HS 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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Key facts
- Chapter
- 85
- Description
- 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
- Headings
- 48
- Subheadings
- 296
- Edition
- HS2022
Summary
HS chapter 85 covers 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. It has 48 headings, 85.01 to 85.49, and 296 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. National tariff lines under chapter 85 are live on border.bot for the United States (982 lines, also used by 1 other country).
What this chapter covers
HS chapter 85 covers 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.
It has 48 headings, 85.01 to 85.49, and 296 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
Subheadings 101 to 200 of 296, page 2 of 3.
85.16 Electric instantaneous or storage water heaters and immersion heaters; electric space heating apparatus and soil heating apparatus; electro-thermic hair-dressing apparatus (for example, hair dryers, hair curlers, curling tong heaters) and hand dryers; electric smoothing irons; other electro-thermic appliances of a kind used for domestic purposes; electric heating resistors, other than those of heading 85.45
- 8516.33Electrothermic hairdressing or hand-drying apparatus: Hand-drying apparatus
- 8516.40Electric smoothing irons
- 8516.50Microwave ovens
- 8516.60Other ovens; cookers, cooking plates, boiling rings, grillers and roasters
- 8516.71Other electrothermic appliances: Coffee or tea makers
- 8516.72Other electrothermic appliances: Toasters
- 8516.79Other electrothermic appliances: Other
- 8516.80Electric heating resistors
- 8516.90Parts
85.17 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 84.43, 85.25, 85.27 or 85.28
- 8517.11Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks: Line telephone sets with cordless handsets
- 8517.13Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks: Smartphones
- 8517.14Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks: Other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks
- 8517.18Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks: Other
- 8517.61Other 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): Base stations
- 8517.62Other 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): Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus
- 8517.69Other 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
- 8517.71Parts: Aerials and aerial reflectors of all kinds; parts suitable for use therewith
- 8517.79Parts: Other
85.18 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
- 8518.10Microphones and stands therefor
- 8518.21Loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures: Single loudspeakers, mounted in their enclosures
- 8518.22Loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures: Multiple loudspeakers, mounted in the same enclosure
- 8518.29Loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures: Other
- 8518.30Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers
- 8518.40Audio-frequency electric amplifiers
- 8518.50Electric sound amplifier sets
- 8518.90Parts
85.23 Discs, tapes, solid-state non-volatile storage devices, 'smart cards' and other media for the recording of sound or of other phenomena, whether or not recorded, including matrices and masters for the production of discs, but excluding products of Chapter 37
- 8523.21Magnetic media: Cards incorporating a magnetic stripe
- 8523.29Magnetic media: Other
- 8523.41Optical media: Unrecorded
- 8523.49Optical media: Other
- 8523.51Semiconductor media: Solid-state non-volatile storage devices
- 8523.52Semiconductor media: “Smart cards”
- 8523.59Semiconductor media: Other
- 8523.80Other
85.25 Transmission apparatus for radio-broadcasting or television, whether or not incorporating reception apparatus or sound recording or reproducing apparatus; television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders
- 8525.50Transmission apparatus
- 8525.60Transmission apparatus incorporating reception apparatus
- 8525.81Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders: High-speed goods as specified in subheading note 1 to this chapter
- 8525.82Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders: Other, radiation-hardened or radiation-tolerant goods as specified in Subheading Note 2 to this Chapter
- 8525.83Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders: Other, night vision goods as specified in Subheading Note 3 to this Chapter
- 8525.89Television cameras, digital cameras and video camera recorders: Other
85.27 Reception apparatus for radio-broadcasting, whether or not combined, in the same housing, with sound recording or reproducing apparatus or a clock
- 8527.12Radio-broadcast receivers capable of operating without an external source of power: Pocket-size radio cassette-players
- 8527.13Radio-broadcast receivers capable of operating without an external source of power: Other apparatus combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus
- 8527.19Radio-broadcast receivers capable of operating without an external source of power: Other
- 8527.21Radio-broadcast receivers not capable of operating without an external source of power, of a kind used in motor vehicles: Combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus
- 8527.29Radio-broadcast receivers not capable of operating without an external source of power, of a kind used in motor vehicles: Other
- 8527.91Other: Combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus
- 8527.92Other: Not combined with sound recording or reproducing apparatus but combined with a clock
- 8527.99Other: Other
85.28 Monitors and projectors, not incorporating television reception apparatus; reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus
- 8528.42Cathode-ray tube monitors: Capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71
- 8528.49Cathode-ray tube monitors: Other
- 8528.52Other monitors: Capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71
- 8528.59Other monitors: Other
- 8528.62Projectors: Capable of directly connecting to and designed for use with an automatic data processing machine of heading 84.71
- 8528.69Projectors: Other
- 8528.71Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: Not designed to incorporate a video display or screen
- 8528.72Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: Other, colour
- 8528.73Reception apparatus for television, whether or not incorporating radio-broadcast receivers or sound or video recording or reproducing apparatus: Other, monochrome
85.32 Electrical capacitors, fixed, variable or adjustable (pre-set)
- 8532.10Fixed capacitors designed for use in 50/60 Hz circuits and having a reactive power handling capacity of not less than 0,5 kvar (power capacitors)
- 8532.21Other fixed capacitors: Tantalum
- 8532.22Other fixed capacitors: Aluminium electrolytic
- 8532.23Other fixed capacitors: Ceramic dielectric, single layer
- 8532.24Other fixed capacitors: Ceramic dielectric, multilayer
- 8532.25Other fixed capacitors: Dielectric of paper or plastics
- 8532.29Other fixed capacitors: Other
- 8532.30Variable or adjustable (pre-set) capacitors
- 8532.90Parts
85.33 Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resistors
- 8533.10Fixed carbon resistors, composition or film types
- 8533.21Other fixed resistors: For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W
- 8533.29Other fixed resistors: Other
- 8533.31Wirewound variable resistors, including rheostats and potentiometers: For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W
- 8533.39Wirewound variable resistors, including rheostats and potentiometers: Other
- 8533.40Other variable resistors, including rheostats and potentiometers
- 8533.90Parts
85.34 Printed circuits
- 8534.00Printed circuits
What it doesn’t cover
Chapter 84, before it, covers nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof; chapter 86, after it, covers railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds.
How it is structured
Chapter 85 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (85.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more.
In other countries
National tariff lines under chapter 85 are live on border.bot for the United States (982 lines, also used by 1 other country).
- United States982 lines, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
What does HS chapter 85 cover?
HS chapter 85 covers 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.
How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 85?
HS chapter 85 has 48 headings and 296 six-digit subheadings in HS2022.
Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 85?
National tariff lines under chapter 85 are live on border.bot for the United States (982 lines, also used by 1 other country).
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.
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.