United States tariff line 8533.40.80.40: Rheostat and resistor type motor starters and controllers
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Key facts
- Tariff line
- 8533.40.80.40
- Covers
- Other variable resistors, including rheostats and potentiometers, rheostat and resistor type motor starters and controllers
- Duty (MFN)
- Free
- Additional duties
- None recorded
- Restrictions
- None recorded
- Tariff
- United States
- HS subheading
- 8533.40
Summary
In the United States tariff, line 8533.40.80.40 covers other variable resistors, including rheostats and potentiometers, rheostat and resistor type motor starters and controllers. Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. It falls under HS subheading 8533.40 in heading 85.33 (chapter 85).
What this line covers
In the United States tariff, line 8533.40.80.40 covers other variable resistors, including rheostats and potentiometers, rheostat and resistor type motor starters and controllers.
Its legal text is “Rheostat and resistor type motor starters and controllers”, read under “Other variable resistors, including rheostats and potentiometers” and “Other”.
How it is structured
It falls under HS subheading 8533.40 in heading 85.33 (chapter 85). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the United States tariff.
- 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 85.33
- Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resistors; parts thereof
- Subheading 8533.40
- Other variable resistors, including rheostats and potentiometers
- Within the subheading
- Other
- Line 8533.40.80.40
- Rheostat and resistor type motor starters and controllers
Duty
Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.
The rate is published on 8533.40.80.
Other lines under 8533.40
- 8533.40.40.00Metal oxide varistors
- 8533.40.80.50Cermet
- 8533.40.80.60Metal glaze
- 8533.40.80.70Other
In other countries
No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 8533.40 yet.
Frequently asked questions
What does tariff line 8533.40.80.40 cover in the United States tariff?
In the United States tariff, line 8533.40.80.40 covers other variable resistors, including rheostats and potentiometers, rheostat and resistor type motor starters and controllers.
What is the general (MFN) duty on 8533.40.80.40 in the United States?
Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. The rate is published on 8533.40.80.
Sources and updates
The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 9 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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