HTS tariff line · chapter 85
8536.50.70
Electronic AC switches consisting of optically coupled input and output circuits (insulated thyristor AC switches); electronic switches, including temperature protected switches, consisting of a transistor and a logic chip (chip-on-chip technology); electromechanical snap-action switches for a current not exceeding 11 amps
Analysis
HTS 8536.50.70 covers electronic AC switches consisting of optically coupled input and output circuits (insulated thyristor AC switches); electronic switches, including temperature… under heading 8536 (electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making…).
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 58% of the 624 tariff lines in chapter 85. Free here means free of the base duty only: origin-specific Chapter 99 duties such as Section 301 can still be owed.
The other lines in the same group are 8536.50.40 (other switches: motor starters, duty-free) and 8536.50.90 (other: other, duty-free).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 335931 (Current-Carrying Wiring Device Manufacturing), an industry of 397 US establishments employing 24,429 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
All 2 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8536.50.40 | Other switches: motor starters | Free |
| 8536.50.90 | Other: other | Free |