Code 8538 90 · Heading 8538

Other dedicated parts for electrical switching, protection, connection or control equipment, excluding panels and similar housings

This covers parts used exclusively or mainly with electrical equipment for switching, interrupting, protecting or connecting circuits, or with control equipment. It excludes panels, plates, consoles, desks, cabinets and similar items for control equipment when supplied without the built-in equipment.

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Official tariff text

Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, n.e.s. (excl. boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 8537, not equipped with their apparatus)

How we got to this code

XVI
85
8538
8538 90

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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 8538 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with t… 37 of 48 headings under chapter 85
Is it an empty board, plate, console, control desk, cabinet or similar housing for 8537 equipment, without the built-in apparatus?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8538 90 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with t… 2 of 2 subheadings under heading 8538
Is it a part for a wafer tester under heading 8536 90 20, an assembled electronic component for the specified equipment, or a panel, plate, console, desk, cabinet or similar item for control equipment without the built-in equipment; if none of these, it belongs here?

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Import duty on the codes below: 0.0–3.2%

4 codes below this one

This is the catch-all under 8538: it covers what the sibling codes below do not.

Within the group of dedicated parts for this electrical equipment, this is where the parts go that are not panels or similar items for control equipment without the built-in equipment and are not covered by a more specifically named child category.

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8538 10 Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 8537, not equipped with their apparatus 0.0%
8538 90 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, n.e.s. (excl. boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases for the goods of heading 8537, not equipped with their apparatus) you are here 0.0–3.2%

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

85.38.9000 Other

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

Duty free

Their lines10 British lines

8538 90 11 00 Electronic assemblies

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines8 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

8538.90.10.00 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536

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.

85.38.9000

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.

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Selling to Great Britain

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

All 10 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

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.

8538.90.10.00

Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, Other, Printed circuit assemblies, Of an article of heading 8537 for one of the articles described in additional U.S. note 11 to chapter 85

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
8538.90.30.00

Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, Other, Printed circuit assemblies, Other

General rate

3.5%

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
8538.90.40.00

Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, Other, Other, for the articles of subheading 8535.90.40, 8536.30.40 or 8536.50.40, of ceramic or metallic materials, electrically or mechanically reactive to changes in temperature

General rate

3.5%

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
8538.90.60.00

Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, Other, Molded parts

General rate

3.5%

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
8538.90.81.20

Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, Other, Of automatic circuit breakers

General rate

3.5%

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
8538.90.81.40

Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, Other, Metal contacts

General rate

3.5%

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
8538.90.81.60

Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, Other, Other parts of switchgear, switchboards, panel boards and distribution boards

General rate

3.5%

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
8538.90.81.80

Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the apparatus of heading 8535, 8536 or 8537, Other

General rate

3.5%

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.