Heading 8533 · Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than…
8533.40
Other variable resistors, including rheostats and potentiometers:
Mentioned in Chapter 99
The parts of Chapter 99, in the 2026 HTS Revision 22, that list HTS 8533.40, a broader code that includes it, or a narrower code within it.
| U.S. note | Excerpt | Headings that refer to it |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. note 20(b) | (b) Heading 9903.88.01 applies to all products of China that are classified in the following 8-digit subheadings, except products of China granted an exclusion by the U.S. Trade Representative and provided for in: (1) heading 9903.88.05… | 9903.88.01 |
| U.S. note 20(q)(224) | (224) Metal oxide varistors of ceramic metal oxide materials (described in statistical reporting number | 9903.88.14 |
| U.S. note 20(q)(225) | (225) Potentiometers (other than cermet or metal glaze), each valued not over $70 (described in statistical reporting number | 9903.88.14 |
| U.S. note 20(q)(226) | (226) Thermistors (other than cermet or metal glaze), each valued not over $1 (described in statistical reporting number | 9903.88.14 |
| U.S. note 20(x)(66) | (66) Contact sensors, of a kind used to detect the pressing and releasing of an automotive accelerator pedal, comprising a ceramic board and a rotor housed in a molded plastics body, which together create a potentiometer (rheostat)… | 9903.88.19 |
Being listed is not owing a duty. A note may list goods that a measure leaves out; whether a heading applies depends on the origin, the date and the product; and the measures on all the goods of a country list no code at all. The calculator says what applies.
In the tariff
- 8533Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resistors; parts thereof
- 8533.40Other variable resistors, including rheostats and potentiometers
- 8533.40.40.00Metal oxide varistorsFree
- 8533.40.80OtherFree
- 8533.40.80.40Rheostat and resistor type motor starters and controllers
- Other
- 8533.40.80.50Cermet
- 8533.40.80.60Metal glaze
- 8533.40.80.70Other