8538.10.00.00

Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 8537, not equipped with their apparatus

Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537

Unit: No. Heading: 8538 Chapter: 85 As of August 15, 2026

Data provenance: Rates from HTS Revision 16 (Aug 15, 2026); trade measures verified against CBP CSMS and Federal Register notices through Aug 15, 2026.

Duty rates

Column 1 (General / MFN)

Free

Column 2 (Non-NTR)

35%

The rates above are statutory column rates. Trade remedies in Chapter 99 (Section 301, 232, IEEPA, reciprocal) and FTA preferences can change the duty owed on a given entry — see below.

Trade measures (Chapter 99)

9903.85.68

The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 200%

Active

Derivative aluminum articles that are products of Russia, or where any amount of primary aluminum used in the manufacture of the derivative articles is smelted in Russia, or where the derivative aluminum articles are cast in Russia, when such derivative articles are provided for in the headings or subheadings enumerated in note 19(a)(iii) to this subchapter, or notes 19(i), 19(j) or 19(k) to this subchapter, as applicable per the date of entry for consumption or withdrawal from warehouse for consumption, except any exclusions that may be determined and announced by the Department of Commerce

Applies to origin: RU

Effective from January 1, 2025

Rate-change history

What the rate was before, and when it changed. The government schedule replaces each revision in place; we keep the timeline.

  1. RATE_INCREASE USITC HTS Revision 2026.7

    Rate increase on 9903.82.03: 0% → 15% (Section 232 combined metals)

    See the change →
  2. SCOPE_EXPANSION Proclamation April 2, 2026 - Combined Metals

    Russia aluminum 200% scope expanded: 144 HTS codes added

    See the change →
  3. SCOPE_EXPANSION Proclamation April 2, 2026 - Combined Metals

    Section 232 aluminum scope expanded: 147 HTS codes added under combined-metals framework

    See the change →
  4. NEW_PROGRAM Proclamation April 2, 2026 - Combined Metals

    Combined Section 232 metals framework introduced — 16 new Chapter 99 codes (9903.82.02–17)

    See the change →
  5. NEW_PROGRAM Executive Order Feb 1, 2026 — Reciprocal Tariff (FR 2026-03824)

    Section 122 reciprocal surcharge in effect — additional 10% on most imports through July 24, 2026

    See the change →
  6. Base rate HTS 2023

    Column 1 general rate set to Free.

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