Integrated circuit import duty from China to the USA (2026) — HTS 8542.31.00.35

60%

HTS code 8542.31.00.35 · Integrated circuit · origin China · data as of 2026-09-22

A shipment of integrated circuit entering the United States from China is classified under HTS code 8542.31.00.35 and pays 60% total import duty on its customs value. That is the 0% normal (MFN) rate plus Section 301 and IEEPA country programme, each of which is a separate heading in Chapter 99 of the tariff schedule. The duty is worked out on the customs value of the goods, which is normally what you paid for them; freight, insurance, customs brokerage and any merchandise processing fee come on top and are not included in the figure above.

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Customs value of the goods (USD)

How the rate is built up

Layer	Heading	Rate	As the schedule words it
Normal duty (MFN, column 1-General)	`8542.31.00.35`	0%	Free
Section 301 (China, 2024 four-year review)	`9903.91.05`	50%	The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 50%
IEEPA country programme	`9903.01.24`	10%	The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 10%
Total		60%

Common ways this question is asked

What is the tariff on integrated circuit from China? 60% of the customs value, all layers included.
What is the HTS code for integrated circuit? 8542.31.00.35.
How much is the import tax from China to the USA on integrated circuit? The table above shows every duty that applies and the heading each one comes from.
Who pays it? The importer of record pays the duty to CBP at entry, not the seller abroad.

What each of these duties is

Normal duty (MFN, column 1-General)

The normal duty is the column 1-General rate the Harmonized Tariff Schedule sets for this code. Every country the United States trades with normally pays it unless a trade agreement or a preference programme says otherwise.

Section 301 (China, 2024 four-year review)

The 2024 four-year review of Section 301 added a second set of headings, covering goods such as batteries, solar cells, steel and aluminium products, medical goods and electric vehicles.

IEEPA country programme

The IEEPA duty is a country programme added under emergency economic powers. It is charged on top of the normal rate and is keyed to the country of origin, not to the product.

What the code rests on

Electronic integrated circuits; parts thereof: > Electronic integrated circuits: > Processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits > Processors (including microprocessors): > Digital signal processors (DSPs)

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Other origins

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