Electrical Machinery and Equipment · $1707.7M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
Free
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Monthly Imports
$1707.7M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
LOW
1 rulings — · 0 reg · 0 cases
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, Regulations.gov, CPSC SaferProducts.gov · 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 — $1708M 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8537.10 | For a voltage not exceeding <il>1,000 V</il>: | — |
| 8537.10.30.00 | Assembled with outer housing or supports, for the goods of headings 8421, 8422, 8450 or 8516 | 2.7% |
| 8537.10.60.00 | Motor control centers | 2.7% |
| 8537.10.80.00 | Touch-sensitive data input devices (so-called "touch screens") without display capabilities, for incorporation into apparatus having a display, which function by detecting the presence and location of a touch within the display area (such sensing may be obtained by means of resistance, electrostatic capacity, acoustic pulse recognition, infra-red lights or other touch-sensitive technology) | Free |
| 8537.10.91 | Other | 2.7% |
| 8537.10.91.20 | Switchgear assemblies and switchboards | — |
| 8537.10.91.30 | Numerical controls for controlling machine tools | — |
| 8537.10.91.50 | Panel boards and distribution boards | — |
| 8537.10.91.60 | Programmable controllers | — |
| 8537.10.91.70 | Other | — |
| 8537.20.00 | For a voltage exceeding <il>1,000 V</il> | 2.7% |
| 8537.20.00.20 | Switchgear assemblies and switchboards | — |
| 8537.20.00.40 | Other | — |
The tariff classification of an electrical control device
USTR regulatory documents related to this tariff code from Regulations.gov.
Comment from Bob Schrader, Hartland Controls, LLC
Request for Comments: Proposed Modification of Action Pursuant to Section 301: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
Exclusion denied, Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc, Multi-purpose camera, HTS 8543709960
Exclusion denied, Legrand North & Central America, Molded Part, HTS 8538906000
Exclusion Granted, Varex Imaging Corporation, radiator, HTS 8419903000
Source: Regulations.gov
MOTOR CONTROL CENTERS, FOR A VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 1,000 V
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.
