Electrical Machinery and Equipment · 14 court cases · $1245.3M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
Free
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Monthly Imports
$1245.3M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
HIGH
2 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, CBP CROSS Rulings, CourtListener · As of 2026-04-29 · Updates monthly
This code has elevated regulatory activity — 2 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 0 pending Federal Register actions, and 14 CIT/CAFC cases.
100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.
This is a high-volume import code — $1245M in monthly US imports. Duty rate changes or trade remedy actions on this code have significant economic impact.
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 →
| Code | Description | 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 | — |
FUSES, GLASS CARTRIDGE, FOR A VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 1000 VOLTS
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.
