# Power transformer, 5 MVA and up lead time: 128 weeks

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

**Power transformer, 5 MVA and up: how long is the lead time?** Power transformer, 5 MVA and up is quoted at 128 weeks, per Wood Mackenzie T&D supply chain note, Oct 15 2025 (as reported). Average quoted lead time, Q2 2025; 2024 range 80 to 210 weeks for large units. Open Factory's Lead-Time Monitor carries this figure as of September 2, 2026.

## Facts

- Equipment class: Power transformer, 5 MVA and up (industry average)
- Group: Transformers and MV gear, industry averages
- Published lead time: 128 weeks
- Basis: Average quoted lead time, Q2 2025; 2024 range 80 to 210 weeks for large units
- Published by: Wood Mackenzie T&D supply chain note, Oct 15 2025 (as reported)
- Document date: 2025 Q2
- What public buyers paid: median $2,132,514 per unit (6 awards, March 2024 to August 2026, 34.5 to 99 kV class (69 kV typical), per unit) (https://open-factory.com/prices/substation-transformer/)
- HTS line and duty: 8504.23.00, Liquid-filled transformer over 10,000 kVA (LPT, GSU); 40% from China, 13.4% from Mexico, 15% from EU, 13.4% from Korea all-in as of September 9, 2026 (https://open-factory.com/tariffs/8504-23-00/)
- Data as of: September 2, 2026

## Questions

### Power transformer, 5 MVA and up: how long is the lead time?

128 weeks, per Wood Mackenzie T&D supply chain note, Oct 15 2025 (as reported). Average quoted lead time, Q2 2025; 2024 range 80 to 210 weeks for large units.

### 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.

### Power transformer, 5 MVA and up: what does it cost?

Public awards: median $2,132,514 per unit (6 awards, March 2024 to August 2026, 34.5 to 99 kV class (69 kV typical), per unit), from Open Factory's Public Bid-Tab Price Book as of September 1, 2026.

### Power transformer, 5 MVA and up: what import duty applies?

HTS 8504.23.00: 40% from China, 13.4% from Mexico, 15% from EU, 13.4% 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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