17.5%
HTS code 8518.21.00.00 · Loudspeaker · origin China · data as of 2026-09-22
A shipment of loudspeaker entering the United States from China is classified under HTS code 8518.21.00.00 and pays 17.5% 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.
| Layer | Heading | Rate | As the schedule words it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Normal duty (MFN, column 1-General) | 8518.21.00.00 | 0% | Free |
| Section 301 (China) | 9903.88.15 | 7.5% | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 7.5% |
| IEEPA country programme | 9903.01.24 | 10% | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 10% |
| Total | 17.5% | ||
8518.21.00.00.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 is the extra duty on goods of Chinese origin that sits on top of the normal rate. Which list a code falls on is set out in the Chapter 99 headings.
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.
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; parts thereof: > Loudspeakers, whether or not mounted in their enclosures: > Single loudspeakers, mounted in their enclosures
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