Chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles
HTS heading 8535: Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example,…
18 numbered lines under heading 8535, including 12 10-digit statistical lines. The first six digits are the international HS subheading; the general column is the normal US duty rate.
| HTS code | Description | Unit | General | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8535 | Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, fuses, lightning arresters, voltage limiters, surge suppressors, plugs and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage exceeding 1,000 V: | ||||
| 8535.10.00 | Fuses | 2.7% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| 8535.10.00.20 | In circuits of 2,300 V or more | No. | |||
| 8535.10.00.40 | Other | No. | |||
| Automatic circuit breakers: | |||||
| 8535.21.00.00 | For a voltage of less than 72.5 kV | No. | 2.7% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8535.29.00 | Other | 2% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| 8535.29.00.20 | In circuits of 345 kV or more | No. | |||
| 8535.29.00.40 | Other | No. | |||
| 8535.30.00 | Isolating switches and make-and-break switches | 2.7% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| 8535.30.00.40 | Knife | No. | |||
| 8535.30.00.80 | Other | No. | |||
| 8535.40.00.00 | Lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors | No. | 2.7% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8535.90 | Other: | ||||
| 8535.90.40.00 | Motor starters and motor overload protectors | No. | 2.7% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8535.90.80 | Other | 2.7% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| 8535.90.80.20 | Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings | No. | |||
| 8535.90.80.40 | Other connectors | No. | |||
| 8535.90.80.60 | Other | No. |
Statistical (10-digit) lines without a rate use the rate of the 8-digit line above them. Additional duties such as Section 301 and Section 232 may apply; check them with the tariff checker.
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Request a free auditSource: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, 2026 HTS Revision 20 (effective 2026-09-28), U.S. International Trade Commission (hts.usitc.gov), imported 2026-10-07. Reference only; not legal or customs advice or a binding classification. Additional duties under Chapter 99 may apply. ShipWave is not affiliated with the USITC or U.S. Customs and Border Protection.