Portable lighting imports

HTS Code Checks for Portable LED Lamps and Headlamps

A second-pass checklist for battery-powered lighting products where portable use, rechargeable batteries, mounting design, and lighting function can change the HTS path.

For sellers importing headlamps, reading lights, work lights, clip lights, rechargeable lamps, and camping lights.

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

Portable LED lighting products can move between general lighting, portable electric lamps, electrical apparatus, or parts depending on whether the product is self-powered, handheld, wearable, mountable, fixed-installation, or sold as a kit.

Product facts to collect

  • Whether the lamp has an integrated battery, replaceable battery, USB charging, wall plug, adapter, or no power source.
  • Mounting and use: handheld, head-worn, clip-on, desk, cabinet, camping, work light, decorative, or fixed installation.
  • Beam type, housing, switch, charging cable, controller, sensors, and included accessories.
  • Country of origin and whether it is imported as a finished retail product or component.

What Moya checks

  • Compare portable self-powered lamp paths against general luminaire paths where facts overlap.
  • Use Chapter notes and CBP rulings to test whether Chapter 85 or Chapter 94 is more defensible.
  • Check battery, charger, FCC, CPSC, and tariff signals where product details suggest them.
  • Ask for missing facts before returning a high-confidence 10-digit answer.

Caveats before relying on the answer

  • LED lighting is not one HTS bucket; power source and intended use matter.
  • A rechargeable headlamp, plug-in strip light, and fixed cabinet light can require different analysis.
  • Battery and charger compliance questions should be reviewed separately from the HTS result.

Example prompt

China-origin rechargeable LED headlamp with integrated lithium-ion battery, elastic head strap, USB-C charging cable, multiple light modes, retail packaging for outdoor use.