# United States tariff line 8536.90.40.00: Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings; wafer probers

> In the United States tariff, line 8536.90.40.00 covers other apparatus, terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings; wafer probers. Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty. It falls under HS subheading 8536.90 in heading 85.36 (chapter 85).

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8536904000
Last updated: 9 October 2026

[Countries](https://border.bot/countries) / [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states) / [Chapter 85](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/85) / [8536.90](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/853690) / [8536.90.40.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8536904000)

## Key facts

- Tariff line: 8536.90.40.00
- Covers: Other apparatus, terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings; wafer probers
- Duty (MFN): Free
- Additional duties: None recorded
- Restrictions: None recorded
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- HS subheading: [8536.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/853690)

## What this line covers

In the United States tariff, line 8536.90.40.00 covers other apparatus, terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings; wafer probers.

Its legal text is “Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings; wafer probers”, read under “Other apparatus”.

## How it is structured

It falls under HS subheading 8536.90 in heading 85.36 (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 85.36: 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 V; connectors for optical fibers, optical fiber bundles or cables
- Subheading 8536.90: Other apparatus
- Line 8536.90.40.00: Terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings; wafer probers

## Duty

Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 8536.90 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 8536.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/853690)

## Other lines under 8536.90

- [8536.90.60.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8536906000) Battery clamps of a kind used in motor vehicles of heading 8702, 8703, 8704 or 8711
- [8536.90.85.10](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8536908510) Electrical distribution ducts
- [8536.90.85.30](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8536908530) Junction boxes
- [8536.90.85.85](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8536908585) Other

- Previous line: [8536.70.00.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8536700000) Connectors for optical fibers, optical fiber bundles or cables
- Next line: [8536.90.60.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8536906000) Battery clamps of a kind used in motor vehicles of heading 8702, 8703, 8704 or 8711

## Frequently asked questions

### What does tariff line 8536.90.40.00 cover in the United States tariff?

In the United States tariff, line 8536.90.40.00 covers other apparatus, terminals, electrical splices and electrical couplings; wafer probers.

### What is the general (MFN) duty on 8536.90.40.00 in the United States?

Goods under this line enter free of general (MFN) duty.

## 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.

Official source files:

- https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8536904000.json