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Smart Pool Pump Time Switch Controller from Germany

An outdoor-rated controller with quartz clock movement for scheduling variable-speed pool pumps, enabling energy-saving timed operation. Classified under HTS 9107.00.80.00 as a time switch with watch movement valued over $5, controlling electrical pool equipment.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Confirm NEMA enclosure ratings for outdoor use in documentation; prove clock movement integration per Chapter 91 definitions

• Avoid misclassification as mere relay by emphasizing time-based switching

• Include value declarations with commercial invoices