Chapter 85, Electrical machinery and electronics / Heading 8536

HTS 8536.69.40.10: Coaxial connectors

Schedule text: Coaxial connectors. Classification: Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V; connectors for optical fibers, optical fiber bundles or cables › Lamp-holders, plugs and sockets › Other › Coaxial connectors; cylindrical multicontact connectors; rack and panel connectors; printed circuit connectors; ribbon or flat cable connectors › Coaxial connectors

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
8536.69.40.10
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.

  • 8536.69.40Coaxial connectors; cylindrical multicontact connectors; rack and panel connectors; printed circuit connectors; ribbon or flat cable connectors (rate line, Free)
  • 8536.69.40.20Cylindrical multicontact connectors
  • 8536.69.40.30Rack and panel connectors
  • 8536.69.40.40Printed circuit connectors
  • 8536.69.40.51Ribbon or flat cable connectors

Questions about this example

What is HTS code 8536.69.40.10?
HTS 8536.69.40.10 covers coaxial connectors; the schedule's own line text is "Coaxial 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, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V; connectors for optical fibers, optical fiber bundles or cables › Lamp-holders, plugs and sockets › Other › Coaxial connectors; cylindrical multicontact connectors; rack and panel connectors; printed circuit connectors; ribbon or flat cable connectors › Coaxial connectors. It sits in chapter 85 (Electrical machinery and electronics) under heading 8536.
What is the general duty rate for HTS 8536.69.40.10?
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 8536.69.40.10 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 8536.69.40.10?
It is a statistical line under the 8-digit rate line 8536.69.40 (Coaxial connectors; cylindrical multicontact connectors; rack and panel connectors; printed circuit connectors; ribbon or flat cable connectors), which has 4 other statistical lines. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.