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Section XVI — Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

Chapter 85 — Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles

Heading 8536 — Electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits, or for making connections to or in electrical circuits (for example, switches, relays, fuses, surge suppressors, plugs, sockets, lampholders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables.

Subheading

8536.50 Other switches

Common commodities
Manual isolation switch for household usePush-button disconnector for industrial control panelsRotary switch for appliance controlsToggle switch for electronic devicesSlide switch for lighting circuitsMicroswitch for machinery operationHeavy duty toggle switch for power supplyIndustrial rotary switch for automationLighting slide switch for commercial useAutomatic reset microswitch

HS codes

CodeDescriptionTaxes
8536.50.10Starters for fluorescent lampsCustoms TaxCID, PAL, SSCL, VAT
8536.50.20For use in radio apparatus, electrical instruments, electrical machinery, electrical appliances and the likeCustoms TaxCID, PAL, SSCL, VAT
8536.50.30Main switches of 24 Amp and overCustoms TaxCID, PAL, SSCL, VAT
8536.50.90OtherCustoms TaxCID, PAL, SSCL, VAT