HS 8517 — Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks

HS heading 8517 (Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks) spans 9 products in U.S. import records, with 71,133 bill-of-lading shipments. The most imported are Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus, Line telephone sets with cordless handsets, and Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks, other.

Part of Chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment; sound and television apparatus

Sourced from U.S. Customs bill of lading data · Updated monthly · Data through August 2026Cite as: ImportDoor, U.S. Customs bill of lading data (data through August 2026), https://www.importdoor.com/products/heading/8517

Products under this heading

HS	Product	Shipments
851762	Machines for the reception, conversion and transmission or regeneration of voice, images or other data, including switching and routing apparatus	32,936
851711	Line telephone sets with cordless handsets	28,182
851779	Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks, other	3,286
851771	Aerials and aerial reflectors of all kinds	2,508
851769	Other apparatus for 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	1,986
851718	Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks, other	1,100
851713	Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks, smartphones	578
851761	Other apparatus for 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	354
851714	Other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks	203

Frequently asked questions about HS 8517

What is HS code 8517?

HS 8517 covers telephone sets. It is a 4-digit heading in chapter 85 (Electrical machinery and equipment; sound and television apparatus) of the Harmonized System, with 9 six-digit subheadings that appear in U.S. import records.

How many U.S. import shipments fall under HS 8517?

ImportDoor has 71,133 U.S. Customs bill-of-lading shipment records under HS heading 8517, updated monthly.

What is the most imported product under HS 8517?

Machines for the reception (HS 851762) leads with 32,936 shipments, followed by Line telephone sets with cordless handsets (HS 851711) and Telephone sets (HS 851779).