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Code 8543 70 · Heading 8543

Other electrical machines and apparatus with an independent function

This code covers electrical machines and apparatus that work independently and are not specifically covered elsewhere among the electrical goods listed here. It does not cover the specifically named types such as signal generators, electronic cigarettes, antenna amplifiers or parts.

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Official tariff text

Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, n.e.s. in chapter 85

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  1. XVI
  2. 85
  3. 8543
  4. 8543 70
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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0–3.7%

14 codes below this one

This is the catch-all under 8543: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.

This is the remainder for electrical machines and apparatus with an independent function that are not parts and are not one of the specifically named product classes in the neighbouring codes.

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 4.0%.

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

85.43.7000 Other machines and apparatus

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

From 0.0% to 2.0%

  • Their lines24 British lines

8543 70 01 00 Articles specifically designed for connection to telegraphic or telephonic apparatus

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

  • Their lines16 US lines
  • Entry dateSept. 18, 2026

8543.70.20.00 Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included

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.

  • 85.43.7000

    Other machines and apparatus

    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.

  • 8543 70 01 00

    Articles specifically designed for connection to telegraphic or telephonic apparatus or instruments or to telegraphic or telephonic networks

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

  • 8543 70 02 00

    Microwave amplifiers

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

  • 8543 70 03 00

    Cordless infrared remote control devices for video game consoles

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

  • 8543 70 04 00

    Digital flight-data recorders

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

  • 8543 70 05 00

    Portable battery operated electronic readers for recording and reproducing text, still image or audio file

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

  • 8543 70 06 00

    Digital signal processing apparatus capable of connecting to a wired or wireless network for the mixing of sound

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

  • 8543 70 07 00

    Portable interactive electronic education devices primarily designed for children

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

  • 8543 70 08 00

    Plasma cleaner machines that remove organic contaminants from electron microscopy specimens and specimen holders

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free
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  • 8543 70 09 00

    Touch-Sensitive Data Input Devices (so-called touch screens) without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display, which function by detecting the presence and location of a touch within the display area

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

  • 8543 70 10 00

    Electrical machines with translation or dictionary functions

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

  • 8543 70 30 00

    Aerial amplifiers

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 8543 70 50 00

    Sunbeds, sunlamps and similar suntanning equipment

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 8543 70 60 00

    Electric fence energisers

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 8543 70 90 05

    Flight recorders, electric synchros and transducers, defrosters and demisters with electric resistors, for use in civil aircraft

    Ordinary duty
    Duty free

  • 8543 70 90 10

    Engine pressure indicators, for use in certain types of aircraft

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 8543 70 90 15

    Laminated electrochromic film consisting of: - two outer layers of polyester, - a middle layer of acrylic polymer and silicone, and - two electric connection terminals

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 8543 70 90 27

    Electronic control unit of the 360-degree vehicle situation display system with: -an operating DC voltage of 9 V or more but not more than 16 V, -a videoprocessor, -a signal processor, -one or more connectors, and -whether or not with a metal mounting bracket, for use in the manufacture of goods of Chapter 87

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 8543 70 90 30

    Amplifier, consisting of active and passive elements mounted on a printed circuit, contained in a housing

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 8543 70 90 33

    High-frequency amplifier comprising one or more integrated circuits and one or more discrete capacitor chips, whether or not with IPD (integrated passive devices) on a metal flange in a housing

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 8543 70 90 45

    Piezo-electric crystal oscillator with a fixed frequency, within a frequency range of 1,8 MHz to 67 MHz, contained in a housing

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 8543 70 90 55

    Opto-electronic circuit comprising one or more light-emitting diodes (LEDs), whether or not equipped with an integrated driving circuit, and one photodiode with amplifier circuit, whether or not with an integrated logic gate arrays circuit or one or more light-emitting diodes and at least 2 photodiodes with an amplifier circuit, whether or not with an integrated logic gate arrays circuit or other integrated circuits, contained in a housing

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 8543 70 90 85

    Voltage controlled oscillator (VCO), other than temperature compensated oscillators, consisting of active and passive elements mounted on a printed circuit, contained in a housing

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 8543 70 90 87

    An electronic sound generator, creating an analog signal for a device producing the sound of an engine, containing: - a printed circuit board with a microprocessor and a sound amplifier, - a connector, - a plastic housing, - with or without a metal holder, for use in the manufacture of goods of Chapter 87

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

  • 8543 70 90 99

    Other

    Ordinary duty
    2.0%
    Goods of EU origin
    Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

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.

  • 8543.70.20.00

    Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof, Other machines and apparatus, Physical vapor deposition apparatus

    General rate
    2.5%
    From the EU
    10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

  • 8543.70.42.00

    Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof, Other machines and apparatus, Electric synchros and transducers; flight data recorders; defrosters and demisters with electric resistors for aircraft, Flight data recorders

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

  • 8543.70.45.00

    Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof, Other machines and apparatus, Electric synchros and transducers; flight data recorders; defrosters and demisters with electric resistors for aircraft, Other

    General rate
    2.6%
    From the EU
    10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

  • 8543.70.60.00

    Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof, Other machines and apparatus, Articles designed for connection to telegraphic or telephonic apparatus or instruments or to telegraphic or telephonic networks

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

  • 8543.70.71.00

    Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof, Other machines and apparatus, Electric luminescent lamps

    General rate
    2%
    From the EU
    10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

  • 8543.70.80.00

    Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof, Other machines and apparatus, Other, Microwave amplifiers

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

  • 8543.70.85.00

    Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof, Other machines and apparatus, Other, For electrical nerve stimulation

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

  • 8543.70.88.00

    Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof, Other machines and apparatus, Other, Electrical machines with translation or dictionary functions; video game console controllers which use infrared transmissions to operate or access the various functions and capabilities of the console

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
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  • 8543.70.89.00

    Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof, Other machines and apparatus, Other, Other portable battery operated electronic readers for recording and reproducing text, still images or audio files

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

  • 8543.70.91.00

    Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof, Other machines and apparatus, Other, Digital signal processing apparatus capable of connecting to a wired or wireless network for the mixing of sound

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

  • 8543.70.93.01

    Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof, Other machines and apparatus, Other, Portable interactive electronic education devices primarily designed for children

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

  • 8543.70.95.00

    Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof, Other machines and apparatus, Other, Touch-sensitive data input devices (so-called "touch screens") without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display, which function by detecting the presence and location of a touch within the display area (such sensing may be obtained by means of resistance, electrostatic capacity, acoustic pulse recognition, infra-red lights or other touch-sensitive technology)

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

  • 8543.70.97.00

    Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof, Other machines and apparatus, Other, Plasma cleaner machines that remove organic contaminants from electron microscopy specimens and specimen holders

    General rate
    Free
    From the EU
    10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

  • 8543.70.98.10

    Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof, Other machines and apparatus, Other, Amplifiers

    General rate
    2.6%
    From the EU
    10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

  • 8543.70.98.20

    Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof, Other machines and apparatus, Other, Special effects pedals for use with musical instruments

    General rate
    2.6%
    From the EU
    10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

  • 8543.70.98.60

    Electrical machines and apparatus, having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter; parts thereof, Other machines and apparatus, Other

    General rate
    2.6%
    From the EU
    10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 18, 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.