Code 8536 50 · Heading 8536

Electrical switches for operating voltage <= 1,000 V, excluding relays and automatic circuit breakers

This covers electrical switches used to interrupt a circuit at an operating voltage <= 1,000 V. It excludes relays and automatic circuit breakers; the specific type and voltage determine which child category applies.

For example

Push-button switch for operating voltage <= 60 V
Rotary switch for operating voltage <= 60 V
Electrical switch for operating voltage > 60 V, but <= 1,000 V

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Official tariff text

Switches for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. relays and automatic circuit breakers)

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Step 1 · Section XVI Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equ…
Is the product a machine, apparatus or mechanical tool, or is it electrical equipment, a sound recorder or player, or a television image and sound recorder or player?
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Step 2 · Chapter 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereo… 2 of 2 chapters in section XVI
What is the product: an electrical motor, generator or converter; a transformer or electrical converter; a magnet; a primary cell or battery; an accumulator; a household appliance; a shaver or hair-removal appliance; equipment for an internal-combustion engine, vehicle or bicycle; a portable lamp; an industrial or laboratory heating appliance; soldering or welding equipment; another electrical heating appliance; a telephone or other data-communication device; sound equipment; video equipment or recording media; a display module; a radio, television, radar, navigation or remote-control device; electrical control, switching, lighting, semiconductor, circuit, cable or insulation equipment; another electrical machine or apparatus; or electrical and electronic waste or scrap?
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Step 3 · Heading 8536 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting el… 35 of 48 headings under chapter 85
Is it a fuse, an automatic circuit breaker, another circuit-protection device, a relay—and if so, is its operating voltage <= 60 V or > 60 V but <= 1,000 V—an ordinary switch, a lamp holder, a plug or socket, an optical-fibre connector, or another electrical connection apparatus for operating voltage <= 1,000 V?
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Step 4 · Subheading 8536 50 Switches for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. relays and… 6 of 10 subheadings under heading 8536
Which named type is it: an optically coupled electronic AC switch; an electronic switch made from a transistor and a logic chip; an electromechanical moment switch for current <= 11 A; a push-button switch for operating voltage <= 60 V; a rotary switch for operating voltage <= 60 V; another switch for operating voltage <= 60 V; or a switch for operating voltage > 60 V, but <= 1,000 V?

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Export to Norway

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85.36.5000

Other switches

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

Export to the United Kingdom

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Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1576, last checked Aug. 3, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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