Customs code · HS subheading 8544 49

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Insulated electrical conductors for not over 80 V

Without connectors, other than specified cable types

This is a complete 8-digit customs code. Exports and Intrastat use it as it is. For an import into the EU, pick a 10-digit line below.

This covers insulated electrical conductors for not over 80 V that have no connectors and are not the specified twisted, coaxial or other assembled cables for vehicles, ships or aircraft. It also excludes wires and cables whose individual conductor strands are over 0.51 mm in diameter.

For example

An insulated electrical conductor for not over 80 V, without connectors, not for telecommunications, with individual conductor strands not over 0.51 mm in diameter and not a twisted, coaxial or other assembled cable for vehicles, ships or aircraft

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Official tariff text

Conductors, electric, for a voltage <= 80 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s. (excl. winding wire, coaxial conductors, wiring sets for vehicles, aircraft or ships, and wire and cables with individual conductor wires of a diameter > 0,51 mm)

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Your answer for export

The full EU export code is 8544 49 93.

You do not pick a 10-digit EU import line for an export declaration or Intrastat. The destination classifies the goods under its own tariff.

8 digits, ready

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

2.0%

Their lines4 British lines
EU originDuty free

8544 49 93 10 Elastomeric connector, of rubber or silicone, consisting of one or more conductor elements

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.

See the 4 British lines

Selling to Great Britain

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

All 4 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

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).

See the 5 US lines

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.

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What to do now for an import

The code is settled. What is left is the import declaration around it.

Choose the 10-digit import line Find the EU wording that matches the goods, and read the whole line before you pick it. 4 options Go to this section
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On an EU import declaration

Pick the 10-digit line that matches the goods.

4 import lines

When these goods are imported into the EU, the declaration needs a 10-digit code. Under 8544 49 93 the EU tariff has 4 lines, each with its own wording.

You or your customs agent pick the line whose wording fits the goods; the last line, "Other", covers what none of the specific wordings describe.

Some lines depend on what the goods will be used for and need customs authorisation; matching the wording alone does not give a lower rate.

Match the whole wording A line is its own wording plus the grouping text above it. Read both before you settle on one.
Check the intended use On some lines the lower rate belongs to what the goods will be used for, not to the goods alone.
Confirm the authorisation Where the lower rate carries conditions, customs asks for an authorisation before it can be used.

Other
8544 49 93 10

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

3.7%

Duty suspension: 0%

This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line
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

3.7%

Duty suspension: 0%

This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line
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

3.7%

Duty suspension: 0% under an end-use authorisation

Conditions apply, customs authorisation needed.

This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line
8544 49 93 90

Other

3.7%

Duty suspension: 0% for ships, boats and drilling platforms

Conditions apply, customs authorisation needed.

This line in the EU tariff Rulings on this line

A suspension is a lower rate the EU grants for specific products; whether your goods qualify depends on the line's wording and conditions.

Exports from the EU and Intrastat normally use the 8-digit code as it is.

EU tariff data of Sept. 13, 2026.

This is the catch-all under 8544 49: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.

Within the parent group of insulated electrical conductors without connectors for not over 1,000 V, this is where the conductors for not over 80 V remain after the separately named telecommunications conductors, conductors with individual strands over 0.51 mm, and specified higher-voltage or cable types are excluded.

Rates, origin and documents

Read the signals first. Open only the ones you want to check.

Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.

Data of Sept. 1, 2026

Lower duty for goods from some countries

Possible

Preferential rates exist for goods originating in:

Andorra
San Marino
Türkiye
European Union
Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe
Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia
Western Sahara
European Union, Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway
+46 origins

These rates apply to Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms); GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance); OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories); GSP - General arrangements except India.

Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.

Check this code in the official EU TARIC database

Restrictions and paperwork

Important

Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in:

North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea)
Ukraine
Belarus
Russian Federation

The EU records document conditions on this code. What customs may ask for depends on where the goods come from, exactly what the product is and the customs procedure.

Proof of origin 2 conditions

If you claim a lower rate for goods from a country the EU has a trade agreement with, customs asks for proof of origin, for example a EUR.1 certificate or an origin declaration.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions

Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
Movement certificate EUR.1

Sanctions and restricted regions 10 conditions

Some conditions come from EU sanctions rules. They matter when the goods are linked to a country or region the EU restricts trade with.

Show the EU's own wording for these conditions

Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 8f of Regulation (EU) No 765/2006)
Import authorisation by virtue of article 1ra paragraph 10 of Council Regulation (EU) 765/2006
The prohibitions defined in article 1ra paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1ra paragraph 4)
The prohibitions defined in article 1ra paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1ra paragraph 3)
The prohibitions defined in article 3i.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 do not apply (see exemptions in article 3i.3aa)
Import authorisation by virtue of article 12b.2 of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 12e of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014)
Import authorisation by virtue of article 3i paragraph 3c of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014

Statements that the goods are outside a rule's scope 1 condition

Some conditions are statements that a rule does not cover the goods, for example that the product is not on a controlled list.

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Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure

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EU tariff measure data of Sept. 1, 2026.

One last classification check

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How we got to this code

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8544
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8544 49 93

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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 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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Step 5 · Full code 8544 49 93 Conductors, electric, for a voltage <= 80 V, insula… 3 of 5 codes under subheading 8544 49

Compare with the codes next to it.

Compare the sibling codes at this level before you settle on this one.

Classification decides the rate here: from duty free to 3.7%.

another option 8544 49 20 Conductors, electric, for a voltage <= 80 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, of a kind used for telecommunications, n.e.s. Duty free
another option 8544 49 91 Electric wire and cables, for a voltage <= 1.000 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, with individual conductor wires of a diameter > 0,51 mm, n.e.s. 3.7%
you are here 8544 49 93 Conductors, electric, for a voltage <= 80 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s. (excl. winding wire, coaxial conductors, wiring sets for vehicles, aircraft or ships, and wire and cables with individual conductor wires of a diameter > 0,51 mm) 3.7%
another option 8544 49 95 Electric conductors for a voltage > 80 V but < 1.000 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s. (excl. winding wire, coaxial conductors, wiring sets for vehicles, aircraft or ships, and wire and cables with individual conductor wires of a diameter > 0,51 mm) 3.7%
another option 8544 49 99 Electric conductors for a voltage 1.000 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s. (excl. winding wire, coaxial conductors, wiring sets for vehicles, aircraft or ships, and wire and cables with individual conductor wires of a diameter > 0,51 mm) 3.7%

Worth comparing

Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.

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Often confused with

8544 49 20 Conductors, electric, for a voltage <= 80 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, of a kind used for telecommunications, n.e.s. Duty free
That code is specifically for insulated conductors for not over 80 V used for telecommunications; this code is for the remaining conductors in that voltage range.
8544 49 91 Electric wire and cables, for a voltage <= 1.000 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, with individual conductor wires of a diameter > 0,51 mm, n.e.s. 3.7%
That code covers insulated wires and cables with individual conductor strands over 0.51 mm in diameter; this code excludes them.
8544 49 95 Electric conductors for a voltage > 80 V but < 1.000 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s. (excl. winding wire, coaxial conductors, wiring sets for vehicles, aircraft or ships, and wire and cables with individual conductor wires of a diameter > 0,51 mm) 3.7%
That code is for insulated conductors over 80 V but under 1,000 V; this code is for not over 80 V.

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.