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U.S. Department of Homeland Security U.S. Customs and Border Protection National Commodity Specialist Division One World Trade Center, Suite 51.201 New York, NY 10007 U.S. Customs and Border Protection N364804 September 22, 2026 CLA-2-85:OT:RR:NC:N2:220 CATEGORY: Classification TARIFF NO.: 8537.20.0040 Senada Abdalrazeq Radix Group International dba DHL Global Forwarding 2660 20th St Port Huron, MI 48060 RE: The tariff classification of a mobile shore power outlet system from Germany Dear Ms. Abdalrazeq: In your letter dated September 2, 2026, you requested a tariff classification ruling on behalf of your client, igus, Inc. Your request concerns two items collectively referred to as the igus Mobile Shore Power Outlet (iMSPO) system, which is used to connect externally generated shore power to a berthed vessel. You describe two configurations in which the iMSPO system may be imported, detailed as follows: In Scenario 1, the iMSPO carriage and its onboard equipment are imported. In this configuration, the imported article is the iMSPO carriage—a self-propelled shore-side electrical interface that can be positioned at any point along a marine terminal berth—along with its onboard mechanical, electrical, control, communication, grounding, and safety-interlocking equipment. This equipment comprises two drive motor/gearbox/wheel assemblies (rated 400/480 V, three-phase, up to 36 kW each); socket boxes rated at 6.6 kV or 11 kV; one or more medium-voltage sockets; and a control cabinet featuring a PLC, motor drives, a sensor package, communications equipment, and a 400/480 V-to-24 V transformer serving the control system. In Scenario 2, the iMSPO carriage and onboard equipment are imported along with an energy chain system and associated cable-management package as a single complete system. The iMSPO carriage and onboard equipment in this configuration are identical to Scenario 1. The energy chain system and cable-management package feature a mechanical cable carrier that supports, guides, separates, and protects the shoreside power, grounding, pilot, auxiliary, control, and communication cables. The components of this system include painted steel guide-rails, aluminum guide-troughs, anchoring and mounting assemblies, molded polymer cable carriers, cable separators and strain-relief components, high-voltage shore-power conductors, protective-earth and pilot conductors, 400/480 V auxiliary conductors, fiber-optic and other control/communication cables, and connection interfaces. In your request, you suggest that the correct classification for both configurations is 8537.20.0040, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). We agree. The applicable subheading for the iMSPO in both configurations will be 8537.20.0040, HTSUS, which provides for “Boards, panels, consoles, desks, cabinets and other bases…for electric control or the distribution of electricity... For a voltage exceeding 1,000 V: Other.” The general rate of duty will be 2.7 percent ad valorem. The duties cited above are current as of this ruling’s issuance. Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are provided at https://hts.usitc.gov/. This ruling does not address the applicability of any additional duties, taxes, fees, exactions and/or other charges, which may apply to the goods discussed herein. This includes, but is not limited to, tariffs and other duties as provided for in Subchapter III to Chapter 99, HTSUS. Thus, for example, in addition to the classification stated above, the merchandise covered by this ruling may also need to be reported with either the Chapter 99 provision under which an additional tariff applies or one of the Chapter 99 provisions covering exceptions to such tariffs. For further information to assist with the importation process, please refer to the frequently updated Cargo Systems Messaging Service (CSMS) messages at https://www.cbp.gov/trade/automated/cargo-systems-messaging-service and the Trade Remedies page at https://www.cbp.gov/trade/programs-administration/trade-remedies. The holding set forth above applies only to the specific factual situation and merchandise description as identified in the ruling request. This position is clearly set forth in Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 177.9(b)(1). This section states that a ruling letter is issued on the assumption that all of the information furnished in the ruling letter, whether directly, by reference, or by implication, is accurate and complete in every material respect. In the event that the facts are modified in any way, or if the goods do not conform to these facts at time of importation, you should bring this to the attention of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and submit a request for a new ruling in accordance with 19 CFR 177.2. Additionally, we note that the material facts described in the foregoing ruling may be subject to periodic verification by CBP. This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs and Border Protection Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177). A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, please contact National Import Specialist Gary Chaffee at gary.chaffee@cbp.dhs.gov. Sincerely, (for) James P. Forkan Director National Commodity Specialist Division

set forth above applies only to the specific factual situation and merchandise description as identified in the ruling request. This position is clearly set forth in Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Section 177.9(b)(1). This section states that a ruling letter is issued on the assumption that all of the information furnished in the ruling letter, whether directly, by reference, or by implication, is accurate and complete in every material respect. In the event that the facts are modified in any way, or if the goods do not conform to these facts at time of importation, you should bring this to the attention of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and submit a request for a new ruling in accordance with 19 CFR 177.2. Additionally, we note that the material facts described in the foregoing ruling may be subject to periodic verification by CBP. This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs and Border Protection Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177). A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, please contact National Import Specialist Gary Chaffee at gary.chaffee@cbp.dhs.gov. Sincerely, (for) James P. Forkan Director National Commodity Specialist Division