HS code 8544.49: Electric wire and cable
HS code 8544.49 covers: Insulated electric conductors; for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors. It is a subheading of heading 8544, in chapter 85.
Where 8544.49 sits in the tariff
The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System. Countries and regions add their own digits after them.
Chapter
85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles
Heading
8544Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors
Subheading
8544.49 Insulated electric conductors; for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectors
Other subheadings under heading 8544
- 8544.11Insulated electric conductors; winding wire, of copper
- 8544.19Insulated electric conductors; winding wire, (of other than copper)
- 8544.20Insulated electric conductors; co-axial cable and other co-axial electric conductors
- 8544.30Insulated electric conductors; ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships
- 8544.42Insulated electric conductors; for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, fitted with connectors
- 8544.49Insulated electric conductors; for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts, not fitted with connectorsThis page
- 8544.60Insulated electric conductors; for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts
- 8544.70Insulated electric conductors; optical fibre cables
How tariffs divide 8544.49 further
National and regional tariffs add digits after the six shared ones, splitting this subheading into more specific lines. The tables list every line we hold for 8544.49 in this language, in each publisher's own wording.
| Tariff | Applies in | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| EU Combined Nomenclature (CN8) | European Union | 5 |
| US Harmonized Tariff Schedule | United States | 5 |
| UK Global Tariff commodity codes | United Kingdom | 9 |
| GCC integrated customs tariff (12-digit) | Gulf Cooperation Council, UAE schedule | 11 |
| EAC Common External Tariff | East African Community | 1 |
| Brazil NCM | Brazil and Mercosur | 1 |
| Turkey GTIP | Türkiye | 6 |
| Egypt customs tariff (10-digit) | Egypt | 3 |
| ECOWAS Common External Tariff | West Africa | 2 |
| Lines in total | 43 | |
EU Combined Nomenclature (CN8)
European Union — 5 lines
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8544 49 20 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 V – Other – Of a kind used for telecommunications, for a voltage not exceeding 80 V |
| 8544 49 91 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 V – Other – Other – Wire and cables, with individual conductor wires of a diameter exceeding 0,51 mm |
| 8544 49 93 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 V – Other – Other – Other – For a voltage not exceeding 80 V |
| 8544 49 95 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 V – Other – Other – Other – For a voltage exceeding 80 V but less than 1000 V |
| 8544 49 99 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 V – Other – Other – Other – For a voltage of 1000 V |
US Harmonized Tariff Schedule
United States — 5 lines
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8544 49 10 00 | 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 |
| 8544 49 20 00 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V – Other – For a voltage not exceeding 80 V – Other |
| 8544 49 30 40 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V – Other – Other – Of copper – For a voltage exceeding 600 V |
| 8544 49 30 80 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V – Other – Other – Of copper – Other |
| 8544 49 90 00 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V – Other – Other – Other |
UK Global Tariff commodity codes
United Kingdom — 9 lines
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8544 49 20 00 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V – Other – Of a kind used for telecommunications, for a voltage not exceeding 80 V |
| 8544 49 91 00 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V – Other – Other – Wire and cables, with individual conductor wires of a diameter exceeding 0,51 mm |
| 8544 49 93 10 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V – Other – Other – Other – For a voltage not exceeding 80 V – Elastomeric connector, of rubber or silicone, consisting of one or more conductor elements |
| 8544 49 93 20 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V – Other – Other – Other – For a voltage not exceeding 80 V – 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 |
| 8544 49 93 30 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V – Other – Other – Other – For a voltage not exceeding 80 V – 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 |
| 8544 49 93 90 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V – Other – Other – Other – For a voltage not exceeding 80 V – Other |
| 8544 49 95 10 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V – Other – Other – Other – For a voltage exceeding 80 V but less than 1 000 V – 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 |
| 8544 49 95 90 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V – Other – Other – Other – For a voltage exceeding 80 V but less than 1 000 V – Other |
| 8544 49 99 00 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1 000 V – Other – Other – Other – For a voltage of 1 000 V |
GCC integrated customs tariff (12-digit)
Gulf Cooperation Council, UAE schedule — 11 lines
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8544 49 10 00 00 | Electrical cables of cross-section exceeding 10 mm width & voltage exceeding 300 Volts |
| 8544 49 21 00 00 | Electric cable of a cross-section not exceeding 10 mm for a voltage not exceeding 80 V |
| 8544 49 29 00 00 | Electric cable of a cross-section not exceeding 10 mm for a voltage exceeding 80 V |
| 8544 49 31 00 00 | Line for telegraph & telephone containing more than 10 pairs or more :Of voltage not exceeding 80 volts |
| 8544 49 39 00 00 | Other Line for telegraph & telephone containing more than 10 pairs or more :Of voltage exceeding 80 volts |
| 8544 49 41 00 00 | Telegraph, telephone containing less than 10 pairs,Of voltage not exceeding 80 volts |
| 8544 49 49 00 00 | Other Telegraph, telephone containing less than 10 pairs, Of voltage exceeding 80 |
| 8544 49 91 00 01 | other cable consisting of less than 10 pairs of wire For a voltage not exceeding 80 V - Fire Rated Cable For a voltage not exceeding 80 V |
| 8544 49 91 99 99 | other cable consisting of less than 10 pairs of wire For a voltage not exceeding 80 V - Other cables For a voltage not exceeding 80 V |
| 8544 49 99 00 01 | other cable consisting of less than 10 pairs of wire For a voltage exceeding 80 V - Fire Rated Cable For a voltage exceeding 80 V |
| 8544 49 99 99 99 | other cable consisting of less than 10 pairs of wire For a voltage exceeding 80 V - Other cables For a voltage exceeding 80 V |
EAC Common External Tariff
East African Community — 1 line
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8544 49 00 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 V – Other |
Brazil NCM
Brazil and Mercosur — 1 line
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8544 49 00 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V: – Other |
Turkey GTIP
Türkiye — 6 lines
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8544 49 91 00 00 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V: – Other: – Other: – Cables and wires with a single conductor wire exceeding 0.51 mm in diameter |
| 8544 49 93 11 11 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V: – Other: – Other: – Other: – Not exceeding 80 V – Underground and submarine cables (insulated with any substance, assembled into multiples and fitted with metal tubes or strips of base metal) – Cables for transmission of electric energy |
| 8544 49 93 11 19 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V: – Other: – Other: – Other: – Not exceeding 80 V – Underground and submarine cables (insulated with any substance, assembled into multiples and fitted with metal tubes or strips of base metal) – Other |
| 8544 49 93 19 11 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V: – Other: – Other: – Other: – Not exceeding 80 V – Other – Cables for transmission of electrical energy |
| 8544 49 95 00 00 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V: – Other: – Other: – Exceeding 80 V but less than 1000 V |
| 8544 49 99 00 00 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V: – Other: – Other: – Of a voltage of 1000 V |
Egypt customs tariff (10-digit)
Egypt — 3 lines
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8544 49 10 00 | Other electric conductors, not exceeding 1,000 V, not fitted with terminal fittings, of the type used for telecommunications and automatic data processing machines. |
| 8544 49 90 10 | PVC-insulated wires not fitted with connectors, not for telecommunications, not exceeding 1,000 V. |
| 8544 49 90 90 | Control cables, other electric conductors not fitted with connectors, not exceeding 1,000 V, not for telecommunications. |
ECOWAS Common External Tariff
West Africa — 2 lines
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 8544 49 10 00 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V – Other – Insulated aluminium-alloy (almelec) self-supporting cable, the metal part consisting of 7 bare strands with a diameter between 3.15 and 3.55 mm |
| 8544 49 90 00 | Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V – Other – Other |
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