HTS 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
| General rate | Not stated for this line What most imports pay — countries with normal trade relations, which is nearly all of them. |
|---|---|
| Special rate | Not stated for this line Only under a trade programme or agreement, and only if the goods qualify. The codes name the programmes. |
| Column 2 rate | Not stated for this line Only for the few countries without normal trade relations. |
This line states no general duty rate, and none is inherited from the lines above it. That is not the same as duty-free: lines in Chapters 98 and 99 are provisions and qualifiers rather than ordinary commodities, and a rate may be stated elsewhere. Check the heading before assuming anything.
Additional duties may apply
This line references Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate above and depend on where the goods were made. The rate shown here is therefore not the whole story for every origin.
Statistical breakouts
The 10-digit lines under this code. They are reporting categories; the duty is the one above unless a line states its own.
| Code | Description | Units | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8536.10.00 | Fuses | — | 2.7% |
| 8536.10.00.20 | Glass cartridge | No. | 2.7% |
| 8536.10.00.40 | Other | No. | 2.7% |
| 8536.20.00 | Automatic circuit breakers | — | 2.7% |
| 8536.20.00.20 | Molded case | No. | 2.7% |
| 8536.20.00.40 | Other | No. | 2.7% |
| 8536.30 | Other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits | — | see above |
| 8536.30.40.00 | Motor overload protectors | No. | Free |
| 8536.30.80.00 | Other | No. | Free |
| 8536.41.00 | For a voltage not exceeding 60 V | — | 2.7% |
| 8536.41.00.05 | Automotive signaling flashers | No. | 2.7% |
| 8536.41.00.20 | Electromechanical | No. | 2.7% |
| 8536.41.00.30 | Other | No. | 2.7% |
| 8536.41.00.45 | Contactors | No. | 2.7% |
| 8536.41.00.50 | Electromechanical | No. | 2.7% |
| 8536.41.00.60 | Other | No. | 2.7% |
| 8536.49.00 | Other | — | 2.7% |
| 8536.49.00.50 | Electromechanical | No. | 2.7% |
| 8536.49.00.55 | Other | No. | 2.7% |
| 8536.49.00.65 | Contactors | No. | 2.7% |
| 8536.49.00.75 | Electromechanical | No. | 2.7% |
| 8536.49.00.80 | Other | No. | 2.7% |
| 8536.50 | Other switches | — | see above |
| 8536.50.40.00 | Motor starters | No. | Free |
| 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 |
| 8536.50.90 | Other | — | Free |
| 8536.50.90.20 | Rated at not over 5 A | No. | Free |
| 8536.50.90.25 | Rated at over 5 A | No. | Free |
| 8536.50.90.31 | Momentary contact | No. | Free |
| 8536.50.90.32 | Other, gang switches | No. | Free |
| 8536.50.90.33 | Other | No. | Free |
| 8536.50.90.35 | Rated at over 5 A | No. | Free |
| 8536.50.90.40 | Snap-action, other than limit | No. | Free |
| 8536.50.90.45 | Knife | No. | Free |
| 8536.50.90.50 | Slide | No. | Free |
| 8536.50.90.55 | Limit | No. | Free |
| 8536.50.90.65 | Other | No. | Free |
| 8536.61.00.00 | Lamp-holders | No. | 2.7% |
| 8536.69 | Other | — | see above |
| 8536.69.40 | Coaxial connectors; cylindrical multicontact connectors; rack and panel connectors; printed circuit connectors; ribbon or flat cable connectors | — | Free |
| 8536.69.40.10 | Coaxial connectors | No. | Free |
| 8536.69.40.20 | Cylindrical multicontact connectors | No. | Free |
| 8536.69.40.30 | Rack and panel connectors | No. | Free |
| 8536.69.40.40 | Printed circuit connectors | No. | Free |
| 8536.69.40.51 | Ribbon or flat cable connectors | No. | Free |
| 8536.69.80.00 | Other | No. | 2.7% |
| 8536.70.00.00 | Connectors for optical fibers, optical fiber bundles or cables | No. | Free |
| 8536.90 | Other apparatus | — | see above |
| 8536.90.40.00 | Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings; wafer probers | No. | Free |
| 8536.90.60.00 | Battery clamps of a kind used in motor vehicles of heading 8702, 8703, 8704 or 8711 | No. | 2.7% |
| 8536.90.85 | Other | — | Free |
| 8536.90.85.10 | Electrical distribution ducts | kg | Free |
| 8536.90.85.30 | Junction boxes | No. | Free |
| 8536.90.85.85 | Other | No. | Free |
What changed
No recorded change to this line since we began reading the schedule daily. That is the ordinary state: USITC revises it fifteen to eighteen times a year, and most codes are untouched in any given revision.
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One email if the duty on 8536 moves, or the line is reworded or withdrawn. USITC publishes revisions without a calendar, and a rate change applies to goods entered from the day it takes effect.
Before you rely on this
Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call. This page publishes the schedule as USITC does; it does not calculate what an entry will cost.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Re-checked daily.