Customs Tariff of Canada · tariff item · HS 8535.30
8535.30.00.90: Isolating switches and make-and-break switches: other
Isolating switches over 1000 V
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Customs Tariff of Canada, in force from 11 September 2026 · checked on 24 October 2026
- 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 volts.
- 8535.30.00 Isolating switches and make-and-break switches
- 8535.30.00.90 Other
What you pay
Importing into Canada
Customs duty only: import VAT, other taxes and trade defence duties of this country are not covered here, and the duty calculator works only with the EU, Türkiye, US and UK tariffs.
Same subheading in other tariffs
8535.30 Isolating switches and make-and-break switches
UK 2% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
USA 2.7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 5 tariff lines 
Brazil Free – 16% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 11% 
Argentina Free – 16% General (MFN) 8 tariff lines · average 12% 
Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 3.4% – 10% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 8.3% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
North Macedonia 7% – 13% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 10% 
Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada lines: 8535.30
Legal notes
In the Customs Tariff of Canada, 8535.30.00.90 is one of 2 lines under subheading 8535.30, isolating switches and make-and-break switches.
The MFN tariff rate is free, and quantities are declared in NMB.
For the same subheading, the UK duty is 2%, the EU duty is 2.7%, the Türkiye duty is 2.7%, the US duty is 2.7%, the Mexico duty is free, the Brazil duty is 0%–16%, the Argentina duty is 0%–16%, the Peru duty is free, the New Zealand duty is 5%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 3.4%–10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 7%–13% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
Canada imported goods of subheading 8535.30 worth US$99m in 2024; the largest supplier was the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the Canada import duty for tariff item 8535.30.00.90?
The MFN tariff rate in the Customs Tariff of Canada is free; the supplementary unit is NMB. This page shows the rate as published by the national source and, where the source publishes them, preferential rates: choose the country of origin to see them. Trade defence duties and VAT are not covered.
Where does Canada import these goods from?
For subheading 8535.30 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was the United States (US$47m), followed by Mexico.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.