Lighting imports

HTS Code for LED Strip Lights from China

A practical second-pass checklist for LED strip light imports: product facts, HTS candidates, tariff signals, and compliance questions to verify before filing.

For Shopify, Amazon, and DTC teams importing LED lighting products into the United States.

ReviewedLast reviewed: Aug 22, 2026
Published:
Aug 14, 2026
Next review due:
Sep 22, 2026

Tariff programs, exclusions, rulings, and agency guidance can change. Use this page as research context and verify official sources before filing.

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Source coverage
  • USITC HTS schedule and chapter notes
  • CBP CROSS ruling corpus
  • USTR Section 301 and exclusion signals
  • reviewed Section 232 and current Chapter 99 tariff overlays
  • CPSC recall feed when product facts suggest it
Important: AI output requires professional review
Moya provides AI-assisted research for U.S. import workflows. Results are not a binding CBP ruling, legal advice, customs brokerage advice, or filing instruction. Verify HTS codes, duties, and compliance requirements with a licensed customs broker or official source before relying on them.

Why this needs a second pass

LED strip lights can look simple in a tariff calculator, but classification can change when the product is a flexible strip, a retail kit, a lamp, a portable battery-powered light, or a component with a controller and power supply.

Product facts to collect

  • Whether the item is a complete retail kit, a bare strip, or a replacement component.
  • Whether it includes a controller, remote, power supply, plug, adhesive backing, battery, or mounting hardware.
  • Whether the product is designed for fixed installation, decorative use, portable use, or general illumination.
  • Main materials, voltage/power details, and country of origin.

What Moya checks

  • Compare plausible HTS headings instead of forcing the first six digits.
  • Look for CBP CROSS rulings involving LED strips, luminaires, portable lamps, and lighting kits.
  • Check Section 301/232 and current Chapter 99 tariff signals after the HTS candidate is identified.
  • Surface adjacent safety or PGA questions where product details suggest them.

Caveats before relying on the answer

  • A supplier HS code may not answer the US 10-digit HTS question.
  • The same-looking LED product can move between headings based on use, construction, and included parts.
  • Final classification should be reviewed by a licensed customs broker or official source before filing.

Example prompt

China-origin LED strip light kit, plastic/silicone coated flexible strip, RGB lighting, adhesive backing, wall plug power supply, controller included, sold in retail box for decorative indoor lighting.