Analysis
HTS 8536.50.90 covers other: other under heading 8536 (electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making…). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 11 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
The ten-digit suffixes separate rated at not over 5 A, rated at over 5 A, momentary contact, other, gang switches, rated at over 5 A and snap-action, other than limit and 3 more. The duty is the same across them; the suffix matters for statistics, licensing and some quotas, and an entry needs all ten digits.
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.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 58% of the 624 tariff lines in chapter 85 that are also free. 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 8536.50.70 (electronic AC switches consisting of optically coupled…, duty-free).
Statistical suffixes
| Code | Description | Units | NAICS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8536.50.90.20 | Rated at not over 5 A | No. | 335931 |
| 8536.50.90.25 | Rated at over 5 A | No. | 335931 |
| 8536.50.90.31 | Momentary contact | No. | 335931 |
| 8536.50.90.32 | Other, gang switches | No. | 335931 |
| 8536.50.90.33 | Other | No. | 335931 |
| 8536.50.90.35 | Rated at over 5 A | No. | 335931 |
| 8536.50.90.40 | Snap-action, other than limit | No. | 335931 |
| 8536.50.90.45 | Knife | No. | 335931 |
| 8536.50.90.50 | Slide | No. | 335931 |
| 8536.50.90.55 | Limit | No. | 335314 |
| 8536.50.90.65 | Other | No. | 335931 |
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8536.50.40 | Other switches: motor starters | Free |
| 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 | Free |