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United States Customs Tariff for HS Code 854079

Tubes; microwave (for example klystrons, travelling wave tubes, carlinotrons), excluding magnetrons and grid-controlled tubes

USITC 2026 HTS Revision 19

26,806 official source entries are searchable. Checked 2026-09-22; edition published 2026-09-15.

Printed tariff and statistical lines from this edition, separate from historical WITS averages. Blank duty cells are not a confirmed zero. Review the parent tariff line, general and chapter notes, chapter 99, origin, exclusions, quotas and additional duties. No shipment total or special-rate eligibility is calculated. The edition publication date is not a line-level effective date.

Official schedule and source documentation

Official entries matching 854079

8540.79.10.00

Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode tubes (for example, vacuum or vapor or gas filled tubes, mercury arc rectifying tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes); parts thereof: › Microwave tubes (for example, magnetrons, klystrons, traveling wave tubes, carcinotrons), excluding grid-controlled tubes: › Other:

Klystrons

Source units: No.

Column 1 — General
3.3%
Column 1 — Special (eligibility required)
Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Column 2
35%
Official source for this code

8540.79.20.00

Thermionic, cold cathode or photocathode tubes (for example, vacuum or vapor or gas filled tubes, mercury arc rectifying tubes, cathode-ray tubes, television camera tubes); parts thereof: › Microwave tubes (for example, magnetrons, klystrons, traveling wave tubes, carcinotrons), excluding grid-controlled tubes: › Other:

Other

Source units: No.

Column 1 — General
3.7%
Column 1 — Special (eligibility required)
Free (A+,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA, OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)
Column 2
35%
Official source for this code
WITS 2023 historical MFN average

Reported average: 3.5%.

Source year: 2023. Classification: HS 2022 (H6). Checked 2026-09-14.

National lines included: 2 of 2. Excluded from the average: 0.

Reported ad-valorem range: 3.29999995231628%–3.70000004768372%.

Reported historical ad-valorem MFN simple average for 2023, not a national tariff schedule. No preferential rates, additional duties, VAT, excise or import permissions are determined.

Not a current 2026 national duty. The HS6 average does not determine the duty of a particular national subdivision, origin or shipment.

WITS observation for this code and year

UN Comtrade H6 descriptions (HS 2022)

WITS API definitions: reported averages and excluded national lines

Direct HS code answer for United States

United States HS Code 854079: 3.50% (2023 MFN average)

The source reports an indicative HS6 MFN average of 3.50% (2023 MFN average) for Tubes; microwave (for example klystrons, travelling wave tubes, carlinotrons), excluding magnetrons and grid-controlled tubes.Source status: not assessed. Verify the exact national tariff line, origin treatment, taxes, restrictions, and current customs guidance before using this information in a declaration.

Customs tariff summary

Country
United States
HS / tariff code
854079
Description
Tubes; microwave (for example klystrons, travelling wave tubes, carlinotrons), excluding magnetrons and grid-controlled tubes
Chapter
85 —
Heading
8540
Subheading
854079
Indicative MFN HS6 average
3.50% (2023 MFN average)
VAT / tax
Check local VAT and excise rules for the import destination.
Unit / basis
Not listed in this tariff line
Source / vintage
WITS / UNCTAD TRAINS — 2023 MFN HS6 reference

Historical MFN average

3.50% (2023 MFN average)

Import permission

not assessed

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Details

HS Code
854079
Chapter
85 —
Heading
8540
Subheading
854079

Compare HS code 854079 across GCC countries

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Related HS Codes (Heading 8540)

HS CodeDescriptionDuty
854011Tubes; cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, colour12.86% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
854012Tubes; cathode-ray television picture tubes, including video monitor cathode-ray tubes, monochrome3.45% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
854020Tubes; television camera tubes, image converters and intensifiers, other photo-cathode tubes4.65% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
854040Tubes; data/graphic display tubes, monochrome; data/graphic display tubes, colour, with a phosphor dot screen pitch smaller than 0.4mm3.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
854060Tubes; cathode ray, n.e.c. in heading no. 85403.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
854071Tubes; microwave, magnetrons, excluding grid-controlled tubes1.85% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
854081Valves and tubes; receiver or amplifier4.20% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
854089Valves and tubes; n.e.c. in heading no. 85403.70% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
854091Tubes; parts of cathode-ray tubes3.60% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average
854099Valves and tubes; parts of the valves and tubes of heading no. 8540, excluding parts of cathode-ray tubes0.00% (2023 MFN average)WITS 2023 historical MFN average

Data source: WITS/UNCTAD TRAINS (MFN 2022). Values are indicative HS6 MFN averages, not shipment-specific applied rates. Import permission and restrictions are not assessed. Historical reference rates exclude VAT, excise and other national measures. Separate national entries preserve the columns printed by their source; these are not a complete shipment assessment. Full disclaimer.