Heading 8544 · Insulated (including enameled or anodized) wire, cable (including coaxial…
8544.42
Insulated (including enameled or anodized) wire, cable… — Fitted with connectors:
Official notices
Actions of the President, the USTR or U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that name this code.
- Jun 1, 2026 · The White House Further Adjusting the Tariff Regimes for Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Into the United States
- Apr 2, 2026 · The White House Strengthening Actions Taken To Adjust Imports of Aluminum, Steel, and Copper Into the United States
- Aug 19, 2025 · Commerce Adoption and Procedures of the Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariff Inclusions Process
Mentioned in Chapter 99
The parts of Chapter 99, in the 2026 HTS Revision 22, that list HTS 8544.42, a broader code that includes it, or a narrower code within it.
| U.S. note | Excerpt | Headings that refer to it |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. note 16(c)(vi) | (c) Headings 9903.82.02–9903.82.26 apply to the full customs value of articles classifiable in the provisions of the HTSUS enumerated in the following lists. For articles classified in the listed provisions that are not in chapters 72, 73,… | 9903.82.01, 9903.82.03, 9903.82.05, 9903.82.09 |
| U.S. note 16(c)(viii) | (c) Headings 9903.82.02–9903.82.26 apply to the full customs value of articles classifiable in the provisions of the HTSUS enumerated in the following lists. For articles classified in the listed provisions that are not in chapters 72, 73,… | 9903.82.01, 9903.82.03, 9903.82.09, 9903.82.16 |
| U.S. note 19(k) | (k) The rates of duty in heading 9903.85.08 apply to all entries of derivative aluminum products classifiable in the following HTSUS provisions, unless the derivative aluminum product was processed in another country from aluminum articles… | 9903.85.68 |
| U.S. note 19(s) | (s) The rates of duty set forth in heading 9903.85.15 apply to all entries of derivative aluminum products of the United Kingdom classifiable in the following provisions of the HTSUS, unless the derivative aluminum product was processed in… | — |
| U.S. note 20(f) | (f) Heading 9903.88.03 applies to all products of China that are classified in the following 8-digit subheadings, except products of China granted an exclusion by the U.S. Trade Representative and provided for in (1) heading 9903.88.13 and… | 9903.88.03, 9903.88.09 |
| U.S. note 20(gg)(II)(62) | (62) Insulated electric conductors for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, fitted with connectors of a kind used for telecommunications, each valued over $0.35 but not over $2 (described in statistical reporting number | 9903.88.28 |
| U.S. note 20(gg)(II)(62)(62) | (62) Insulated electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, fitted with connectors (other than of a kind used for telecommunications, other than extension cords as defined in statistical note 6 to chapter 85), such conductors… | 9903.88.28 |
| U.S. note 20(iii)(205) | (205) Insulated electric conductors for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, fitted with connectors of a kind used for telecommunications, each valued over $0.35 but not over $2 (described in statistical reporting number | 9903.88.56 |
| U.S. note 20(iii)(206) | (206) Extension cords of copper wire with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheaths, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, each measuring at least 9 m but not longer than 16 m in length, with National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) type… | 9903.88.56 |
| U.S. note 20(iii)(207) | (207) Extension cords of copper wire with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheaths, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, each measuring at least 4 m but not longer than 16 m in length, with National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) type… | 9903.88.56 |
| U.S. note 20(iii)(208) | (208) Insulated conductors, not of a kind used for telecommunications, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, each with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) covers and connectors at each end in bundles of 3, 5 or 6 for use in connecting patients to… | 9903.88.56 |
| U.S. note 20(iii)(209) | (209) Junction box assemblies, of a kind used in solar panels, incorporating three bypass diodes and two insulated cables fitted with connectors, for a voltage not more than 1,000 V (described in statistical reporting number | 9903.88.56 |
| U.S. note 20(mm)(19) | (19) Extension cords, as defined in statistical note 6 to chapter 85, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, each with a receptacle at one end and a male plug at the other with prongs perpendicular to the rest of the cord, the plug under a… | 9903.88.34 |
| U.S. note 20(pp)(53) | (53) Insulated conductors, not of a kind used for telecommunications, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, each with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) covers and connectors at each end in bundles of 3, 5 or 6 for use in connecting patients to… | 9903.88.37 |
| U.S. note 20(qq)(82) | (82) Extension cords of copper wire with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheaths, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, each measuring at least 9 m but not longer than 16 m in length, with National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) type… | 9903.88.38 |
| U.S. note 20(qq)(83) | (83) Extension cords of copper wire with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheaths, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, each measuring at least 4 m but not longer than 16 m in length, with National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) type… | 9903.88.38 |
| U.S. note 20(ss)(44) | (44) Electric conductors for a voltage not exceeding 300 V, insulated with polyvinyl chloride (PVC), each fitted with connectors, measuring not less than 200 mm and not more than 1.2 m in length (described in statistical reporting number | 9903.88.40 |
| U.S. note 20(ttt)(89)(ii)(34)(iii)(141) | (141) Insulated electric conductors for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, fitted with connectors of a kind used for telecommunications, each valued over $0.35 but not over $2 (described in statistical reporting number | 9903.88.67 |
| U.S. note 20(ttt)(89)(ii)(34)(iii)(142) | (142) Extension cords of copper wire with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheaths, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, each measuring at least 9 m but not longer than 16 m in length, with National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) type… | 9903.88.67 |
| U.S. note 20(ttt)(89)(ii)(34)(iii)(143) | (143) Extension cords of copper wire with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) sheaths, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, each measuring at least 4 m but not longer than 16 m in length, with National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) type… | 9903.88.67 |
| U.S. note 20(ttt)(89)(ii)(34)(iii)(144) | (144) Insulated conductors, not of a kind used for telecommunications, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, each with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) covers and connectors at each end in bundles of 3, 5 or 6 for use in connecting patients to… | 9903.88.67 |
| U.S. note 20(ttt)(89)(ii)(34)(iii)(145) | (145) Junction box assemblies, of a kind used in solar panels, incorporating three bypass diodes and two insulated cables fitted with connectors, for a voltage not more than 1,000 V (described in statistical reporting number | 9903.88.67 |
| U.S. note 20(vv)(139) | (139) Electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, with stranded 18-gauge copper wire and SPT-2 outer insulation, with either a 2-prong polarized plug or a 3-prong grounded plug on one end, such plugs with an integrated non-… | 9903.88.43 |
| U.S. note 20(vvv)(60) | (60) Insulated electric conductors for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, fitted with connectors of a kind used for telecommunications, each valued over $0.35 but not over $2 (described in statistical reporting number | 9903.88.69 |
| U.S. note 20(vvv)(61) | (61) Insulated conductors, not of a kind used for telecommunications, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, each with polyvinyl chloride (PVC) covers and connectors at each end in bundles of 3, 5 or 6 for use in connecting patients to… | 9903.88.69 |
| U.S. note 20(vvv)(62) | (62) Junction box assemblies, of a kind used in solar panels, incorporating three bypass diodes and two insulated cables fitted with connectors, for a voltage not more than 1,000 V (described in statistical reporting number | 9903.88.69 |
| U.S. note 20(xx)(79) | (79) Insulated electrical wiring harnesses with control cords, fitted with connectors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V, for incorporation into gas absorption refrigerators for recreational vehicles (described in statistical reporting… | 9903.88.45 |
| U.S. note 20(yy)(101) | (101) Insulated cables, fitted with modular telephone connectors, having outer sheaths of steel (described in statistical reporting number | 9903.88.46 |
| U.S. note 20(yy)(102) | (102) Extension cords conforming to Chapter 85 Statistical Note 6, for a voltage not more than 1,000 V, each not more than 60 cm in length (described in statistical reporting number | 9903.88.46 |
| U.S. note 20(yy)(103) | (103) Cable harnesses, each consisting of insulated copper resolver 24 V feedback cables and 230 V AC and 440 V AC power cables with connectors assembled together, whether or not with Ethernet cables, with a net weight not more than 7.3… | 9903.88.46 |
| U.S. note 20(yy)(104) | (104) Flat wire harnesses with connectors, for a voltage not more than 1,000 V, for connecting automotive engine heating products, including but not limited to block heaters, to a power source (described in statistical reporting number | 9903.88.46 |
| U.S. note 20(yy)(105) | (105) Insulated copper cables twisted together in 3-wire or 6-wire groups with connectors, for a voltage not more than 1,000 V, each with a net weight of 1.4 kg and not more than 1.2 m in length, of a kind designed to power industrial… | 9903.88.46 |
| U.S. note 20(yy)(106) | (106) Junction box assemblies, of a kind used in solar panels, incorporating three bypass diodes and two insulated cables fitted with connectors, for a voltage not more than 1,000 V (described in statistical reporting number | 9903.88.46 |
Being listed is not owing a duty. A note may list goods that a measure leaves out; whether a heading applies depends on the origin, the date and the product; and the measures on all the goods of a country list no code at all. The calculator says what applies.
In the tariff
- 8544Insulated (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
- 8544.42Fitted with connectors
- 8544.42.10.00Fitted with modular telephone connectorsFree
- Other
- 8544.42.20.00Of a kind used for telecommunicationsFree
- 8544.42.90Other2.6%
- 8544.42.90.10Extension cords as defined in statistical note 7 to this chapter
- 8544.42.90.90Other