Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) · Swiss tariff number · HS 8535.30
8535.30.00: isolating switches and make-and-break switches
Isolating switches over 1000 V
✓ Can be used in a customs declaration Data: Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), in force from 24 October 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 1000 volts
- 8535.30.00 isolating switches and make-and-break switches
What you pay
Importing into Switzerland
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 
Canada Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
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 
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 Legal notes
In the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares), 8535.30.00 is one of 1 line under subheading 8535.30, isolating switches and make-and-break switches.
The normal tariff rate is free.
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 Canada duty is free, 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 Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 7%–13% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.
Switzerland imported goods of subheading 8535.30 worth US$56m in 2024; the largest supplier was Bulgaria.
Questions and answers
What is the Switzerland import duty for Swiss tariff number 8535.30.00?
The normal tariff rate in the Swiss Customs Tariff (Tares) is free. 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 Switzerland import these goods from?
For subheading 8535.30 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was Bulgaria (US$39m), followed by Germany.
Typical products
Everyday names, not part of the legal text.