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  "summary": "HS code 8539.31 covers discharge lamps, other than ultraviolet lamps, fluorescent, hot cathode. It sits in heading 85.39 (electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultra-violet or infra-red lamps; arc-lamps; light- emitting diode (LED) light sources) in 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). Other goods of heading 85.39 are classified under 8539.10 (sealed beam lamp units), 8539.21 (other filament lamps, excluding ultraviolet or infra-red lamps, tungsten halogen), 8539.22 (other filament lamps, excluding ultraviolet or infra-red lamps, other, of a power not exceeding 200 W and for a voltage exceeding 100 V), 8539.29 (other filament lamps, excluding ultraviolet or infra-red lamps, other) or 7 others. National tariff lines under 8539.31 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country).",
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      "value": "85.39: Electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultra-violet or infra-red lamps; arc-lamps; light- emitting diode (LED) light sources",
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      "question": "What does HS code 8539.31 cover?",
      "answer": "HS code 8539.31 covers discharge lamps, other than ultraviolet lamps, fluorescent, hot cathode."
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    {
      "question": "Which heading and chapter is HS code 8539.31 in?",
      "answer": "HS code 8539.31 is in heading 85.39 (electric filament or discharge lamps, including sealed beam lamp units and ultra-violet or infra-red lamps; arc-lamps; light- emitting diode (LED) light sources) in 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)."
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      "question": "Where are goods of heading 85.39 classified when 8539.31 doesn’t fit?",
      "answer": "Other goods of heading 85.39 are classified under 8539.10 (sealed beam lamp units), 8539.21 (other filament lamps, excluding ultraviolet or infra-red lamps, tungsten halogen), 8539.22 (other filament lamps, excluding ultraviolet or infra-red lamps, other, of a power not exceeding 200 W and for a voltage exceeding 100 V), 8539.29 (other filament lamps, excluding ultraviolet or infra-red lamps, other) or 7 others."
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      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS code 8539.31?",
      "answer": "National tariff lines under 8539.31 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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        "HS code 8539.31 covers discharge lamps, other than ultraviolet lamps, fluorescent, hot cathode.",
        "The legal text of the subheading is “Discharge lamps, other than ultraviolet lamps: Fluorescent, hot cathode”, read under “Discharge lamps, other than ultraviolet lamps”, in HS2022."
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        "Other goods of heading 85.39 are classified under 8539.10 (sealed beam lamp units), 8539.21 (other filament lamps, excluding ultraviolet or infra-red lamps, tungsten halogen), 8539.22 (other filament lamps, excluding ultraviolet or infra-red lamps, other, of a power not exceeding 200 W and for a voltage exceeding 100 V), 8539.29 (other filament lamps, excluding ultraviolet or infra-red lamps, other) or 7 others."
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        "8539.31 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8539, are heading 85.39; the last two, 31, identify the subheading within the heading.",
        "Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines."
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        "National tariff lines under 8539.31 are live on border.bot for the United States (4 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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        "This page was last updated on 11 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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