Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), excluding heating resistors
HS heading 85.33 covers Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), excluding heating resistors. Within Chapter 85 it splits into 7 six-digit subheadings spanning electrical resistors to resistors, each carrying its own customs duty line.
- India exports 2024
- $47M
- Share of Chapter 85
- 0.1%
- Rank in its chapter
- #36 of 48
Source: UN Comtrade — India's reported merchandise exports to the world, 2024.
Sourcing this category from India
HS 85.33 covers Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), excluding heating resistors. At the six-digit line it separates electrical resistors and resistors, among others — each a distinct duty line shown below. Electrical machinery is a fast-growing Indian export — transformers, motors, cables, batteries and electronics. India exported $47M under this code worldwide in 2024, about 0.1% of all Chapter 85 exports, ranking #36 of 48 lines in its chapter (UN Comtrade).
How to read this code
85.33 is the four-digit HS heading for electrical resistors (including rheostats and pote. To clear customs your destination country extends it to a full 8–10 digit code and assigns the duty rate. India's preferential trade agreements (UAE CEPA, Australia ECTA, and others) can reduce or zero out that duty on many machinery & electrical equipment lines — check our import guides for your market.
Subheadings under HS 85.33
The Harmonised System breaks Electrical resistors (including rheostats and potentiometers), excluding heating resistors into these 7 subheadings. Drill down to the exact classification for your goods.
Electrical resistors; fixed carbon resistors, composition or film types (including rheostats and potentiometers but excluding heating resistors)
Electrical resistors; fixed, for a power handling capacity not exceeding 20W (including rheostats and potentiometers but excluding heating resistors and carbon resistors)
Electrical resistors; fixed, for a power handling capacity exceeding 20W (including rheostats and potentiometers but excluding heating resistors and carbon resistors)
Electrical resistors; wirewound variable, including rheostats and potentiometers, for a power handling capacity not exceeding 20W (excluding heating)
Electrical resistors; wirewound variable, including rheostats and potentiometers, for a power handling capacity exceeding 20W (excluding heating)
Electrical resistors; variable, including rheostats and potentiometers (excluding heating)
Resistors; parts of the resistors of heading no. 8533
Top destinations for Chapter 85 exports
India's largest buyers of goods in this HS chapter in 2024, ranked by export value.
Chapter-level destination mix — your specific HS line may skew differently. Source: UN Comtrade, 2024.
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