# MV switchgear lead time: 44 weeks

URL: https://open-factory.com/lead-times/mv-switchgear-avg/
Data as of: 2026-09-02
Publisher: Open Factory, https://open-factory.com

**MV switchgear: how long is the lead time?** MV switchgear is quoted at 44 weeks, per Wood Mackenzie T&D supply chain note, Oct 15 2025 (as reported). Average quoted lead time, Q2 2025. Open Factory's Lead-Time Monitor carries this figure as of September 2, 2026.

## Facts

- Equipment class: MV switchgear (industry average)
- Group: Transformers and MV gear, industry averages
- Published lead time: 44 weeks
- Basis: Average quoted lead time, Q2 2025
- Published by: Wood Mackenzie T&D supply chain note, Oct 15 2025 (as reported)
- Document date: 2025 Q2
- What public buyers paid: medians from $73,715 to $2,019,662 per unit across 3 published bands (40 awards, April 2024 to August 2026) (https://open-factory.com/prices/mv-switchgear/)
- HTS line and duty: 8537.20.00, MV switchgear assemblies, over 1,000 V; 40.2% from China, 0% from Mexico, 10% from EU, 9.8% from Korea all-in as of September 9, 2026 (https://open-factory.com/tariffs/8537-20-00/)
- Data as of: September 2, 2026

## Questions

### MV switchgear: how long is the lead time?

44 weeks, per Wood Mackenzie T&D supply chain note, Oct 15 2025 (as reported). Average quoted lead time, Q2 2025.

### Who published this lead time?

Wood Mackenzie T&D supply chain note, Oct 15 2025 (as reported). This is a third-party survey average, labelled as theirs. Open Factory reprints it with the document and its date.

### MV switchgear: what does it cost?

Public awards: medians from $73,715 to $2,019,662 per unit across 3 published bands (40 awards, April 2024 to August 2026), from Open Factory's Public Bid-Tab Price Book as of September 1, 2026.

### MV switchgear: what import duty applies?

HTS 8537.20.00: 40.2% from China, 0% from Mexico, 10% from EU, 9.8% from Korea all-in, as of September 9, 2026.

### How often is this page updated?

Monthly, when the Lead-Time Monitor edition is released. The date on the page is the date of the data, not of the page.

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## Sources

- [Open Factory Lead-Time Monitor](https://open-factory.com/models/lead-time-monitor/)

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