Electrical Machinery and Equipment · 2 court cases · $223.3M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
Free
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Monthly Imports
$223.3M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
MODERATE
5 rulings — · 0 reg · 2 CIT, 0 CAFC
Global Rates
🇺🇸 Free
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: Free · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 4 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 2026-04-29 · Updates monthly
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 — $223M 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8536.50 | 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 | — |
The tariff classification of enclosed pushbutton switches from Canada
The tariff classification of a vehicle hood latch and touch pad sensor from South Korea
Automotive Switchplate Assembly; Base or Console Equipped With Two or More Apparatus of Heading 8535 or 8536, for Electric Control or the Distribution of Electricity, Heading 8537; Other Parts and Accessories for Motor Vehicles, Heading 8708; Section XVI, Note 1(l), Section XVII, Note 2(f)
NY E81997 and NY E81998 Revoked; Wiper Switch and Motor Vehicle Steering Column Switch
Pressure switches; NY K87735 affirmed
USTR regulatory documents related to this tariff code from Regulations.gov.
Exclusion Granted, Leviton Manufacturing Co. Inc, Occupancy & Vacancy Sensors, HTS 8536507000
Exclusion Granted, Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Mechanical and Digital Dimmers and Switches, HTS 8536507000
Exclusion Denied, Leviton Manufacturing Co., Inc., Communicating Dimmers and Switches, HTS 8536507000
Exclusion Granted, Wilspec Technologies Inc.. Fixed Set-Point Pressure Switches, 8536507000
Exclusion Denied, Academy, Ltd., Small Battery Switch, HTS 8536509065
Source: Regulations.gov
MOTOR STARTERS, FOR A VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 1,000 V
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.
