# HTS 8535: 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:

> Plain-language tariff reference from the USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule on [PlainTariff](https://plaintariff.com/).

## Duty rates

- **General (MFN) rate:** Free

## Classification path

- **Section XVI:** [Machinery; Electrical Equipment; Parts Thereof](https://plaintariff.com/section/xvi-machinery-electrical-equipment-parts-thereof)
- **Chapter 85:** [Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles](https://plaintariff.com/chapter/chapter-85-electrical-machinery-and-equipment-and-parts-thereof-sound-recorders)
- **HTS code:** 8535

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*Source: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule. HTML canonical: https://plaintariff.com/heading/8535-electrical-apparatus-for-switching-or-protecting-electrical*