 8543.70.42.00Flight data recorders
- 8543.70.45.00Other
- 8543.70.71.00Electric luminescent lamps
- 8543.70.80.00Microwave amplifiers
- 8543.70.85.00For electrical nerve stimulation
- 8543.70.88.00Electrical machines with translation or dictionary functions; video game console controllers which use infrared transmissions to operate or access the various functions and capabilities of the console
- 8543.70.89.00Other portable battery operated electronic readers for recording and reproducing text, still images or audio files
- 8543.70.91.00Digital signal processing apparatus capable of connecting to a wired or wireless network for the mixing of sound
- 8543.70.93.01Portable interactive electronic education devices primarily designed for children
- 8543.70.95.00Touch-sensitive data input devices (so-called "touch screens") without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display, which function by detecting the presence and location of a touch within the display area (such sensing may be obtained by means of resistance, electrostatic capacity, acoustic pulse recognition, infra-red lights or other touch-sensitive technology)
- 8543.70.97.00Plasma cleaner machines that remove organic contaminants from electron microscopy specimens and specimen holders
- 8543.70.98.10Amplifiers
- 8543.70.98.20Special effects pedals for use with musical instruments
- 8543.70.98.60Other
In other countries
No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 8543.70 yet.
Frequently asked questions
What does tariff line 8543.70.60.00 cover in the United States tariff?
In the United States tariff, line 8543.70.60.00 covers other machines and apparatus, articles designed for connection to telegraphic or telephonic apparatus or instruments or to telegraphic or telephonic networks.
What is the general (MFN) duty on 8543.70.60.00 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.
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