ReferenceLead times by equipment class
MV switchgear lead time: 44 weeks
MV switchgear: how long is the lead time?
In short. 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) |
| 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 |
| 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.
Sources
Data as of September 2, 2026. This page is rebuilt from the same table the Lead-Time-Adjusted Schedule, the API and the MCP server read, so the figures cannot differ. Also available as plain markdown. Cite as Open Factory, MV switchgear lead time: 44 weeks, September 2, 2026.
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