HS code 8536.61: Lamp holders, plugs and sockets, lamp-holders
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Key facts
- HS code
- 8536.61
- Covers
- Lamp holders, plugs and sockets, lamp-holders
- Edition
- HS2022
- Duty rates
- Set by each country’s tariff
Summary
HS code 8536.61 covers lamp holders, plugs and sockets, lamp-holders. It sits in heading 85.36 (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, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables) 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 85.36 are classified under 8536.10 (fuses), 8536.20 (automatic circuit breakers), 8536.30 (other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits), 8536.41 (relays, for a voltage not exceeding 60 V) or 5 others.
What this code covers
HS code 8536.61 covers lamp holders, plugs and sockets, lamp-holders.
The legal text of the subheading is “Lamp holders, plugs and sockets: Lamp-holders”, read under “Lamp holders, plugs and sockets”, in HS2022.
What it doesn’t cover
Other goods of heading 85.36 are classified under 8536.10 (fuses), 8536.20 (automatic circuit breakers), 8536.30 (other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits), 8536.41 (relays, for a voltage not exceeding 60 V) or 5 others.
- 8536.10Fuses
- 8536.20Automatic circuit breakers
- 8536.30Other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits
- 8536.41Relays: For a voltage not exceeding 60 V
- 8536.49Relays: Other
- 8536.50Other switches
- 8536.69Lamp holders, plugs and sockets: Other
- 8536.70Connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables
- 8536.90Other apparatus
How it is structured
8536.61 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 85, are the chapter; the first four, 8536, are heading 85.36; the last two, 61, identify the subheading within the heading.
Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.
- Within the heading
- Lamp holders, plugs and sockets
- Subheading 8536.61
- Lamp-holders
In other countries
No national tariff lines under 8536.61 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 8536.61 at six digits and add their own digits after it.
Frequently asked questions
What does HS code 8536.61 cover?
HS code 8536.61 covers lamp holders, plugs and sockets, lamp-holders.
Which heading and chapter is HS code 8536.61 in?
HS code 8536.61 is in heading 85.36 (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, lamp-holders and other connectors, junction boxes), for a voltage not exceeding 1,000 volts; connectors for optical fibres, optical fibre bundles or cables) 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 85.36 classified when 8536.61 doesn’t fit?
Other goods of heading 85.36 are classified under 8536.10 (fuses), 8536.20 (automatic circuit breakers), 8536.30 (other apparatus for protecting electrical circuits), 8536.41 (relays, for a voltage not exceeding 60 V) or 5 others.
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.