Plasma Lighter High-Voltage Transformer from China
Step-up transformer converting low-voltage battery power to 3,000V for plasma arc generation in flameless lighters. As an electrical component integral to lighter operation, it falls under HTS 9613.90.4000 parts excluding flints/wicks.
Duty Rate — China → United States
23.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Test certificates proving voltage output for lighter arcs help distinguish from general transformers
• Mark 'For Lighter Use Only' to avoid Chapter 85 classification as power supply components