HTS heading 8538
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537 — 12 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8538 | Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537 + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8538.10.00.00 | Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 8537, not equipped with their apparatus + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8538.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 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 + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8538.90.30.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 3.5% | No. |
| 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 + Ch. 99 | 3.5% | No. |
| 8538.90.60.00 | Molded parts + Ch. 99 | 3.5% | kg |
| 8538.90.81 | Other + Ch. 99 | 3.5% | — |
| 8538.90.81.20 | Of automatic circuit breakers + Ch. 99 | 3.5% (inherited from 8538.90.81) | No. |
| 8538.90.81.40 | Metal contacts + Ch. 99 | 3.5% (inherited from 8538.90.81) | kg |
| 8538.90.81.60 | Other parts of switchgear, switchboards, panel boards and distribution boards + Ch. 99 | 3.5% (inherited from 8538.90.81) | No. |
| 8538.90.81.80 | Other + Ch. 99 | 3.5% (inherited from 8538.90.81) | No. |
4 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
12 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.