Code 8504 22 · Heading 8504

Liquid-insulated transformers over 650 kVA but not over 10,000 kVA

This category covers transformers with liquid insulation and a power rating over 650 kVA but not over 10,000 kVA.

For example

A liquid-insulated transformer with a power rating over 650 kVA but not over 10,000 kVA

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Official tariff text

Liquid dielectric transformers, having a power handling capacity > 650 kVA but <= 10.000 kVA

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XVI
85
8504
8504 22

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Step 1 · Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equ…
Is the product a machine, apparatus or mechanical tool, or is it electrical equipment, a sound recorder or player, or a television image and sound recorder or player?
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Step 2 · Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereo… 2 of 2 chapters in section XVI
What is the product: an electrical motor, generator or converter; a transformer or electrical converter; a magnet; a primary cell or battery; an accumulator; a household appliance; a shaver or hair-removal appliance; equipment for an internal-combustion engine, vehicle or bicycle; a portable lamp; an industrial or laboratory heating appliance; soldering or welding equipment; another electrical heating appliance; a telephone or other data-communication device; sound equipment; video equipment or recording media; a display module; a radio, television, radar, navigation or remote-control device; electrical control, switching, lighting, semiconductor, circuit, cable or insulation equipment; another electrical machine or apparatus; or electrical and electronic waste or scrap?
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Step 3 · Heading 8504 Electrical transformers, static converters, e.g. re… 4 of 48 headings under chapter 85
What is the item: a reactor for discharge lamps or tubes; a liquid-insulated transformer with a power of <= 650 kVA, > 650 kVA but <= 10.000 kVA, or > 10.000 kVA; a dry transformer with a power of <= 1 kVA, > 1 kVA but <= 16 kVA, > 16 kVA but <= 500 kVA, or > 500 kVA; another transformer with a power of > 1 kVA but <= 16 kVA; a static converter; an induction coil other than one for discharge lamps or tubes; or a part for transformers and induction coils?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8504 22 Liquid dielectric transformers, having a power hand… 3 of 11 subheadings under heading 8504
Is the transformer’s power over 650 kVA but not over 1,600 kVA?

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Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

85.04.2200 Having a power handling capacity exceeding 650 kVA but not exceeding 10,000 kVA

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines2 British lines

8504 22 10 00 Exceeding 650 kVA but not exceeding 1 600 kVA

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

We do not estimate this one.

The published measures for Section 232, metal derivatives have not been read for this line yet, so we do not estimate it. Ask your US importer or broker.

Not estimated

Their lines2 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8504.22.00.40 Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors; parts

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

85.04.2200

Having a power handling capacity exceeding 650 kVA but not exceeding 10,000 kVA

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

All 2 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

Duty free

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

8504.22.00.40

Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors; parts thereof, Liquid dielectric transformers, Having a power handling capacity exceeding 650 kVA but not exceeding 10,000 kVA, Having a power handling capacity exceeding 650 kVA but not exceeding 2,500 kVA

General rate

Free

From the EU

No single figure Not estimated The published measures for Section 232, metal derivatives have not been read for this line yet, so we do not estimate it. Ask your US importer or broker.
8504.22.00.80

Electrical transformers, static converters (for example, rectifiers) and inductors; parts thereof, Liquid dielectric transformers, Having a power handling capacity exceeding 650 kVA but not exceeding 10,000 kVA, Having a power handling capacity exceeding 2,500 kVA but not exceeding 10,000 kVA

General rate

Free

From the EU

No single figure Not estimated The published measures for Section 232, metal derivatives have not been read for this line yet, so we do not estimate it. Ask your US importer or broker.

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.