HEADING 8536
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:
Part of Chapter 85 — Electrical Machinery and Equipment, Section XVI.
Subheadings and tariff lines
8536.10.00Fuses
8536.10.00.20Glass cartridge
8536.10.00.40Other
8536.20.00Automatic circuit breakers
8536.20.00.20Molded case
8536.20.00.40Other
8536.30Other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits:
8536.30.40.00Motor overload protectors
8536.30.80.00Other
8536D01Relays:
8536.41.00For a voltage not exceeding 60 V
8536.41.00.05Automotive signaling flashers
8536.41.00D02Other:
8536.41.00.05D03With contacts rated at less than 10 A:
8536.41.00.20Electromechanical
8536.41.00.30Other
8536.41.00.05D04Other:
8536.41.00.45Contactors
8536.41.00.05D05Other:
8536.41.00.50Electromechanical
8536.41.00.60Other
8536.49.00Other
8536.49.00D06With contacts rated at less than 10 A:
8536.49.00.50Electromechanical
8536.49.00.55Other
8536.49.00D07Other:
8536.49.00.65Contactors
8536.49.00D08Other:
8536.49.00.75Electromechanical
8536.49.00.80Other
8536.50Other switches:
8536.50.40.00Motor starters
8536.50D09Other:
8536.50.70.00Electronic AC switches consisting of optically coupled input and output circuits (insulated thyristor AC switches); electronic switches, including temperature protected switches, consisting of a transistor and a logic chip (chip-on-chip technology); electromechanical snap-action switches for a current not exceeding 11 amps
8536.50.90Other
8536.50.90D10Rotary:
8536.50.90.20Rated at not over 5 A
8536.50.90.25Rated at over 5 A
8536.50.90D11Push-button:
8536.50.90D12Rated at not over 5 A
8536.50.90.31Momentary contact
8536.50.90.32Other, gang switches
8536.50.90.33Other
8536.50.90.35Rated at over 5 A
8536.50.90.40Snap-action, other than limit
8536.50.90.45Knife
8536.50.90.50Slide
8536.50.90.55Limit
8536.50.90.65Other
8536D13Lamp-holders, plugs and sockets:
8536.61.00.00Lamp-holders
8536.69Other:
8536.69.40Coaxial connectors; cylindrical multicontact connectors; rack and panel connectors; printed circuit connectors; ribbon or flat cable connectors
8536.69.40.10Coaxial connectors
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
8536.69.80.00Other
8536.70.00.00Connectors for optical fibers, optical fiber bundles or cables
8536.90Other apparatus:
8536.90.40.00Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings; wafer probers
8536.90.60.00Battery clamps of a kind used in motor vehicles of heading 8702, 8703, 8704 or 8711
8536.90.85Other
8536.90.85.10Electrical distribution ducts
8536.90.85.30Junction boxes
8536.90.85.85Other
Recent CBP rulings on heading 8536
N361444
May 19, 2026
The tariff classification of a liquid-cooled busbar from China
N359410
March 18, 2026
The tariff classification of a wired breakout board from China
N359289
March 13, 2026
The tariff classification of a Fischer Plug connector from China
N359288
March 13, 2026
The tariff classification of an XLR Connector from China
N357993
February 11, 2026
The tariff classification and eligibility under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) of battery tabs
H351954
January 22, 2026
Country of Origin and UKFTA Eligibility of the Posha Autonomous Cooking Appliance
H354469
January 16, 2026
Request for reconsideration of NY N352330; Classification of a bimetal switch from Japan
N356535
December 15, 2025
The tariff classification of power distribution devices from Korea
N356760
December 12, 2025
The tariff classification of a pressure switch from China
N356374
December 11, 2025
The tariff classification of a battery terminal for aviation headsets from China
N356498
December 11, 2025
The tariff classification of a battery terminal for aviation headsets from China
N356071
November 24, 2025
The tariff classification of terminal blocks from Korea
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