Import duty / Chapter 85 / Heading 8540
Heading 8540 covers 11 tariff lines in LoadLoom's table; 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8540.11 | Tubes; cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, colour | 15% | Free | Not eligible |
| 8540.12 | Tubes; cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, monochrome | 3.6% | Free | Not eligible |
| 8540.20 | Tubes; television camera tubes, image converters and intensifiers, other photo-cathode tubes | 6% | Free | Not eligible |
| 8540.40 | Tubes; data/graphic display tubes, monochrome; data/graphic display tubes, colour, with a phosphor dot screen pitch smaller than 0.4mm | 3% | Free | Free with certificate |
| 8540.60 | Tubes; cathode ray, n.e.c. in heading no. 8540 | 3% | Free | Free with certificate |
| 8540.71 | Tubes; microwave, magnetrons, excluding grid-controlled tubes | Free | Free | Not eligible |
| 8540.79 | Tubes; microwave (for example klystrons, travelling wave tubes, carlinotrons), excluding magnetrons and grid-controlled tubes | 3.3% | Free | Not eligible |
| 8540.81 | Valves and tubes; receiver or amplifier | 4.2% | Free | Free with certificate |
| 8540.89 | Valves and tubes; n.e.c. in heading no. 8540 | 3.7% | Free | Free with certificate |
| 8540.91 | Tubes; parts of cathode-ray tubes | 5.4% | Free | Not eligible |
| 8540.99 | Valves and tubes; parts of the valves and tubes of heading no. 8540, excluding parts of cathode-ray tubes | 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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