Import duty on Microphones and their stands; loudspeakers, mounted or not in their enclosures; headphones and earphones, combined or not with a microphone, and sets of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers; audio-frequency and electric sound amplifiers and sets (HS 8518)

Heading 8518 covers 8 tariff lines in LoadLoom's table; 3 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 code	Goods	US duty	Canada duty	USMCA
8518.10	Microphones and stands therefor	Free	Free	Not eligible
8518.21	Loudspeakers; single, mounted in their enclosures	Free	Free	Free with certificate
8518.22	Loudspeakers; multiple, mounted in the same enclosure	Free	Free	Free with certificate
8518.29	Loudspeakers; not mounted in their enclosures	Free	Free	Not eligible
8518.30	Headphones and earphones, whether or not combined with a microphone, and sets consisting of a microphone and one or more loudspeakers	Free	Free	Not eligible
8518.40	Amplifiers; audio-frequency electric	Free	Free	Not eligible
8518.50	Amplifier sets; electric sound	Free	Free	Free with certificate
8518.90	Microphones, headphones, earphones, amplifier equipment; parts of the equipment of heading no. 8518	Free	Free	Not eligible

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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