Chapter 85, Electrical machinery and electronics / Heading 8536

HTS 8536.90.40.00: Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings; wafer probers

Schedule text: Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings; wafer probers. 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 › Other apparatus › Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings; wafer probers

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
8536.90.40.00
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.

Questions about this example

What is HTS code 8536.90.40.00?
HTS 8536.90.40.00 covers terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings; wafer probers; the schedule's own line text is "Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings; wafer probers". 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 › Other apparatus › Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings; wafer probers. It sits in chapter 85 (Electrical machinery and electronics) under heading 8536.
What is the general duty rate for HTS 8536.90.40.00?
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 8536.90.40.00 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 8536.90.40.00?
Neighbouring statistical lines under the same 8-digit heading are listed on this page. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.