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 8536: Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example,…
55 numbered lines under heading 8536, including 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8536 | Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V; connectors for optical fibers, optical fiber bundles or cables: | ||||
| 8536.10.00 | Fuses | 2.7% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| 8536.10.00.20 | Glass cartridge | No. | |||
| 8536.10.00.40 | Other | No. | |||
| 8536.20.00 | Automatic circuit breakers | 2.7% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| 8536.20.00.20 | Molded case | No. | |||
| 8536.20.00.40 | Other | No. | |||
| 8536.30 | Other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits: | ||||
| 8536.30.40.00 | Motor overload protectors | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8536.30.80.00 | Other | No. | Free | 35% | |
| Relays: | |||||
| 8536.41.00 | For a voltage not exceeding 60 V | 2.7% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| 8536.41.00.05 | Automotive signaling flashers | No. | |||
| Other: | |||||
| With contacts rated at less than 10 A: | |||||
| 8536.41.00.20 | Electromechanical | No. | |||
| 8536.41.00.30 | Other | No. | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 8536.41.00.45 | Contactors | No. | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 8536.41.00.50 | Electromechanical | No. | |||
| 8536.41.00.60 | Other | No. | |||
| 8536.49.00 | Other | 2.7% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| With contacts rated at less than 10 A: | |||||
| 8536.49.00.50 | Electromechanical | No. | |||
| 8536.49.00.55 | Other | No. | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 8536.49.00.65 | Contactors | No. | |||
| Other: | |||||
| 8536.49.00.75 | Electromechanical | No. | |||
| 8536.49.00.80 | Other | No. | |||
| 8536.50 | Other switches: | ||||
| 8536.50.40.00 | Motor starters | No. | Free | 35% | |
| Other: | |||||
| 8536.50.70.00 | Electronic AC switches consisting of optically coupled input and output circuits (insulated thyristor AC switches); electronic switches, including temperature protected switches, consisting of a transistor and a logic chip (chip-on-chip technology); electromechanical snap-action switches for a current not exceeding 11 amps | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8536.50.90 | Other | Free | 35% | ||
| Rotary: | |||||
| 8536.50.90.20 | Rated at not over 5 A | No. | |||
| 8536.50.90.25 | Rated at over 5 A | No. | |||
| Push-button: | |||||
| Rated at not over 5 A | |||||
| 8536.50.90.31 | Momentary contact | No. | |||
| 8536.50.90.32 | Other, gang switches | No. | |||
| 8536.50.90.33 | Other | No. | |||
| 8536.50.90.35 | Rated at over 5 A | No. | |||
| 8536.50.90.40 | Snap-action, other than limit | No. | |||
| 8536.50.90.45 | Knife | No. | |||
| 8536.50.90.50 | Slide | No. | |||
| 8536.50.90.55 | Limit | No. | |||
| 8536.50.90.65 | Other | No. | |||
| Lamp-holders, plugs and sockets: | |||||
| 8536.61.00.00 | Lamp-holders | No. | 2.7% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8536.69 | Other: | ||||
| 8536.69.40 | Coaxial connectors; cylindrical multicontact connectors; rack and panel connectors; printed circuit connectors; ribbon or flat cable connectors | Free | 35% | ||
| 8536.69.40.10 | Coaxial connectors | No. | |||
| 8536.69.40.20 | Cylindrical multicontact connectors | No. | |||
| 8536.69.40.30 | Rack and panel connectors | No. | |||
| 8536.69.40.40 | Printed circuit connectors | No. | |||
| 8536.69.40.51 | Ribbon or flat cable connectors | No. | |||
| 8536.69.80.00 | Other | No. | 2.7% | Free (A*,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8536.70.00.00 | Connectors for optical fibers, optical fiber bundles or cables | No. | Free | 45% | |
| 8536.90 | Other apparatus: | ||||
| 8536.90.40.00 | Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings; wafer probers | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8536.90.60.00 | Battery clamps of a kind used in motor vehicles of heading 8702, 8703, 8704 or 8711 | No. | 2.7% | Free (A*,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8536.90.85 | Other | Free | 35% | ||
| 8536.90.85.10 | Electrical distribution ducts | kg | |||
| 8536.90.85.30 | Junction boxes | No. | |||
| 8536.90.85.85 | 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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