Analysis
Subheading 8535.90 covers other, within heading 8535. The first six digits are shared by every country that uses the Harmonized System, so this part of the code is the same in the US, UK and EU schedules; the 2 US tariff lines below it are national.
None of its 2 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 2.7% to 2.7% with a median of 2.7%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The US splits it as follows: 8535.90.40 for motor starters and motor overload protectors (2.7%) and 8535.90.80 for other: other (2.7%).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Relay and Industrial Control Manufacturing (335314), Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing (335931) and Electronic Connector Manufacturing (334417). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Goods only reach 8535.90 once they fall within heading 8535 (electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making…). Under General Rule 6, subheadings are then compared only with others at the same level, so a product is matched against its siblings, not against lines elsewhere in the chapter.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8535.90.40 | Motor starters and motor overload protectors | 2.7% |
| 8535.90.80 | Other: other | 2.7% |