Chapter 85, Electrical machinery and electronics / Heading 8533

HTS 8533.21.00.30: Flat resistor chips

Schedule text: Flat resistor chips. Classification: Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resistors; parts thereof › Other fixed resistors › For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W › Designed for surface mounting (SMD) by contact › Having two terminals › Flat resistor chips

General rate of duty

Free

Column 1, USITC schedule

From China, all in

37.5%

Priced live by the Gateway engine

Section 301 China

25%

List 1

Forced labor 301

12.5%

9903.05.31

How the rate is built

Each line is a separate legal authority. They stack on the $10,000 customs value unless a carve-out says otherwise.

ProgramRateAmount
General rate of duty (Column 1)
Official rate: Free
8533.21.00.30
0%$0.00
Section 301 China (List 1)
25%$2,500.00
Section 301 forced labor
9903.05.31
12.5%$1,250.00
Effective duty rate
37.5%$3,750.00

Stack priced from China on a $10,000 customs value, ocean entry. Other origins carry different programs; the calculator prices any of them.

Related lines

Statistical lines under the same 8-digit heading share one legal rate; the last two digits report statistics.

  • 8533.21.00For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W (rate line, Free)
  • 8533.21.00.10Dual-in-line package
  • 8533.21.00.20Other (including flat packs)
  • 8533.21.00.40Cylindrical leadless resistors (including metal film, metal oxide and thick cement film)
  • 8533.21.00.50Single-in-line
  • 8533.21.00.60Dual-in-line
  • 8533.21.00.70Other
  • 8533.21.00.80Wirewound
  • 8533.21.00.90Other (including metal film, metal oxide and thick cement film)

Questions about this example

What is HTS code 8533.21.00.30?
HTS 8533.21.00.30 covers flat resistor chips; the schedule's own line text is "Flat resistor chips". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resistors; parts thereof › Other fixed resistors › For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W › Designed for surface mounting (SMD) by contact › Having two terminals › Flat resistor chips. It sits in chapter 85 (Electrical machinery and electronics) under heading 8533.
What is the general duty rate for HTS 8533.21.00.30?
The Column 1 general rate of duty is Free. That is the most-favored-nation rate before any Section 301, Section 232, Section 338, Section 201 or antidumping and countervailing action, and before CBP's Merchandise Processing and Harbor Maintenance fees.
What is the tariff on HTS 8533.21.00.30 from China?
Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 37.5%: 0% general rate + 25% Section 301 + 12.5% forced labor. Section 301 applies (List 1). The Section 301 forced-labor duty applies.
Which lines are related to HTS 8533.21.00.30?
It is a statistical line under the 8-digit rate line 8533.21.00 (For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W), which has 8 other statistical lines. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.