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Harmonized System 2022

HS Code 8535.21

Electrical apparatus; automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts but less than 72.5kV

US import duty 2.7%
EU import duty Look up in TARIC
Chapter 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles
Heading 8535 — Electrical apparatus for switching, protecting electrical circuits, for making connections to or in electrical circuits; for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts

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What HS code 8535.21 covers

HS code 8535.21 classifies electrical apparatus; automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts but less than 72.5kv. It is a subheading of heading 8535 (Electrical apparatus for switching, protecting electrical circuits, for making connections to or in electrical circuits; for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts), in chapter 85 (Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles), section XVI of the Harmonized System. These six digits are identical in every country that uses the HS.

Classification path

Section XVI
Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers; television image and sound recorders and reproducers, parts and accessories of such articles
Heading 8535 Electrical apparatus for switching, protecting electrical circuits, for making connections to or in electrical circuits; for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts
Subheading 8535.21 Electrical apparatus; automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage exceeding 1000 volts but less than 72.5kV

Import duty for 8535.21

United States 2.7%

Base MFN rate only. Section 301 and 2025 IEEPA tariffs can stack on top for goods from China.

Source: HTSUS / CBP

European Union Look up in TARIC

Erga-omnes (third-country) MFN rate. Import VAT of 17 to 27 percent by country, and any anti-dumping measures, apply separately.

Source: TARIC

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Related codes in heading 8535

Not quite the right fit? These subheadings sit under the same heading and are the most common alternatives to 8535.21.

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