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HTS CODE

8542.31.0000

Processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and…

Current Rate BreakdownNo rate change since July 4, 2026
Stacked duty rate composition — CN origin
ComponentRate
MFN BASE RATE0.0%
SECTION 3019903.91.05
50.0%
TOTAL EFFECTIVE RATE
50.0%
Source:USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule ↗· as of the daily check on October 5, 2026
Overlays resolved from Chapter 99 U.S. Notes — Chapter 99 trade-action overlays resolved from the U.S. Notes to Chapter 99 (parsed 2026-10-02). The USITC schedule no longer publishes per-code references, so coverage comes from the note lists directly; USTR product exclusions at the statistical-suffix level may still apply — verify before filing.

Where this code sits in the schedule

  • 8542Electronic integrated circuits; parts thereof
  • 8542.31.00Processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits

Next to this line in heading 8542

Each line’s own MFN general rate.

  • 8542.31.00Processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuitsFree
  • 8542.32.00MemoriesFree
  • 8542.33.00.01AmplifiersFree

Statistical lines under 8542.31.00

  • 8542.31.00.158-bit (reported in No.)
  • 8542.31.00.2016-bit (reported in No.)
  • 8542.31.00.2532-bit (reported in No.)
  • 8542.31.00.30Other (reported in No.)
  • 8542.31.00.35Digital signal processors (DSPs) (reported in No.)
  • 8542.31.00.40Graphics processing units (GPUs) (reported in No.)

OTHER USITC RATE COLUMNS

Column 2 (non-MFN): "35%" — for countries without normal trade relations; not the rate for an ordinary shipment.

ABOUT THIS CODE

HTS 8542.31.0000, filed for CN-origin shipments under "Processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and…", sits in Chapter 85 (Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers). The schedule reaches this line starting from heading 8542 — "Electronic integrated circuits; parts thereof", narrowing to 8542.31.00 ("Processors and controllers, whether or not combined with memories, converters, logic circuits, amplifiers, clock and timing circuits, or other circuits"). Within heading 8542, the schedule files 8542.31.00 before 8542.32.00 ("Memories", Free) and 8542.33.00.01 ("Amplifiers", Free). USITC files 6 statistical lines under it: 8542.31.00.15 ("8-bit"), 8542.31.00.20 ("16-bit"), 8542.31.00.25 ("32-bit"), 8542.31.00.30 ("Other"), 8542.31.00.35 ("Digital signal processors (DSPs)") and 8542.31.00.40 ("Graphics processing units (GPUs)"), reported in No.. Stacked for 8542.31.0000: a duty-free (Free) MFN rate plus 50% under Section 301 (9903.91.05) = 50.0%. Rate history for 8542.31.0000: no change detected since HTSAlert began monitoring this Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers line.

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