HS code 8535.40: Lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors
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Key facts
- HS code
- 8535.40
- Covers
- Lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 8535.40 covers lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors. It sits in heading 85.35 (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) in 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). Other goods of heading 85.35 are classified under 8535.10 (fuses), 8535.21 (automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage of less than 72.5 kV), 8535.29 (automatic circuit breakers, other), 8535.30 (isolating switches or make-and-break switches) and 1 other.
What this code covers
HS code 8535.40 covers lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors.
The legal text of the subheading is “Lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 85.35 are classified under 8535.10 (fuses), 8535.21 (automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage of less than 72.5 kV), 8535.29 (automatic circuit breakers, other), 8535.30 (isolating switches or make-and-break switches) and 1 other.
How it is structured
8535.40 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8535, are heading 85.35; the last two, 40, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Subheading 8535.40
- Lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 8535.40 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8535.40 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8535.40 cover?
HS code 8535.40 covers lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8535.40 in?
HS code 8535.40 is in heading 85.35 (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) in 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).
Where are goods of heading 85.35 classified when 8535.40 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 85.35 are classified under 8535.10 (fuses), 8535.21 (automatic circuit breakers, for a voltage of less than 72.5 kV), 8535.29 (automatic circuit breakers, other), 8535.30 (isolating switches or make-and-break switches) and 1 other.
Sources and updates
The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 13 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.