HTS heading 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 — 55 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8536.10.00 | Fuses + Ch. 99 | 2.7% | — |
| 8536.10.00.20 | Glass cartridge + Ch. 99 | 2.7% (inherited from 8536.10.00) | No. |
| 8536.10.00.40 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.7% (inherited from 8536.10.00) | No. |
| 8536.20.00 | Automatic circuit breakers + Ch. 99 | 2.7% | — |
| 8536.20.00.20 | Molded case + Ch. 99 | 2.7% (inherited from 8536.20.00) | No. |
| 8536.20.00.40 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.7% (inherited from 8536.20.00) | No. |
| 8536.30 | Other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8536.30.40.00 | Motor overload protectors + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8536.30.80.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8536.41.00 | For a voltage not exceeding 60 V + Ch. 99 | 2.7% | — |
| 8536.41.00.05 | Automotive signaling flashers + Ch. 99 | 2.7% (inherited from 8536.41.00) | No. |
| 8536.41.00.20 | Electromechanical + Ch. 99 | 2.7% (inherited from 8536.41.00) | No. |
| 8536.41.00.30 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.7% (inherited from 8536.41.00) | No. |
| 8536.41.00.45 | Contactors + Ch. 99 | 2.7% (inherited from 8536.41.00) | No. |
| 8536.41.00.50 | Electromechanical + Ch. 99 | 2.7% (inherited from 8536.41.00) | No. |
| 8536.41.00.60 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.7% (inherited from 8536.41.00) | No. |
| 8536.49.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.7% | — |
| 8536.49.00.50 | Electromechanical + Ch. 99 | 2.7% (inherited from 8536.49.00) | No. |
| 8536.49.00.55 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.7% (inherited from 8536.49.00) | No. |
| 8536.49.00.65 | Contactors + Ch. 99 | 2.7% (inherited from 8536.49.00) | No. |
| 8536.49.00.75 | Electromechanical + Ch. 99 | 2.7% (inherited from 8536.49.00) | No. |
| 8536.49.00.80 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.7% (inherited from 8536.49.00) | No. |
| 8536.50 | Other switches + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8536.50.40.00 | Motor starters + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 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 + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8536.50.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8536.50.90.20 | Rated at not over 5 A + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8536.50.90) | No. |
| 8536.50.90.25 | Rated at over 5 A + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8536.50.90) | No. |
| 8536.50.90.31 | Momentary contact + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8536.50.90) | No. |
| 8536.50.90.32 | Other, gang switches + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8536.50.90) | No. |
| 8536.50.90.33 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8536.50.90) | No. |
| 8536.50.90.35 | Rated at over 5 A + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8536.50.90) | No. |
| 8536.50.90.40 | Snap-action, other than limit + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8536.50.90) | No. |
| 8536.50.90.45 | Knife + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8536.50.90) | No. |
| 8536.50.90.50 | Slide + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8536.50.90) | No. |
| 8536.50.90.55 | Limit + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8536.50.90) | No. |
| 8536.50.90.65 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8536.50.90) | No. |
| 8536.61.00.00 | Lamp-holders + Ch. 99 | 2.7% | No. |
| 8536.69 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8536.69.40 | Coaxial connectors; cylindrical multicontact connectors; rack and panel connectors; printed circuit connectors; ribbon or flat cable connectors + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8536.69.40.10 | Coaxial connectors + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8536.69.40) | No. |
| 8536.69.40.20 | Cylindrical multicontact connectors + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8536.69.40) | No. |
| 8536.69.40.30 | Rack and panel connectors + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8536.69.40) | No. |
| 8536.69.40.40 | Printed circuit connectors + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8536.69.40) | No. |
| 8536.69.40.51 | Ribbon or flat cable connectors + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8536.69.40) | No. |
| 8536.69.80.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.7% | No. |
| 8536.70.00.00 | Connectors for optical fibers, optical fiber bundles or cables + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8536.90 | Other apparatus + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8536.90.40.00 | Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings; wafer probers + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8536.90.60.00 | Battery clamps of a kind used in motor vehicles of heading 8702, 8703, 8704 or 8711 + Ch. 99 | 2.7% | No. |
| 8536.90.85 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 8536.90.85.10 | Electrical distribution ducts + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8536.90.85) | kg |
| 8536.90.85.30 | Junction boxes + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8536.90.85) | No. |
| 8536.90.85.85 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 8536.90.85) | No. |
34 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
55 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.