HTS Index

HTS heading 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 — 18 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
8535Electrical 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 + Ch. 99not stated
8535.10.00Fuses + Ch. 992.7%
8535.10.00.20In circuits of 2,300 V or more + Ch. 992.7% (inherited from 8535.10.00)No.
8535.10.00.40Other + Ch. 992.7% (inherited from 8535.10.00)No.
8535.21.00.00For a voltage of less than 72.5 kV + Ch. 992.7%No.
8535.29.00Other + Ch. 992%
8535.29.00.20In circuits of 345 kV or more + Ch. 992% (inherited from 8535.29.00)No.
8535.29.00.40Other + Ch. 992% (inherited from 8535.29.00)No.
8535.30.00Isolating switches and make-and-break switches + Ch. 992.7%
8535.30.00.40Knife + Ch. 992.7% (inherited from 8535.30.00)No.
8535.30.00.80Other + Ch. 992.7% (inherited from 8535.30.00)No.
8535.40.00.00Lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors + Ch. 992.7%No.
8535.90Other + Ch. 99not stated
8535.90.40.00Motor starters and motor overload protectors + Ch. 992.7%No.
8535.90.80Other + Ch. 992.7%
8535.90.80.20Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings + Ch. 992.7% (inherited from 8535.90.80)No.
8535.90.80.40Other connectors + Ch. 992.7% (inherited from 8535.90.80)No.
8535.90.80.60Other + Ch. 992.7% (inherited from 8535.90.80)No.

9 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

18 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.