Chapter 85, Electrical machinery and electronics / Heading 8535
HTS 8535.90.80.40: Other connectors (electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits)
Schedule text: Other connectors. Classification: Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, fuses, lightning arresters, voltage limiters, surge suppressors, plugs and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage exceeding 1,000 V › Other › Other › Other connectors
General rate of duty
2.7%
Column 1, USITC schedule
From China, all in
40.2%
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.
| Program | Rate | Amount |
|---|---|---|
General rate of duty (Column 1) Official rate: 2.7% 8535.90.80.40 | 2.7% | $270.00 |
Section 301 China (List 1) | 25% | $2,500.00 |
Section 301 forced labor 9903.05.31 | 12.5% | $1,250.00 |
Effective duty rate | 40.2% | $4,020.00 |
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.
- 8535.90.80Other (rate line, 2.7%)
- 8535.90.80.20Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings
- 8535.90.80.60Other
Questions about this example
- What is HTS code 8535.90.80.40?
- HTS 8535.90.80.40 covers other connectors (electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits); the schedule's own line text is "Other connectors". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, fuses, lightning arresters, voltage limiters, surge suppressors, plugs and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage exceeding 1,000 V › Other › Other › Other connectors. It sits in chapter 85 (Electrical machinery and electronics) under heading 8535.
- What is the general duty rate for HTS 8535.90.80.40?
- The Column 1 general rate of duty is 2.7%. 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 8535.90.80.40 from China?
- Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 40.2%: 2.7% 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 8535.90.80.40?
- It is a statistical line under the 8-digit rate line 8535.90.80 (Other), which has 2 other statistical lines. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.