Code 8533 21 · Heading 8533

Fixed resistors for power <= 20 W, excluding heating resistors

This covers fixed electrical resistors for power <= 20 W. Heating resistors are excluded.

For example

A fixed resistor for power <= 20 W, excluding heating resistors

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Official tariff text

Fixed electrical resistors for a power handling capacity <= 20 W (excl. heating resistors)

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XVI
85
8533
8533 21

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Step 1 · Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equ…
Is the product a machine, apparatus or mechanical tool, or is it electrical equipment, a sound recorder or player, or a television image and sound recorder or player?
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Step 2 · Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereo… 2 of 2 chapters in section XVI
What is the product: an electrical motor, generator or converter; a transformer or electrical converter; a magnet; a primary cell or battery; an accumulator; a household appliance; a shaver or hair-removal appliance; equipment for an internal-combustion engine, vehicle or bicycle; a portable lamp; an industrial or laboratory heating appliance; soldering or welding equipment; another electrical heating appliance; a telephone or other data-communication device; sound equipment; video equipment or recording media; a display module; a radio, television, radar, navigation or remote-control device; electrical control, switching, lighting, semiconductor, circuit, cable or insulation equipment; another electrical machine or apparatus; or electrical and electronic waste or scrap?
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Step 3 · Heading 8533 Electrical resistors, incl. rheostats and potentiom… 32 of 48 headings under chapter 85
Is it a fixed resistor, a fixed carbon or film resistor, a variable wirewound resistor including a rheostat or potentiometer, another variable resistor including a rheostat or potentiometer, or a part for one of these?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8533 21 Fixed electrical resistors for a power handling cap… 2 of 7 subheadings under heading 8533
Is it a fixed resistor for power <= 20 W and not a heating resistor?

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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0%

Only one code below

8533 21 00

Fixed electrical resistors for a power handling capacity <= 20 W (excl. heating resistors)

Duty free

This subheading has one 8-digit code, so that is the code to use.

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8533 10 Fixed carbon resistors, composition or film types (excl. heating resistors) 0.0%
8533 21 Fixed electrical resistors for a power handling capacity <= 20 W (excl. heating resistors) you are here 0.0%
8533 29 Fixed electrical resistors for a power handling capacity > 20 W (excl. heating resistors) 0.0%
8533 31 Wirewound variable electrical resistors, incl. rheostats and potentiometers, for a power handling capacity <= 20 W (excl. heating resistors) 0.0%
8533 39 Wirewound variable electrical resistors, incl. rheostats and potentiometers, for a power handling capacity > 20 W (excl. heating resistors) 0.0%
8533 40 Electrical variable resistors, incl. rheostats and potentiometers (excl. wirewound variable resistors and heating resistors) 0.0%
8533 90 Parts of electrical resistors, incl. rheostats and potentiometers, n.e.s. 0.0%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines1 Norwegian line

85.33.2100 For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines1 British line

8533 21 00 00 For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines9 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8533.21.00.10 Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

85.33.2100

For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

8533 21 00 00

For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W

Ordinary duty

Duty free

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

8533.21.00.10

Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resistors; parts thereof, Other fixed resistors, For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W, Designed for surface mounting (SMD) by contact, Having more than two terminals (resistor networks), Dual-in-line package

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8533.21.00.20

Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resistors; parts thereof, Other fixed resistors, For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W, Designed for surface mounting (SMD) by contact, Having more than two terminals (resistor networks), Other (including flat packs)

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8533.21.00.30

Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resistors; parts thereof, Other fixed resistors, For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W, Designed for surface mounting (SMD) by contact, Having two terminals, Flat resistor chips

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8533.21.00.40

Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resistors; parts thereof, Other fixed resistors, For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W, Designed for surface mounting (SMD) by contact, Having two terminals, Cylindrical leadless resistors (including metal film, metal oxide and thick cement film)

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8533.21.00.50

Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resistors; parts thereof, Other fixed resistors, For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W, Having more than two leads (resistor networks), Single-in-line

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8533.21.00.60

Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resistors; parts thereof, Other fixed resistors, For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W, Having more than two leads (resistor networks), Dual-in-line

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8533.21.00.70

Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resistors; parts thereof, Other fixed resistors, For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W, Having more than two leads (resistor networks), Other

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
8533.21.00.80

Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resistors; parts thereof, Other fixed resistors, For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W, Other, Wirewound

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

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8533.21.00.90

Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resistors; parts thereof, Other fixed resistors, For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W, Other, Other (including metal film, metal oxide and thick cement film)

General rate

Free

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.