# Distribution and pad-mount transformer lead time: 104 or more weeks

URL: https://open-factory.com/lead-times/pad-mount-transformer/
Data as of: 2026-09-02
Publisher: Open Factory, https://open-factory.com

**Distribution and pad-mount transformer: how long is the lead time?** Distribution and pad-mount transformer is quoted at 104 or more weeks, per NRECA coalition letter, Jan 4 2024. "More than two years" per the NRECA coalition letter of Jan 4 2024; Wood Mackenzie reported pad-mount lead times still rising in Q2 2025. Open Factory's Lead-Time Monitor carries this figure as of September 2, 2026.

## Facts

- Equipment class: Distribution and pad-mount transformer
- Group: Transformers and MV gear, industry averages
- Published lead time: 104 or more weeks
- Basis: "More than two years" per the NRECA coalition letter of Jan 4 2024; Wood Mackenzie reported pad-mount lead times still rising in Q2 2025
- Published by: NRECA coalition letter, Jan 4 2024 (https://www.electric.coop/nreca-joins-coalition-urging-senators-to-fund-distribution-transformers)
- Document date: January 4, 2024
- What public buyers paid: medians from $27.92 to $267.73 per kVA across 15 published bands (413 awards, January 2020 to August 2026) (https://open-factory.com/prices/pad-mount-transformer/)
- HTS line and duty: 8504.22.00, Liquid-filled transformer, 650 to 10,000 kVA (pad-mount, substation); 50% from China, 25% from Mexico, 25% from EU, 25% from Korea all-in as of September 9, 2026 (https://open-factory.com/tariffs/8504-22-00/)
- Data as of: September 2, 2026

## Questions

### Distribution and pad-mount transformer: how long is the lead time?

104 or more weeks, per NRECA coalition letter, Jan 4 2024. "More than two years" per the NRECA coalition letter of Jan 4 2024; Wood Mackenzie reported pad-mount lead times still rising in Q2 2025.

### Who published this lead time?

NRECA coalition letter, Jan 4 2024. This is a third-party survey average, labelled as theirs. Open Factory reprints it with the document and its date.

### Distribution and pad-mount transformer: what does it cost?

Public awards: medians from $27.92 to $267.73 per kVA across 15 published bands (413 awards, January 2020 to August 2026), from Open Factory's Public Bid-Tab Price Book as of September 1, 2026.

### Distribution and pad-mount transformer: what import duty applies?

HTS 8504.22.00: 50% from China, 25% from Mexico, 25% from EU, 25% 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/)
- [NRECA coalition letter, Jan 4 2024](https://www.electric.coop/nreca-joins-coalition-urging-senators-to-fund-distribution-transformers)

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