HS code 8517.61: Other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), base stations
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Key facts
- HS code
- 8517.61
- Covers
- Other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), base stations
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 8517.61 covers other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), base stations. It sits in heading 85.17 (telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 84.43, 85.25, 85.27 or 85.28) in chapter 85 (electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles). Other goods of heading 85.17 are classified under 8517.11 (telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks, line telephone sets with cordless handsets), 8517.13 (telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks, smartphones), 8517.14 (telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks, other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks), 8517.18 (telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks, other) or 4 others.
What this code covers
HS code 8517.61 covers other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), base stations.
The legal text of the subheading is “Other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network): Base stations”, read under “Other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network)”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 85.17 are classified under 8517.11 (telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks, line telephone sets with cordless handsets), 8517.13 (telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks, smartphones), 8517.14 (telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks, other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks), 8517.18 (telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks, other) or 4 others.
- 8517.11Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks: Line telephone sets with cordless handsets
- 8517.13Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks: Smartphones
- 8517.14Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks: Other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks
- 8517.18Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks: Other
- 8517.62Other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network): Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus
- 8517.69Other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network): Other
- 8517.71Parts: Aerials and aerial reflectors of all kinds; parts suitable for use therewith
- 8517.79Parts: Other
How it is structured
8517.61 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8517, are heading 85.17; the last two, 61, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Within the heading
- Other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network)
- Subheading 8517.61
- Base stations
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 8517.61 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8517.61 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8517.61 cover?
HS code 8517.61 covers other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), base stations.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8517.61 in?
HS code 8517.61 is in heading 85.17 (telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 84.43, 85.25, 85.27 or 85.28) in chapter 85 (electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles).
Where are goods of heading 85.17 classified when 8517.61 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 85.17 are classified under 8517.11 (telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks, line telephone sets with cordless handsets), 8517.13 (telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks, smartphones), 8517.14 (telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks, other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks), 8517.18 (telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks, other) or 4 others.
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.