HS Code 8536Electrical apparatus for switching, protecting electrical circuits, for making connections to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables

What HS code 8536 covers

Heading 8536 groups the small devices that open, close, protect and join electrical circuits. Think of a fuse, a breaker in a fuse board, a wall switch or a wall socket. All of them work at up to 1000 V, so traders often call this group low-voltage switchgear.

The heading also holds one item that does not carry power: connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles and cables. They sit in the same heading as the electrical connection devices.

If you search for HSN code 8536, you mean this same heading. The first six digits of a code are shared across countries. Each country may add more digits for its own tariff.

How to choose the right 8536 subheading

Start with what the product does. Then check the voltage. The lines below show where common products go.

The letters n.e.c. mean not elsewhere classified. Use 853630, 853650 or 853690 only when no named line fits. For the common question of which HS code applies to a switch or socket, note that a switch and a socket have different six-digit codes.

• Fuses: 853610
• Automatic circuit breakers: 853620
• Other protective devices not named elsewhere in the heading: 853630
• Relays for up to 60 V: 853641
• Relays for more than 60 V: 853649
• Switches not named elsewhere in the heading: 853650
• Lamp-holders: 853661
• Plugs and sockets: 853669
• Connectors for optical fibres, bundles or cables: 853670
• Other apparatus for switching or protecting circuits: 853690

Difference between HS 8535 and 8536, plus 8537, 8538 and 8544

Voltage is the line between 8535 and 8536. Heading 8535 covers similar apparatus for more than 1000 V. Heading 8536 stops at 1000 V. A breaker rated above that limit therefore belongs in 8535.

Heading 8537 is for boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and bases that carry apparatus of 8535 or 8536 for controlling and distributing electricity. A single switch is 8536. A cabinet fitted with switches is 8537.

So spare parts of switches or sockets usually point to 8538, not 8536. Check the exact part with the classifier.

Wire and cable go to 8544, which includes optical fibre cables made of individually sheathed fibres. A connector for fibres on its own stays in 853670. A lamp itself goes to 8539, while the holder that carries it is 853661.

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