HTS heading
8536Electrical 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:
Rates as published in 2026 HTS Revision 15, captured 2026-08-13. Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
Current duty rates (16 lines)
| Code | Description | General | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8536.10.00 | Fuses | 2.7% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8536.20.00 | Automatic circuit breakers | 2.7% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8536.30.40.00 | Motor overload protectors | Free | — | 35% |
| 8536.30.80.00 | Other | Free | — | 35% |
| 8536.41.00 | For a voltage not exceeding 60 V | 2.7% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8536.49.00 | Other | 2.7% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8536.50.40.00 | Motor starters | Free | — | 35% |
| 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 | — | 35% |
| 8536.50.90 | Other | Free | — | 35% |
| 8536.61.00.00 | Lamp-holders | 2.7% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8536.69.40 | Coaxial connectors; cylindrical multicontact connectors; rack and panel connectors; printed circuit connectors; ribbon or flat cable connectors | Free | — | 35% |
| 8536.69.80.00 | Other | 2.7% | Free (A*,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8536.70.00.00 | Connectors for optical fibers, optical fiber bundles or cables | Free | — | 45% |
| 8536.90.40.00 | Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings; wafer probers | Free | — | 35% |
| 8536.90.60.00 | Battery clamps of a kind used in motor vehicles of heading 8702, 8703, 8704 or 8711 | 2.7% | Free (A*,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8536.90.85 | Other | Free | — | 35% |
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