Electrical Machinery and Equipment · 3 court cases · $337.0M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC
General
Free
Special
Free
Column 2
Free
Trade Agreement Eligibility
Monthly Imports
$337.0M
2026-01
Trade Concentration
100%
from top 3 of 1 origins
Regulatory Pressure
MODERATE
8 rulings — · 0 reg · 3 CIT, 0 CAFC
Global Rates
🇺🇸 Free
🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: N/A · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 3 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 2026-04-26 · 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 — $337M 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8538.90 | Other: | — |
| 8538.90.10.00 | Of an article of heading 8537 for one of the articles described in additional U.S. note 11 to chapter 85 | Free |
| 8538.90.30.00 | Other | 3.5% |
| 8538.90.40.00 | Other, for the articles of subheading 8535.90.40, 8536.30.40 or 8536.50.40, of ceramic or metallic materials, electrically or mechanically reactive to changes in temperature | 3.5% |
| 8538.90.60.00 | Molded parts | 3.5% |
| 8538.90.81 | Other | 3.5% |
| 8538.90.81.20 | Of automatic circuit breakers | — |
| 8538.90.81.40 | Metal contacts | — |
| 8538.90.81.60 | Other parts of switchgear, switchboards, panel boards and distribution boards | — |
| 8538.90.81.80 | Other | — |
The tariff classification of silver-based electrical contacts from China
Plastic electrical connector housing; NY B82385 revoked.
PCB Base Assemblies
The tariff classification of electrical components from Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy and Switzerland.
Protest 2720-00-100785; Electrical connectors; Parts; No metal contacts. Dear Port Director: The following is our decision on Protest 2720-00-100785, filed by counsel on behalf of ITT Cannon (“protestant”), against your classification, under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (“HTSUS”), of parts of electrical connectors without metal contacts. The merchandise under protest was entered during a period dating from October 18, 1999, through November 18, 1999. These entries were liquidated on September 1, 8, 15, 22, and 29, 2000. The protest was timely filed on November 21, 2000.
Fisher-Rosemount Delta VTM process control system and MD controller module; NY K88152
Application for Further Review of Protest Number 3001-14-100196; Tariff classification of “D-Sub” Back Shells
Keyboards; Keytops; HQ 961259 modified
AUTOMATIC CIRCUIT BREAKER PARTS FOR HEADINGS 8535, 8536 OR 8537
Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.
