Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8536
8536.20: Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical: automatic circuit breakers
Automatic circuit breakers, up to 1000 V
Official description Automatic circuit breakers
8536.20 is the HS subheading for automatic circuit breakers, up to 1000 V, under heading 8536 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8536 20 00 00 Automatic circuit breakers
- 8536 20 10 00 For a current not exceeding 63 a 2%
- 8536 20 10 10 For use in certain types of aircraft 2%
- 8536 20 10 90 Other 2%
- 8536 20 90 00 For a current exceeding 63 a 2%
- 8536 20 90 10 For use in certain types of aircraft 2%
- 8536 20 90 90 Other 2%
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 4
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionAutonomous suspension under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 4 lines
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 4 lines
Import requirements 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- Iran, North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/461, S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlImport control of mercury
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/96
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Italy | £82.6m | 24.8% | +74.9% |
 China | £78.4m | 23.6% | +4.1% |
 France | £50.3m | 15.1% | -11.5% |
 Thailand | £25.6m | 7.7% | +8.3% |
 Bulgaria | £16.3m | 4.9% | +0.1% |
 Poland | £15.3m | 4.6% | -14.6% |
 Germany | £9.6m | 2.9% | -30% |
 United States | £8.2m | 2.5% | +21.1% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.3% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Türkiye 2.3% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines USA 2.7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Mexico Free – 5% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
Brazil 8% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 7.5% – 10% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 9.2% 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 2.3% – 15% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 8.7% 
Nigeria 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$178kUS$178k+US$14m+US$128m+> US$682m
Exports: 185
- China: US$2bn
- Mexico: US$1bn
- France: US$1bn
- Italy: US$966m
- Dominican Republic: US$784m
- United States: US$682m
- Czechia: US$675m
- Germany: US$649m
- India: US$315m
- Romania: US$314m
- Poland: US$285m
- Bulgaria: US$243m
- Thailand: US$231m
- Hungary: US$202m
- Japan: US$189m
- South Korea: US$179m
- Türkiye: US$151m
- Singapore: US$128m
- Serbia: US$119m
- Spain: US$115m
- United Kingdom: US$85m
- Netherlands: US$80m
- Switzerland: US$69m
- Ireland: US$66m
- Sweden: US$65m
- Brazil: US$57m
- Vietnam: US$55m
- Morocco: US$46m
- Portugal: US$43m
- Slovenia: US$42m
- Canada: US$41m
- Lesotho: US$41m
- Malaysia: US$39m
- South Africa: US$36m
- Philippines: US$30m
- Indonesia: US$25m
- Austria: US$24m
- Tunisia: US$22m
- Latvia: US$20m
- Taiwan: US$18m
- Belgium: US$16m
- Estonia: US$16m
- Denmark: US$14m
- Colombia: US$12m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$12m
- Finland: US$12m
- Australia: US$11m
- Malta: US$11m
- Greece: US$10m
- Russia: US$10m
- Slovakia: US$10m
- Lithuania: US$8m
- Costa Rica: US$7m
- Norway: US$5m
- Saudi Arabia: US$5m
- Argentina: US$5m
- Kazakhstan: US$5m
- Croatia: US$4m
- Solomon Islands: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$4mUS$4m+US$27m+US$153m+> US$361m
Imports: 220
- United States: US$2bn
- Germany: US$623m
- France: US$552m
- Mexico: US$489m
- Czechia: US$442m
- United Kingdom: US$403m
- Italy: US$361m
- Canada: US$351m
- Türkiye: US$280m
- Spain: US$239m
- India: US$214m
- Belgium: US$210m
- Singapore: US$205m
- Brazil: US$195m
- Netherlands: US$186m
- China: US$186m
- Hungary: US$184m
- Japan: US$176m
- United Arab Emirates: US$174m
- Poland: US$170m
- Australia: US$153m
- Russia: US$153m
- Vietnam: US$148m
- Switzerland: US$137m
- Austria: US$128m
- Malaysia: US$116m
- Sweden: US$115m
- Saudi Arabia: US$94m
- Thailand: US$86m
- Philippines: US$86m
- Taiwan: US$85m
- South Korea: US$79m
- South Africa: US$76m
- Indonesia: US$76m
- Romania: US$72m
- Ireland: US$70m
- Egypt: US$69m
- Norway: US$64m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$62m
- Dominican Republic: US$54m
- Iraq: US$53m
- Morocco: US$53m
- Israel: US$47m
- Denmark: US$47m
- Portugal: US$46m
- Slovakia: US$42m
- Argentina: US$42m
- Ukraine: US$42m
- Pakistan: US$36m
- Greece: US$36m
- Finland: US$36m
- Kazakhstan: US$32m
- Latvia: US$28m
- Colombia: US$27m
- Kuwait: US$27m
- Bulgaria: US$27m
- Chile: US$26m
- Peru: US$25m
- New Zealand: US$25m
- Costa Rica: US$24m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$2bn | 15% |
| 2 | Mexico | US$1bn | 10.7% |
| 3 | France | US$1bn | 9.5% |
| 4 | Italy | US$966m | 8.5% |
| 5 |  Dominican Republic | US$784m | 6.9% |
| 6 | United States | US$682m | 6% |
| 7 |  Czechia | US$675m | 6% |
| 8 | Germany | US$649m | 5.7% |
| 9 |  India | US$315m | 2.8% |
| 10 |  Romania | US$314m | 2.8% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$2bn | 20.9% |
| 2 | Germany | US$623m | 5.5% |
| 3 | France | US$552m | 4.9% |
| 4 | Mexico | US$489m | 4.3% |
| 5 | Czechia | US$442m | 3.9% |
| 6 | United Kingdom | US$403m | 3.6% |
| 7 | Italy | US$361m | 3.2% |
| 8 | Canada | US$351m | 3.1% |
| 9 | Türkiye | US$280m | 2.5% |
| 10 |  Spain | US$239m | 2.1% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 7.5%median duty
- 22number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 40%highest: Morocco, Algeria, Iran
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 2.5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 10% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 3.3% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 10% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 5% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
| Brazil | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 20% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 20% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 9% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 20% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 3% | 0% – 9% | 2023 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Ethiopia | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2.3% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 6% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 26% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 8% | 0% – 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 10% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 2.2%* | 1.6% – 2.7% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 10% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 6.4% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 8% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 40% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 7.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 15% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 8.7% | 3% – 20% | 2023 |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 8% | 0% – 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 4.4% | 1% – 5% | 2023 |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 6.7% | 0% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 15% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 2%* | 1.5% – 2.4% | 2023 |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 10% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 7.3% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 10% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 2% | 2023 | |
| United States | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 15% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Vietnam | 14% | 0% – 20% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 0% – 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 77252 Automatic circuit-breakers for a voltage not > 1,000 V
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 3112
- CPC 2.1 product
- 46212 Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, for making connexions to or in electrical circuits, for a voltage not exceeding 1000 V
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2710 Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8536.20 | changed |
| 2012 | 8536.20 | changed |
| 2007 | 8536.20 | changed |
| 2002 | 8536.20 | changed |
| 1996 | 8536.20 | changed |
| 1992 | 8536.20 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 1
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
- N271599 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a circuit breaker from South Korea.
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
- Other
Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
- Sanctions · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R0506 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8536.20 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is 2%.
In the EU Combined Nomenclature, subheading 8536.20 covers 2 tariff lines and the duty is 2.3%.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of 2%.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of automatic circuit breakers, up to 1000 V into the UK came to £332.8m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 2% on the year before); Italy supplied 25%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported automatic circuit breakers, up to 1000 V worth US$11bn (+4.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$2bn), followed by Mexico.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical: automatic circuit breakers?
Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical: automatic circuit breakers fall under HS subheading 8536.20, part of heading 8536, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on electrical apparatus for switching or protecting… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8536.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on electrical apparatus for switching or protecting… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8536.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.3%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most electrical apparatus for switching or protecting…?
China, with US$2bn in 2024 (15% of world exports).
Which countries can export automatic circuit breakers, up to 1000 V to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 2% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on automatic circuit breakers, up to 1000 V?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import automatic circuit breakers, up to 1000 V from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Italy (25%), China (24%) and France (15%), out of total imports of £332.8m.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.