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EU Combined Nomenclature CN2026

HS code 8544: Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable

Heading 8544 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, in chapter 85, with the official text of every 6-digit subheading and 8-digit CN code below it.

Official description

8544Insulated (including enamelled or anodised) wire, cable (including coaxial cable) and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors

Place in the nomenclature: 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and… > 8544

Explanatory note (Eurostat)

Insulated "incl. enamelled or anodised" wire, cable "incl. coaxial cable" and other insulated electric conductors, whether or not fitted with connectors; optical fibre cables, made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not assembled with electric conductors or fitted with connectors

Subheadings (6 digits)
8
CN codes (8 digits)
15

Subheadings and CN codes in heading 8544

  • 8544 11Winding wire | Of copper

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Winding wire for electrical purposes, of copper, insulated

    • 8544 11 10 Lacquered or enamelled
    • 8544 11 90 Other
  • 8544 19Winding wire | Other

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Winding wire for electrical purposes, of material other than copper, insulated

    • 8544 19 00 Other
  • 8544 20Coaxial cable and other coaxial electric conductors

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Coaxial cable and other coaxial electric conductors, insulated

    • 8544 20 00 Coaxial cable and other coaxial electric conductors
  • 8544 30Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets for vehicles, aircraft or ships

    • 8544 30 00 Ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets of a kind used in vehicles, aircraft or ships
  • 8544 42Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 V | Fitted with connectors

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Electric conductors for a voltage <= 1.000 V, insulated, fitted with connectors, n.e.s.

    • 8544 42 10 Of a kind used for telecommunications
    • 8544 42 90 Other
  • 8544 49Other electric conductors, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 V | Other

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Electric conductors, for a voltage <= 1.000 V, insulated, not fitted with connectors, n.e.s.

    • 8544 49 20 Of a kind used for telecommunications, for a voltage not exceeding 80 V
    • 8544 49 91 Other | Wire and cables, with individual conductor wires of a diameter exceeding 0,51 mm
    • 8544 49 93 Other | Other | For a voltage not exceeding 80 V
    • 8544 49 95 Other | Other | For a voltage exceeding 80 V but less than 1000 V
    • 8544 49 99 Other | Other | For a voltage of 1000 V
  • 8544 60Other electric conductors, for a voltage exceeding 1000 V

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Electric conductors, for a voltage > 1.000 V, insulated, n.e.s.

    • 8544 60 10 With copper conductors
    • 8544 60 90 With other conductors
  • 8544 70Optical fibre cables

    Explanatory note (Eurostat): Optical fibre cables made up of individually sheathed fibres, whether or not containing electric conductors or fitted with connectors

    • 8544 70 00 Optical fibre cables

The first 6 digits are the Harmonized System, shared worldwide: a US HTS code that starts with the same 6 digits sits under the same subheading. The last 2 digits are the EU's own CN split.

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Source

Source: EU Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926), © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/. Reformatted by WISEPIM: indent dashes removed and parent lines joined. Only the Official Journal is authentic.