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8533 — Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resistors

HS code 8533 classifies Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resistors. It belongs to 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) of Section XVI (Machinery and mechanical appliances; electrical equipment; parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles) of the Harmonized System.

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Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resistors

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What is HS code 8533?
Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), other than heating resistors
What does 8533 include?
It covers 7 subheadings: 853310 Fixed carbon resistors, composition or film types; 853321 Other fixed resistors — For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W; 853329 Other fixed resistors — Other; 853331 Wirewound variable resistors, including rheostats and potentiometers — For a power handling capacity not exceeding 20 W; 853339 Wirewound variable resistors, including rheostats and potentiometers — Other; 853340 Other variable resistors, including rheostats and potentiometers; 853390 Parts.

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