# HS code 8535.40: Lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors

> 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.

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/853540
Last updated: 13 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS code: 8535.40
- Covers: Lightning arresters, voltage limiters and surge suppressors
- 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](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/8535)
- 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](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/85)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## 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.

- [8535.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/853510) Fuses
- [8535.21](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/853521) Automatic circuit breakers: For a voltage of less than 72.5 kV
- [8535.29](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/853529) Automatic circuit breakers: Other
- [8535.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/853530) Isolating switches and make-and-break switches
- [8535.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/853590) 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.

- 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 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
- 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.

- Previous subheading: [8535.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/853530) Isolating switches and make-and-break switches
- Next subheading: [8535.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/853590) Other

## 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.

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