8536.50.40.00 - Motor starters

This HTS category, 8536.50.40.00, specifically covers motor starters. Motor starters are electrical devices designed to initiate the flow of electrical current to a motor, and often include mechanisms for controlling the motor's speed, direction, and providing overload protection. They are essential components in industrial and commercial applications for safely and efficiently operating electric motors.

This classification is a sub-category of "Other switches" within the broader heading for electrical apparatus for switching or protecting electrical circuits. While "Other switches" is a broad category, motor starters are distinguished by their specific function of directly controlling and protecting electric motors, rather than general circuit switching or protection. Their design is tailored to the demands of motor operation, which often involves higher starting currents and continuous monitoring for operational anomalies.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS, there are no further subcategories. Classification under 8536.50.40.00 relies on identifying devices whose primary purpose is the starting and protection of electric motors, and that operate at voltages not exceeding 1,000 V. This distinguishes them from general-purpose switches or protective devices that lack the integrated motor control features inherent to a motor starter.