Electrical Machinery and Equipment · 8 court cases · $1562.5M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
Free
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Monthly Imports
$1562.5M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
HIGH
15 rulings — · 0 reg · 6 CIT, 2 CAFC
Global Rates
🇺🇸 Free
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: Free · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 5 NCM codes
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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, CourtListener, HMRC / DG TAXUD / CBSA / SISCOMEX · As of 2026-04-28 · Updates monthly
This code has elevated regulatory activity — 15 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 0 pending Federal Register actions, and 8 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 — $1563M 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 | — |
Internal Advice Request No: 10/019; Tariff classification of a side key for use in a cellular telephone
The tariff classification of a wireless infrared receiver/headphone and wireless infrared transmitter/remote control from China
The tariff classification of aircraft components from the United States
The tariff classification and country of origin determination of patch panels from Canada
Switch Assembly; Rubber Dialpad, Rubberized Domes forMaking Connections to Printed Wiring Board in CordedTelephone Sets; Heading 8517, Parts for Telephone Sets; Apparatus for Electric Control or theDistribution of Electricity; HQ 958708, HQ 958709,HQ 958711
PRD 1101-97-100265; Roll Grinding Lathe and Drive, Mercury Spring Thermometer, Flow Controller, Ball Cock with Tube Connector, Pyrometer, Power Supply, Color Monitor, Signal Lamp; Control Station; Parts of Metal-Rolling Mills, Subheading 8455.90.80; Commingling of Merchandise, General Note 17, HTSUS, Section 152.13, Customs Regulations; Composite Machine, Functional Unit, Section XVI, Notes 3 and 4; HQ 957150, HQ 958641
HQ 958708 Clarified and Modified; Membrane Switch Assembly.
The tariff classification, marking, and status under the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) of an input/output control panel from Canada
PRD 1703-94-100085; Controllers for Paper Making Machines and Coaters, Paper Making, Paper Finishing, Subheading 8439.20.00; Control Panels, Heading 8537, Section XVI, Note 2; Denial of Claim for Failure to Provide Evidence, 19 CFR 174.13(a)(6) Dear Sir:
Tariff classification of a CPU board for a microwave oven.
HQ 088964 Revoked; Membrane Switch Assembly, Keypad With Two Flexible Membrane Circuits Having Carbon Ink Circuitry Printed on Them, Paper Spacers and Plastic Graphics; Parts of Electrical Apparatus for Line Telephony or Telegraphy, Heading 8517; Touch Operated Switch for Making/Breaking Electric Contact in Multiline Telephone Systems, Nidec Corporation v. U.S., Section XVI, Note 2 Dear Mr. Bradford:
HQ 087362 Revoked; Keyboard/Panel Switch for Cellular Mobile Telephone; Parts of Transmission Apparatus for Radiotelephony Whether or Not Incorporating Reception Apparatus, Heading 8529; Bases for Electric Control or the Distribution of Electricity, Heading 8537, Nidec Corporation v. U.S., Section XVI, Note 2 Dear Mr. Kleinfeld:
NY 863577, HQ 089938 Revoked; Elastomer, Klik Key Rubber Switch, Electrical Apparatus for Completing Electric Circuits; Switches, Heading 8536; Electrical Insulators, Heading 8546; Bases for Electric Control or Distribution of Electricity, Heading 8537, Nidec Corporation v. U.S., Section XVI, Note 2 Dear Ms. McLeod:
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)
HQ 963621 Revoked; Wiper Switch and Motor Vehicle Steering Column Switch
MOTOR CONTROL CENTERS, FOR A VOLTAGE NOT EXCEEDING 1,000 V
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.
