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HTS 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

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Code	Description	General	Special	Column 2	Units	Calculate
8535.10.00	8535.10.00FusesGeneral 2.7% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35%	2.7%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%
8535.10.00.20	8535.10.00.20In circuits of 2,300 V or moreGeneral 2.7% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.7%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8535.10.00.40	8535.10.00.40OtherGeneral 2.7% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.7%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
	Automatic circuit breakers
8535.21.00.00	8535.21.00.00For a voltage of less than 72.5 kVGeneral 2.7% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.7%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8535.29.00	8535.29.00OtherGeneral 2% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35%	2%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%
8535.29.00.20	8535.29.00.20In circuits of 345 kV or moreGeneral 2% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8535.29.00.40	8535.29.00.40OtherGeneral 2% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8535.30.00	8535.30.00Isolating switches and make-and-break switchesGeneral 2.7% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35%	2.7%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%
8535.30.00.40	8535.30.00.40KnifeGeneral 2.7% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.7%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8535.30.00.80	8535.30.00.80OtherGeneral 2.7% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.7%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8535.40.00.00	8535.40.00.00Lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressorsGeneral 2.7% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.7%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8535.90	8535.90Other
8535.90.40.00	8535.90.40.00Motor starters and motor overload protectorsGeneral 2.7% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.7%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8535.90.80	8535.90.80OtherGeneral 2.7% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35%	2.7%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%
8535.90.80.20	8535.90.80.20Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplingsGeneral 2.7% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.7%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8535.90.80.40	8535.90.80.40Other connectorsGeneral 2.7% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.7%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.
8535.90.80.60	8535.90.80.60OtherGeneral 2.7% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 35% · No.	2.7%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	35%	No.

2026 HTS Revision 21 (October 9, 2026)

Duty by country of origin

Rate line	Mexico41.96% of imports	Canada14.61% of imports	Germany7.75% of imports	China4.91% of imports	South Korea4.4% of imports	Italy2.82% of imports	Switzerland2.42% of imports	Sweden2.4% of imports	Taiwan2.29% of imports	India2.2% of imports
8535.10.00.20In circuits of 2,300 V or more	12.7%9903.05.55	12.7%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	40.2%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.74	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.76	12.7%9903.05.44
8535.10.00.40Other	12.7%9903.05.55	12.7%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	40.2%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.74	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.76	12.7%9903.05.44
8535.21.00.00For a voltage of less than 72.5 kV	12.7%9903.05.55	12.7%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	40.2%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.74	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.76	12.7%9903.05.44
8535.29.00.20In circuits of 345 kV or more	12%9903.05.55	12%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	39.5%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.74	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.76	12%9903.05.44
8535.29.00.40Other	12%9903.05.55	12%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	39.5%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.74	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.76	12%9903.05.44
8535.30.00.40Knife	12.7%9903.05.55	12.7%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	40.2%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.74	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.76	12.7%9903.05.44
8535.30.00.80Other	12.7%9903.05.55	12.7%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	40.2%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.74	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.76	12.7%9903.05.44
8535.40.00.00Lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors	12.7%9903.05.55	12.7%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	40.2%9903.05.319903.88.03	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.74	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.76	12.7%9903.05.44
8535.90.40.00Motor starters and motor overload protectors	12.7%9903.05.55	12.7%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	40.2%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.74	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.76	12.7%9903.05.44
8535.90.80.20Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings	12.7%9903.05.55	12.7%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	40.2%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.74	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.76	12.7%9903.05.44
8535.90.80.40Other connectors	12.7%9903.05.55	12.7%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	40.2%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.74	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.76	12.7%9903.05.44
8535.90.80.60Other	12.7%9903.05.55	12.7%9903.05.29	10%9903.05.39	40.2%9903.05.319903.88.01	12.5%9903.05.71	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.74	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.76	12.7%9903.05.44

Total duty on a $10,000 ocean shipment entered 2026-10-13, before customs fees. Origins are the leading sources of US imports under this heading in 2025 (US Census Bureau).