Code 8536 90 · Heading 8536

Electrical connection apparatus, ≤1,000 V (excluding plugs, sockets and lamp holders)

This covers electrical apparatus for connecting electrical circuits or making connections to or within them, for operating voltage ≤1,000 V. It excludes plugs, sockets and lamp holders.

For example

A prefabricated busbar element for operating voltage ≤1,000 V
Electrical connection material for wires and cables, for operating voltage ≤1,000 V
A battery clamp for a vehicle covered by heading 8702, 8703, 8704 or 8711

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Official tariff text

Electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and other switches, lamp holders, plugs and sockets)

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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 90 Electrical apparatus for switching electrical circu… 10 of 10 subheadings under heading 8536
Is it a prefabricated busbar element, connection material for electrical wires or cables, a battery clamp for a vehicle covered by heading 8702, 8703, 8704 or 8711, or another electrical connection apparatus for ≤1,000 V that is not a fuse, automatic circuit breaker or other circuit-protection apparatus, relay or other switch, lamp holder, plug or socket, prefabricated circuit element, wire or cable connection and contact element, or car-battery clamp?

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8536 10 Fuses for a voltage <= 1.000 V No rate on file
8536 20 Automatic circuit breakers for a voltage <= 1.000 V No rate on file
8536 30 Apparatus for protecting electrical circuits for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. fuses and automatic circuit breakers) No rate on file
8536 41 Relays for a voltage <= 60 V No rate on file
8536 49 Relays for a voltage > 60 V but <= 1.000 V 2.3%
8536 50 Switches for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. relays and automatic circuit breakers) No rate on file
8536 61 Lamp holders for a voltage <= 1.000 V No rate on file
8536 69 Plugs and sockets for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. lamp holders) 0.0–2.3%
8536 70 Connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables 3.0%
8536 90 Electrical apparatus for switching electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage <= 1.000 V (excl. fuses, automatic circuit breakers and other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits, relays and other switches, lamp holders, plugs and sockets) you are here 0.0–2.3%

Export to Norway

What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.

85.36.9010

Wire grips and junction boxes

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU origin to use this rate.
85.36.9090

Other

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. 9, 2026.

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

Export to the United Kingdom

What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.

All 4 UK lines under this code

They all have the same duty rates shown here.

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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