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Import duty / Chapter 85 / Heading 8517

Import duty on Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular/wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), excluding items of 8443, 8525, 8527, or 8528 (HS 8517)

Heading 8517 covers 9 tariff lines in LoadLoom's table; 9 of them clear duty-free under USMCA for goods made in Canada, the US or Mexico. Published US and Canadian rates below, verified October 2026. Pick the line that matches your goods for the worked example and border steps.

HS codeGoodsUS dutyCanada dutyUSMCA
8517.11Line telephone sets with cordless handsetsFreeFreeFree with certificate
8517.13Telephone sets; smartphones for cellular or other wireless networksFreeFreeFree with certificate
8517.14Telephone sets; other than smartphones, for cellular or other wireless networksFreeFreeFree with certificate
8517.18Telephone sets n.e.c. in item no. 8517.1FreeFreeFree with certificate
8517.61Base stationsFreeFreeFree with certificate
8517.62Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations); machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatusFreeFreeFree with certificate
8517.69Communication apparatus (excluding telephone sets or base stations); machines for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data (including wired/wireless networks), n.e.c. in item no. 8517.6FreeFreeFree with certificate
8517.71Communication apparatus; parts, aerials and aerial reflectors of all kinds, part suitable for use therewithFreeFreeFree with certificate
8517.79Communication apparatus; parts, other than aerials and aerial reflectors of all kindsFreeFreeFree with certificate

This page is a free reference for shippers, not a customs ruling. Final classification and duty are determined by the licensed customs broker at entry, and government amounts are always billed at actual. Rates change with each tariff edition and trade action.

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