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HTS 8536.30Chapter 85

HTS 8536.30Other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Electrical Machinery and Equipment · 5 court cases · $68.0M 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

$68.0M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

MODERATE

4 rulings — · 0 reg · 2 CIT, 3 CAFC

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: Free · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 2 NCM codes

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, CourtListener, Regulations.gov, HMRC / DG TAXUD / CBSA / SISCOMEX · As of 2026-04-26 · Updates monthly

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 (3)

CodeDescriptionRate
8536.30Other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits:
8536.30.40.00Motor overload protectorsFree
8536.30.80.00OtherFree

CBP Rulings (4)

N350508Classification, Origin, MarkingUSMCA

The classification, country of origin, marking, and eligibility under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) of a surge protection device

N271605Classification

The tariff classification of a motor protection device from South Korea.

965094Classification

Reconsideration of NY G86595; Wearable Compact Ionizer; Compact Ionizer; Air-Gun Style Ionizer; Desk Top Ionizer

961050Classification

Protest 3901-97-102166; flexible integrated circuits

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (5)

Regulatory Dockets (1)

USTR regulatory documents related to this tariff code from Regulations.gov.

Source: Regulations.gov

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8536300000Schedule B

ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT PROTECTING APPARATUS, NOT EXCEEDING 1,000 V, NESOI

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8536.20.00.408536.30.40.00