U.S. import tariffs · heading 8536

Heading 8536: Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making…

Every line of heading 8536 in the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule, with its general (column 1) duty rate. Open a code for the landed cost calculator, trade agreement rates and email alerts if the rate changes.

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

Chapter 85: Electrical machinery and equipment; sound and TV equipment. Schedule checked on November 8, 2026.

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Tariff lines

HTS code	Official description	General rate
8536.10.00	Fuses	2.7%
8536.10.00.20	Glass cartridge
8536.10.00.40	Other
8536.20.00	Automatic circuit breakers	2.7%
8536.20.00.20	Molded case
8536.20.00.40	Other
8536.30	Other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits:
8536.30.40.00	Motor overload protectors	Free
8536.30.80.00	Other	Free
8536.41.00	For a voltage not exceeding 60 V	2.7%
8536.41.00.05	Automotive signaling flashers
8536.41.00.20	Electromechanical
8536.41.00.30	Other
8536.41.00.45	Contactors
8536.41.00.50	Electromechanical
8536.41.00.60	Other
8536.49.00	Other	2.7%
8536.49.00.50	Electromechanical
8536.49.00.55	Other
8536.49.00.65	Contactors
8536.49.00.75	Electromechanical
8536.49.00.80	Other
8536.50	Other switches:
8536.50.40.00	Motor starters	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	Free
8536.50.90	Other	Free
8536.50.90.20	Rated at not over 5 A
8536.50.90.25	Rated at over 5 A
8536.50.90.31	Momentary contact
8536.50.90.32	Other, gang switches
8536.50.90.33	Other
8536.50.90.35	Rated at over 5 A
8536.50.90.40	Snap-action, other than limit
8536.50.90.45	Knife
8536.50.90.50	Slide
8536.50.90.55	Limit
8536.50.90.65	Other
8536.61.00.00	Lamp-holders	2.7%
8536.69	Other:
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
8536.69.40.20	Cylindrical multicontact connectors
8536.69.40.30	Rack and panel connectors
8536.69.40.40	Printed circuit connectors
8536.69.40.51	Ribbon or flat cable connectors
8536.69.80.00	Other	2.7%
8536.70.00.00	Connectors for optical fibers, optical fiber bundles or cables	Free
8536.90	Other apparatus:
8536.90.40.00	Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings; wafer probers	Free
8536.90.60.00	Battery clamps of a kind used in motor vehicles of heading 8702, 8703, 8704 or 8711	2.7%
8536.90.85	Other	Free
8536.90.85.10	Electrical distribution ducts
8536.90.85.30	Junction boxes
8536.90.85.85	Other

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BEAD INDUSTRIES, INC. MILFORD, CT· Electronic Connector Manufacturing
DERINGER-NEY INC. BLOOMFIELD, CT· Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing
NATIONAL BREAKER SERVICES, L.L.C. MIDDLEBURY, CT· Switchgear and Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing
P-Q CONTROLS, INC. BRISTOL, CT· Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing
PALCO CONNECTOR, INC. NAUGATUCK, CT· Electronic Connector Manufacturing

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8536.10.0020FUSES, GLASS CARTRIDGE, FOR A VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 1000 VOLTS
8536.10.0040FUSES, EXCEPT GLASS CARTRIDGE, FOR A VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 1,000 V
8536.20.0020AUTOMATIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS, MOLDED CASE, FOR A VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 1,000 V
8536.20.0040AUTOMATIC CIRCUIT BREAKERS, FOR A VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 1,000 V, NESOI
8536.30.0000ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT PROTECTING APPARATUS, NOT EXCEEDING 1,000 V, NESOI
8536.41.0005AUTOMOTIVE SIGNALING FLASHERS, FOR A VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 60 VOLTS
8536.41.0020RELAYS, ELECTROMECHANICAL, WITH CONTACTS RATED LESS THAN 10 A, FOR A VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 60 V
8536.41.0030RELAYS, EXCEPT ELECTROMECHANICAL, WITH CONTACTS RATED LESS THAN 10 A, FOR A VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 60 V
8536.41.0045CONTACTORS, FOR A VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 60 V
8536.41.0050RELAYS, ELECTROMECHANICAL, FOR A VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 60 V, NESOI
8536.41.0060RELAYS FOR PROTECTING ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS, FOR A VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 60 V, NESOI
8536.49.0050RELAYS, ELECTROMECHANICAL, WITH CONTACTS RATED AT LESS THAN 10 A, FOR A VOLTAGE EXCEEDING 60 V BUT NOT EXCEEDING 1000 V

Source: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule; Schedule B: U.S. Census Bureau. Information only, not legal or customs advice; U.S. Customs and Border Protection decides the classification and the duty. Confirm with a licensed customs broker before you ship.

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