Code 8535 21 · Heading 8535

Automatic circuit breakers for over 1,000 V but under 72.5 kV

This code covers automatic electrical circuit breakers for an operating voltage over 1,000 V but under 72.5 kV. It does not cover automatic circuit breakers for an operating voltage of at least 72.5 kV or other types of electrical apparatus listed separately.

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Official tariff text

Automatic circuit breakers for a voltage > 1.000 V but < 72,5 kV

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XVI
85
8535
8535 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 8535 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting el… 34 of 48 headings under chapter 85
Which type of equipment is it: a fuse; an automatic circuit breaker for an operating voltage > 1,000 V but < 72.5 kV; an automatic circuit breaker for an operating voltage >= 72.5 kV; a disconnector or switch; a surge arrester, voltage stabiliser or surge protector; or another electrical circuit-connecting, disconnecting or protecting apparatus for an operating voltage > 1,000 V?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8535 21 Automatic circuit breakers for a voltage > 1.000 V … 2 of 6 subheadings under heading 8535
What type of apparatus is it— a fuse, an automatic circuit breaker, a line disconnector or switch, a surge arrester, voltage stabiliser or surge protector, or another electrical apparatus—and, if it is an automatic circuit breaker, is the operating voltage under 72.5 kV or at least 72.5 kV?

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Import duty on the codes below: 2.7%

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8535 21 00

Automatic circuit breakers for a voltage > 1.000 V but < 72,5 kV

2.7%

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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

85.35.2100 For a voltage of less than 72.5 kV

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

2.0%

Their lines2 British lines
EU originDuty free

8535 21 00 10 For use in certain types of aircraft

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines1 US line
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8535.21.00.00 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits

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.

85.35.2100

For a voltage of less than 72.5 kV

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.

All 2 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

Ordinary duty

2.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

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.

8535.21.00.00

Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, fuses, lightning arresters, voltage limiters, surge suppressors, plugs and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage exceeding 1,000 V, Automatic circuit breakers, For a voltage of less than 72.5 kV

General rate

2.7%

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.