# HTS 8536: Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 V; connectors for optical fibers, optical fiber bundles or cables:

> 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:** 8536

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*Source: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule. HTML canonical: https://plaintariff.com/heading/8536-electrical-apparatus-for-switching-or-protecting-electrical*