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HTS 8533Chapter 85

HTS 8533Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resistors; parts thereof: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Electrical Machinery and Equipment · 14 court cases · $81.0M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

Free

Special

Free

Column 2

Free

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Trade Intelligence

Monthly Imports

$81.0M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

HIGH

0 rulings — · 0 reg · 13 CIT, 1 CAFC (2 recent)

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: N/A · 🇧🇷 Brazil: N/A

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CourtListener · As of 2026-04-28 · Updates monthly

Active DisputesRecent court cases or pending regulations affect this code
Regulatory Pressure

This code has elevated regulatory activity — 0 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 0 pending Federal Register actions, and 14 CIT/CAFC cases.

Supply Chain Risk

100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.

Trade Remedy

Additional Tariffs Apply

Section 301 — China Tariffs+25%

List 1 — ~$34B of Chinese goods (machinery, electronics, industrial components)

Active — 7.5%–25% additional duties on Chinese-origin goods across four tranches (Lists 1–4A), with higher 2024/2025 increases on targeted product categories.

Effective 2018-07-06

These additional tariffs apply on top of the general duty rate. View full trade remedy tracker →

Subheadings (31)

CodeDescriptionRate
8533.10.00Fixed carbon resistors, composition or film typesFree
8533.10.00.20Having more than two terminals (resistor networks)
8533.10.00.42Having two terminals
8533.10.00.57Having more than two leads (resistor networks)
8533.10.00.60Carbon composition
8533.10.00.65Carbon film
8533.21.00For a power handling capacity not exceeding <il>20 W</il>Free
8533.21.00.10Dual-in-line package
8533.21.00.20Other (including flat packs)
8533.21.00.30Flat resistor chips
8533.21.00.40Cylindrical leadless resistors (including metal film, metal oxide and thick cement film)
8533.21.00.50Single-in-line
8533.21.00.60Dual-in-line
8533.21.00.70Other
8533.21.00.80Wirewound
8533.21.00.90Other (including metal film, metal oxide and thick cement film)
8533.29.00.00OtherFree
8533.31.00.00For a power handling capacity not exceeding <il>20 W</il>Free
8533.39.00OtherFree
8533.39.00.40Dimmers
8533.39.00.80Other
8533.40Other variable resistors, including rheostats and potentiometers:
8533.40.40.00Metal oxide varistorsFree
8533.40.80OtherFree
8533.40.80.40Rheostat and resistor type motor starters and controllers
8533.40.80.50Cermet
8533.40.80.60Metal glaze
8533.40.80.70Other
8533.90Parts:
8533.90.40.00For the goods of subheading 8533.40, of ceramic or metallic materials, electrically or mechanically reactive to changes in temperatureFree
8533.90.80.00OtherFree

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (14)

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Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8533100020Schedule B

FIXED CARBON RESISTORS, COMPOSITION OR FILM TYPE, DESIGNED FOR SURFACE MOUNTING, HAVING MORE THAN TWO TERMINALS

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8532.22.00.858533.10.00