Electrical Wiring & Conduit Import Tariff Rates by Country (2026)

Electrical wire (insulated) from China faces approximately 4.5% MFN plus 25% Section 301 plus a 12.5% forced-labor Section 301 duty that backfilled the Section 122 surcharge after it lapsed to 0% on July 24, 2026, for a total effective rate around 42%. That total applies to wire that is off the Section 232 derivative lists in U.S. note 16, or that is on them and entered under HTSUS 9903.82.03 because the listed metal is under 15% of the article's weight. Listed wire or cable whose applicable metal is 15% of the article's weight or more is entered under a Section 232 heading instead, such as HTSUS 9903.82.09, and the total above does not describe it.

Wiring and cable that are off the Section 232 derivative lists or are entered under HTSUS 9903.82.03 (the listed metal under 15% of the article's weight) from most origins pay 17%, the rate for the category as a whole. Steel electrical conduit, tube and pipe of HTSUS chapter 7306 (HTSUS 9903.82.02) sits on a separate Section 232 steel tier and totals 50% instead, 33% higher than that category rate. The HTSUS 9903.82.04 figure holds only where at least 95 percent of the steel was melted and poured in the United Kingdom; a shipment that does not meet that test is charged under HTSUS 9903.82.02 at +50% instead. The covered lines carry Free MFN duty on their own; the category rate quoted here, which covers a wider set of goods, is a blended MFN figure and is not the covered lines' own basis. The covered figure by origin, against the category rate for the same origin: most origins 50% against 17%; China 75% against 42%; Brazil 50% against 42%; the United Kingdom 25% against 14.5%.

The tariff authorities actually charged on this product from at least one origin are MFN duties, Section 301 tariffs, and forced-labor Section 301 tariffs. Which of them a given shipment pays depends on its origin country and its HTS classification.