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8544 49 20
Insulated telecommunications conductors for up to 80 V, without connectors
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 85444920.
Code 8544 49 20 · Subheading 8544 49
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Insulated telecommunications conductors for up to 80 V, without connectors
This is a complete 8-digit customs code. There is no further code choice to make below it.
This code covers insulated electrical conductors for telecommunications, for voltage not over 80 V, supplied without connectors. It is used for conductors not otherwise specified in the surrounding tariff group.
For example
- An insulated telecommunications conductor for not over 80 V, supplied without connectors, for telephone-line use
- An insulated low-voltage telecommunications conductor for not over 80 V, supplied without connectors, for a communications network
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Official tariff text
Conductors, electric, for a voltage <= 80 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, of a kind used for telecommunications, n.e.s.
This is the catch-all under 8544 49: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.
Within the parent group, this is the remainder for insulated conductors without connectors for telecommunications, at a voltage not over 80 V, when no sibling code names them.
- 8544 49 91 Electric wire and cables, for a voltage <= 1.000 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, with individual conductor wires of a diameter > 0,51 mm, n.e.s.
- 8544 49 93 Conductors, electric, for a voltage <= 80 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s. (excl. winding wire, coaxial conductors, wiring sets for vehicles, aircraft or ships, and wire and cables with individual conductor wires of a diameter > 0,51 mm)
- 8544 49 95 Electric conductors for a voltage > 80 V but < 1.000 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s. (excl. winding wire, coaxial conductors, wiring sets for vehicles, aircraft or ships, and wire and cables with individual conductor wires of a diameter > 0,51 mm)
- 8544 49 99 Electric conductors for a voltage 1.000 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s. (excl. winding wire, coaxial conductors, wiring sets for vehicles, aircraft or ships, and wire and cables with individual conductor wires of a diameter > 0,51 mm)
One last check
Compare the sibling codes at this level before you settle on this one.
Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 3.7%.
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you are here 8544 49 20 Conductors, electric, for a voltage <= 80 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, of a kind used for telecommunications, n.e.s. Duty free*
- another option 8544 49 91 Electric wire and cables, for a voltage <= 1.000 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, with individual conductor wires of a diameter > 0,51 mm, n.e.s. 3.7%*
- another option 8544 49 93 Conductors, electric, for a voltage <= 80 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s. (excl. winding wire, coaxial conductors, wiring sets for vehicles, aircraft or ships, and wire and cables with individual conductor wires of a diameter > 0,51 mm) 3.7%*
- another option 8544 49 95 Electric conductors for a voltage > 80 V but < 1.000 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s. (excl. winding wire, coaxial conductors, wiring sets for vehicles, aircraft or ships, and wire and cables with individual conductor wires of a diameter > 0,51 mm) 3.7%*
- another option 8544 49 99 Electric conductors for a voltage 1.000 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s. (excl. winding wire, coaxial conductors, wiring sets for vehicles, aircraft or ships, and wire and cables with individual conductor wires of a diameter > 0,51 mm) 3.7%*
Trade measures to be aware of
Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.
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Lower duty for goods from some countries
Preferential rates exist for goods originating in Andorra; San Marino; Türkiye; European Union; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; 41 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
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Restrictions and paperwork
Import restrictions are recorded for goods originating in North Korea (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea), Ukraine, Belarus and Russian Federation.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
- Invoice declaration or origin declaration made out by any exporter on invoice or any other commercial document
- Goods not originating from or destined to Crimea or Sevastopol (Articles 2 and 2b.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 692/2014)
- Movement certificate EUR.1
- Goods not originating from or not destined for the non-government controlled areas of Ukraine in the oblasts of Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia
- Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 8f of Regulation (EU) No 765/2006)
- Import authorisation by virtue of article 1ra paragraph 10 of Council Regulation (EU) 765/2006
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- The prohibitions defined in article 1ra paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1ra paragraph 4)
- The prohibitions defined in article 1ra paragraph 1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 765/2006 do not apply (see exemptions in article 1ra paragraph 3)
- The prohibitions defined in article 3i.1 of Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 do not apply (see exemptions in article 3i.3aa)
- Import authorisation by virtue of article 12b.2 of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
- Goods entered the territory of the customs union of the EU and presented to customs authorities prior to the entry into force or to applicability date of the present sanction, whichever is latest (see Article 12e of Regulation (EU) No 833/2014)
- Import authorisation by virtue of article 3i paragraph 3c of Council Regulation (EU) 833/2014
Export to Norway
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
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85.44.4911
With even number of conductors, not exceeding 10 pairs
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
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85.44.4918
Other
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
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85.44.4921
With not more than 4 conductors
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
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85.44.4922
With more than 4 conductors
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
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85.44.4931
With not more than 4 conductors
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
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85.44.4932
With more than 4 conductors
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
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85.44.4941
With not more than 4 conductors, of a cross-sectional face not exceeding 70 mm²
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
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85.44.4942
With not more than 4 conductors, of a cross-sectional face exceeding 70 mm²
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
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85.44.4943
With more than 4 conductors
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
Export to the United Kingdom
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
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8544 49 20 00
Of a kind used for telecommunications, for a voltage not exceeding 80|V
- Ordinary duty
- Duty free*
- Goods of EU origin
- Duty free* You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
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Worth comparing
Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
Similar products elsewhere in the tariff
- 8536 70 00 Connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables 3.0%*
- 8536 90 10 Connections and contact elements, for wire and cables, for a voltage of <= 1.000 V (excl. plugs, sockets and prefabricated elements) Duty free*
- 8536 49 00 Relays for a voltage > 60 V but <= 1.000 V 2.3%*
- 8535 30 90 Isolating switches and make-and-break switches, for a voltage >= 72,5 kV 2.7%*
- 8535 30 10 Isolating switches and make-and-break switches, for a voltage > 1.000 V but < 72,5 kV 2.7%*
Often confused with
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8536 90 10
Connections and contact elements, for wire and cables, for a voltage of <= 1.000 V (excl. plugs, sockets and prefabricated elements)
Duty free*
That code covers connection equipment for electrical wires and cables for operating voltage not over 1,000 V, whereas this code covers conductors without connectors.
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8544 49 91
Electric wire and cables, for a voltage <= 1.000 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, with individual conductor wires of a diameter > 0,51 mm, n.e.s.
3.7%*
That code covers insulated electrical wires and cables without connectors with a diameter of the individual conductor strands over 0.51 mm, whereas this code states telecommunications use and not over 80 V.
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8544 49 93
Conductors, electric, for a voltage <= 80 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s. (excl. winding wire, coaxial conductors, wiring sets for vehicles, aircraft or ships, and wire and cables with individual conductor wires of a diameter > 0,51 mm)
3.7%*
That code describes insulated conductors without connectors for not over 80 V, but its title does not state the telecommunications use named here and lists different exclusions.
Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.
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