25%
HTS code 8518.21.00.00 · Loudspeaker · origin India · data as of 2026-09-22
A shipment of loudspeaker entering the United States from India is classified under HTS code 8518.21.00.00 and pays 25% total import duty on its customs value. That is the 0% normal (MFN) rate plus Reciprocal tariff, 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 |
| Reciprocal tariff | 9903.02.26 | 25% | The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25% |
| Total | 25% | ||
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.
The reciprocal tariff is the across-the-board rate applied to a trading partner. For some partners a ceiling applies, so the reciprocal rate and the normal rate together cannot exceed that ceiling.
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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