GE Lucalox 1000W Sodium Vapor Lamp from Japan
A 1000W high-pressure sodium vapor lamp designed for large-scale outdoor lighting such as highways and floodlights. It uses a polycrystalline alumina arc tube to contain the sodium discharge, producing high-efficacy yellow-orange light. This lamp falls under tariff item 8539.32.90 as a sodium vapor discharge lamp not elsewhere specified.
Duty Rate — Japan → Canada
Import Tips
• Ensure the lamp is clearly described as a sodium vapor discharge lamp on customs documentation to support classification under 8539.32.90
• Verify that the product does not qualify for the preferential tariff item 8539.32.10, which applies only to lamps for specific Canadian manufacturing uses
• Keep supplier invoices and technical specifications handy in case CBSA requests verification of the lamp's wattage and discharge type