HTS 8544.20 – Coaxial Cable & Coaxial Conductors

HTS 8544.20 covers coaxial cable and coaxial electrical conductors for RF and telecommunications applications. The MFN base rate is 3.7%. German and Japanese coaxial cable (Belden, Huber+Suhner, Draka) faces ~19% total. Chinese-origin coaxial cable faces ~44% — among the highest effective rates for cable products. Mexico-assembled cables benefit from USMCA (3.7% MFN only). RF procurement teams should verify that coaxial assemblies with Chinese-origin cable are properly declared, as many misclassify bulk cable as assemblies under different HTS headings.