Code 8535 90 · Heading 8535

Other high-voltage electrical circuit connection, switching or protection apparatus over 1,000 V

This code covers electrical apparatus for connecting, breaking or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or within circuits, for operating voltage over 1,000 V. It excludes fuses, automatic circuit breakers, disconnectors and switches, surge arresters, voltage stabilisers, surge protectors, and control panels or similar equipment.

For example

High-voltage electrical circuit connection apparatus for operating voltage over 1,000 V, not a fuse, automatic circuit breaker, disconnector or switch, surge arrester, voltage stabiliser, surge protector, control panel or similar equipment

See the official tariff text

Official tariff text

Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage > 1.000 V (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers, isolating switches, make-and-break switches, lightning arresters, voltage limiters, surge suppressors and control desks, cabinets, panels etc. of heading 8537)

How we got to this code

XVI
85
8535
8535 90

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The path to this code

Every code is reached through these choices, one level at a time.

Step 4 of 4

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 90 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting el… 6 of 6 subheadings under heading 8535
Is it a fuse, an automatic circuit breaker, a disconnector or switch, a surge arrester, voltage stabiliser or surge protector, or control-panel equipment—or is it another electrical apparatus for circuits operating over 1,000 V?

Pick the 8-digit code

Import duty on the codes below: 2.7%

Only one code below

8535 90 00

2.7%

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

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Compare the sibling codes

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8535 10 Fuses for a voltage > 1.000 V 2.7%
8535 21 Automatic circuit breakers for a voltage > 1.000 V but < 72,5 kV 2.7%
8535 29 Automatic circuit breakers for a voltage >= 72,5 kV 2.7%
8535 30 Isolating switches and make-and-break switches, for a voltage > 1.000 V 2.7%
8535 40 Lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors, for a voltage > 1.000 V 2.7%
8535 90 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage > 1.000 V (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers, isolating switches, make-and-break switches, lightning arresters, voltage limiters, surge suppressors and control desks, cabinets, panels etc. of heading 8537) you are here 2.7%

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

85.35.9000 Other

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

2.0%

Their lines2 British lines
EU originDuty free

8535 90 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 lines4 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8535.90.40.00 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

See the 1 Norwegian line

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.

85.35.9000

Other

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.

See the 2 British lines

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).

See the 4 US lines

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.

8535.90.40.00

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, Other, Motor starters and motor overload protectors

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
8535.90.80.20

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, Other, Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings

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
8535.90.80.40

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, Other, Other connectors

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
8535.90.80.60

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, Other

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.