HTS Heading 8535

Electrical 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

All 12 HTS codes under heading 8535 (electrical apparatus for switching), with their duty rates from the 2026 HTS Revision 23. General duty 2% to 2.7%.

Every line of heading 8535

  • 8535 Electrical 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.
  • 8535.10.00 Fuses (under: Electrical 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): General 2.7%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 35%.
  • 8535.10.00.20 In circuits of 2,300 V or more (No.).
  • 8535.10.00.40 Other (under: Fuses) (No.).
  • 8535.21.00.00 For a voltage of less than 72.5 kV (No.): General 2.7%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 35%.
  • 8535.29.00 Other (under: Automatic circuit breakers): General 2%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 35%.
  • 8535.29.00.20 In circuits of 345 kV or more (No.).
  • 8535.29.00.40 Other (under: Other) (No.).
  • 8535.30.00 Isolating switches and make-and-break switches: General 2.7%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 35%.
  • 8535.30.00.40 Knife (under: Isolating switches and make-and-break switches) (No.).
  • 8535.30.00.80 Other (under: Isolating switches and make-and-break switches) (No.).
  • 8535.40.00.00 Lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors (No.): General 2.7%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 35%.
  • 8535.90 Other (under: Electrical 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).
  • 8535.90.40.00 Motor starters and motor overload protectors (No.): General 2.7%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 35%.
  • 8535.90.80 Other (under: Other): General 2.7%; Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG); Column 2 35%.
  • 8535.90.80.20 Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings (No.).
  • 8535.90.80.40 Other connectors (under: Other) (No.).
  • 8535.90.80.60 Other (under: Other) (No.).

From MFG Calcs data: Switchgear, connectors, and controls

U.S. imports of switchgear, connectors, and controls (headings 8535, 8536, 8537, 8538) came to $42.13B in 2025, with $4.72B in calculated duty: an effective duty of 11.2%, every duty included.

Effective duty in Sep 2026: 10.2%, against 14.4% in Sep 2025.

Largest sources in 2025: Mexico $15.68B at 3.7% effective duty; China $3.54B at 50.9% effective duty; Canada $2.75B at 3.1% effective duty; Germany $2.60B at 10.9% effective duty; Japan $1.75B at 10.4% effective duty.

These are family totals from U.S. import statistics published through USITC DataWeb, not this heading's rate alone; effective duty is calculated duty as a share of customs value, an estimate, not a ruling.

About these rates

The rates are those printed in the 2026 HTS Revision 23, published by the U.S. International Trade Commission. A 10-digit statistical line takes the rates printed on the 8-digit line above it. Chapter 99 duties (Section 232, Section 301, IEEPA) depend on the product, the origin and the date, are charged on top, and are not included. A code here is a strong lead, not a ruling: confirm it with a customs broker or a CBP binding ruling.

Last reviewed 2026-11-12.