# United States tariff lines under HS 8545.90

> The United States tariff splits HS 8545.90 (carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes) into 2 national lines: 8545.90.20.00 (arc light carbons) and 8545.90.40.00 (other). Every United States line under 8545.90 is free of general (MFN) duty.

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/854590
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) / [8545.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/854590)

## Key facts

- HS subheading: [8545.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/854590)
- Duty (MFN): Free
- National lines: 2
- 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 8545.90

The United States tariff splits HS 8545.90 (carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes) into 2 national lines: 8545.90.20.00 (arc light carbons) and 8545.90.40.00 (other).

Every United States line under 8545.90 is free of general (MFN) duty.

- [8545.90.20.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8545902000) Other, Arc light carbons. Duty (MFN): free
- [8545.90.40.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8545904000) Other, Other. Duty (MFN): free

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 8545.90 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 8545.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/854590)

- Previous subheading: [8545.20](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/854520) Carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes
- Next subheading: [8546.10](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/854610) Electrical insulators of any material

## Frequently asked questions

### How many national tariff lines does the United States tariff have under HS 8545.90?

The United States tariff splits HS 8545.90 (carbon electrodes, carbon brushes, lamp carbons, battery carbons and other articles of graphite or other carbon, with or without metal, of a kind used for electrical purposes) into 2 national lines: 8545.90.20.00 (arc light carbons) and 8545.90.40.00 (other).

### What is the duty on HS 8545.90 in the United States?

Every United States line under 8545.90 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/854590.json