HTS 8538
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8538.10.00.00 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 8537, not equipped with their apparatus | No. | Free |
| 8538.90 | Other | — | see above |
| 8538.90.10.00 | Of an article of heading 8537 for one of the articles described in additional U.S. note 11 to chapter 85 | No. | Free |
| 8538.90.30.00 | Other | No. | 3.5% |
| 8538.90.40.00 | Other, for the articles of subheading 8535.90.40, 8536.30.40 or 8536.50.40, of ceramic or metallic materials, electrically or mechanically reactive to changes in temperature | No. | 3.5% |
| 8538.90.60.00 | Molded parts | kg | 3.5% |
| 8538.90.81 | Other | — | 3.5% |
| 8538.90.81.20 | Of automatic circuit breakers | No. | 3.5% |
| 8538.90.81.40 | Metal contacts | kg | 3.5% |
| 8538.90.81.60 | Other parts of switchgear, switchboards, panel boards and distribution boards | No. | 3.5% |
| 8538.90.81.80 | Other | No. | 3.5% |
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.
Email me when this code changes
One email if the duty on 8538 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.