TCP 23615 36W T8 Linear Fluorescent Lamp from China
1.2m straight hot cathode fluorescent tube rated 36W with energy-saving tri-blend phosphor for retail display lighting. Precisely classified under HTS 8539.31.00.40 meeting power and length specs for standard discharge lamps. Produces 2800 lumens at 3500K.
Duty Rate — China → United States
39.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide lumen maintenance curves if claiming energy performance but irrelevant for tariff classification
• Ship in climate-controlled containers to prevent phosphor degradation during ocean transit