# HS code for phone chargers

> Phone chargers are usually classified under HS code 8504.40 when it is a static converter that turns mains power into the low-voltage power a phone takes. It sits in heading 85.04, “Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors”.

Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/phone-chargers
Last updated: 11 October 2026

## Key facts

- Most likely code: [8504.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850440)
- 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](https://border.bot/hs-codes/85)
- Candidate codes: 1
- HS edition: HS2022

## Summary

Phone chargers are usually classified under HS code 8504.40 when it is a static converter that turns mains power into the low-voltage power a phone takes. It sits in heading 85.04, “Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors”.

## How to choose the right code

Use 8504.40 when it is a static converter that turns mains power into the low-voltage power a phone takes.

Some similar goods are classified elsewhere: 8507.60 applies when it is a power bank, which stores energy in lithium-ion cells rather than converting mains power.

## Codes for phone chargers

Each code is listed with its legal text from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, quoted as published, and the condition under which it applies to phone chargers.

### [8504.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850440) (most likely)

Legal text: “Static converters”

Heading 85.04: “Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors”

Applies when it is a static converter that turns mains power into the low-voltage power a phone takes.

### [8507.60](https://border.bot/hs-codes/850760) (classified elsewhere)

Legal text: “Lithium-ion”

Heading 85.07: “Electric accumulators, including separators therefor, whether or not rectangular (including square)”

Applies when it is a power bank, which stores energy in lithium-ion cells rather than converting mains power.


## Similar products

Products in the same category as phone chargers, or classified under the same headings.

- [Computer keyboards](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/computer-keyboards): 8471.60
- [Computer mice](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/computer-mice): 8471.60
- [Computer monitors](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/computer-monitors): 8528.52
- [Digital cameras](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/digital-cameras): 8525.89
- [Headphones](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/headphones): 8518.30
- [Laptops](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/laptops): 8471.30
- [Memory cards](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/memory-cards): 8523.51
- [Smartphones](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/smartphones): 8517.13
- [Tablet computers](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/tablets): 8471.30
- [Televisions](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/televisions): 8528.72
- [USB cables](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/usb-cables): 8544.42
- [USB flash drives](https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/usb-flash-drives): 8523.51

## Duty rates by country

National tariff lines for phone chargers are live for the United States. Each page lists the lines under the codes above, with their duty rates where they are live.

- [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/for/phone-chargers): 22 national lines, duty rates live

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## Classification depends on the exact product

The right code depends on what the product is made of, how it is made and what it is for, so two products sold as phone chargers can fall under different codes.

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.

## Frequently asked questions

### What is the HS code for phone chargers?

Phone chargers are usually classified under HS code 8504.40 when it is a static converter that turns mains power into the low-voltage power a phone takes. It sits in heading 85.04, “Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors”.

## Sources and updates

The legal texts are from the HS2022 Harmonized System release, live on border.bot since 11 October 2026.

The conditions and questions on this page were written for phone chargers by border.bot and checked against those legal texts; the page changes when a new release goes live or the topic is reviewed again.

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/for/phone-chargers.json