Code 8544 49 · Heading 8544

Insulated electrical conductors for <= 1000 V, without connectors, other types

This covers insulated electrical conductors for <= 1000 V that have no connectors and are not covered by a more specifically named class. The conductors are classified here when they are not winding wire, coaxial conductors, vehicle, ship or aircraft assembled cables, conductors with connectors, conductors for > 1,000 V, or optical fibre cables.

For example

An insulated electrical conductor for <= 1000 V, without a connector, that is not winding wire, coaxial, an assembled vehicle, ship or aircraft cable, or an optical fibre cable
An insulated electrical cable for <= 1000 V, without connectors, that is not a winding wire, coaxial cable, an assembled vehicle, ship or aircraft cable, or an optical fibre cable

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Official tariff text

Electric conductors, for a voltage <= 1.000 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s.

How we got to this code

XVI
85
8544
8544 49

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Step 4 of 4

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 8544 Insulated "incl. enamelled or anodised" wire, cable… 43 of 48 headings under chapter 85
What type of insulated wire or cable is it: copper or other insulated winding wire; an insulated coaxial cable; a spark-plug or other assembled cable for vehicles, ships or aircraft; an insulated electrical conductor for <= 1,000 V with or without connectors; an insulated electrical conductor for > 1.000 V; or an optical fibre cable made from individually coated fibres, with or without electrical conductors or connectors?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8544 49 Electric conductors, for a voltage <= 1.000 V, insu… 6 of 8 subheadings under heading 8544
Is it for <= 80 V, for > 80 V but < 1.000 V, or for exactly 1.000 V; is it intended for telecommunications; are the individual conductor strands > 0.51 mm in diameter; and is it a twisted, coaxial, or vehicle, ship or aircraft assembled cable?

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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0–3.7%

5 codes below this one

This is the catch-all under 8544: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.

Within the parent group, this is for insulated electrical conductors for <= 1000 V without connectors that do not belong to any of the sibling classes naming winding wire, coaxial conductors, vehicle, ship or aircraft assembled cables, conductors with connectors, conductors for > 1.000 V, or optical fibre cables.

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See all 8 codes at this level

Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 3.7%.

8544 11 Winding wire for electrical purposes, of copper, insulated 3.7%
8544 19 Winding wire for electrical purposes, of material other than copper, insulated 3.7%
8544 20 Coaxial cable and other coaxial electric conductors, insulated 3.7%
8544 30 Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets for vehicles, aircraft or ships 3.7%
8544 42 Electric conductors for a voltage <= 1.000 V, insulated, fitted with connectors, n.e.s. 0.0–3.3%
8544 49 Electric conductors, for a voltage <= 1.000 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s. you are here 0.0–3.7%
8544 60 Electric conductors, for a voltage > 1.000 V, insulated, n.e.s. 3.7%
8544 70 Optical fibre cables made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not containing electric conductors or fitted with connectors 0.0%

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 lines9 Norwegian lines

85.44.4911 With even number of conductors, not exceeding 10 pairs

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

From 0.0% to 2.0%

Their lines9 British lines

8544 49 20 00 Of a kind used for telecommunications, for a voltage not exceeding 80|V

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 lines5 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8544.49.10.00 Insulated (including enameled or anodized) wire, cable (including coaxial cable)

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 9 Norwegian lines

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.

85.44.4911

With even number of conductors, not exceeding 10 pairs

Ordinary duty

Duty free
85.44.4918

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free
85.44.4921

With not more than 4 conductors

Ordinary duty

Duty free
85.44.4922

With more than 4 conductors

Ordinary duty

Duty free
85.44.4931

With not more than 4 conductors

Ordinary duty

Duty free
85.44.4932

With more than 4 conductors

Ordinary duty

Duty free
85.44.4941

With not more than 4 conductors, of a cross-sectional face not exceeding 70 mm²

Ordinary duty

Duty free
85.44.4942

With not more than 4 conductors, of a cross-sectional face exceeding 70 mm²

Ordinary duty

Duty free
85.44.4943

With more than 4 conductors

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.

8544 49 20 00

Of a kind used for telecommunications, for a voltage not exceeding 80|V

Ordinary duty

Duty free
8544 49 91 00

Wire and cables, with individual conductor wires of a diameter exceeding 0,51 mm

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8544 49 93 10

Elastomeric connector, of rubber or silicone, consisting of one or more conductor elements

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8544 49 93 20

PET or PVC insulated flexible cable with or without connector with: -voltage of not more than 250 V, -a current of not more than 1 A, -a heat resistance of not more than 105 °C, -individual wires of a thickness of not more than 0,1 mm (± 0,01 mm) and a width of not more than 0,8 mm (± 0,03 mm), -a distance between conductors of not more than 0,5 mm and -a pitch (distance from centreline to centreline of conductors) of not more than 1,25 mm

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8544 49 93 30

Electric conductors: - of a voltage of not more than 80 V, - of a platinum-iridium-alloy, - coated with poly(tetrafluoroethylene), - without connectors, for use in the manufacture of hearing aids, implants and speech processors

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8544 49 93 90

Other

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8544 49 95 10

PET or PVC insulated flexible cable with or without connector with: -voltage of not more than 250 V, -a current of not more than 1 A, -a heat resistance of not more than 105 °C, -individual wires of a thickness of not more than 0,1 mm (± 0,01 mm) and a width of not more than 0,8 mm (± 0,03 mm), -a distance between conductors of not more than 0,5 mm and -a pitch (distance from centreline to centreline of conductors) of not more than 1,25 mm

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
8544 49 95 90

Other

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

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8544 49 99 00

For a voltage of 1|000|V

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.

8544.49.10.00

Insulated (including enameled or anodized) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fiber cables, made up of individually sheathed fibers, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors, Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, Other, For a voltage not exceeding 80 V, Of a kind used for telecommunications

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.
8544.49.20.00

Insulated (including enameled or anodized) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fiber cables, made up of individually sheathed fibers, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors, Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, Other, For a voltage not exceeding 80 V, Other

General rate

3.5%

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.
8544.49.30.40

Insulated (including enameled or anodized) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fiber cables, made up of individually sheathed fibers, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors, Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, Other, Of copper, For a voltage exceeding 600 V

General rate

5.3%

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
8544.49.30.80

Insulated (including enameled or anodized) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fiber cables, made up of individually sheathed fibers, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors, Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, Other, Of copper, Other

General rate

5.3%

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
8544.49.90.00

Insulated (including enameled or anodized) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fiber cables, made up of individually sheathed fibers, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors, Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, Other

General rate

3.9%

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.