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Type A plug and socket
Two flat parallel pins. Not earthed. Rated 15 A. Used in North and Central America, Japan.
Ungrounded plug with two flat parallel pins. The American version has a wider neutral pin; the Japanese version has two pins of equal width, so Japanese plugs fit US sockets but polarised US plugs may not fit older Japanese sockets.
Plugs that fit a Type A socket
Sockets a Type A plug fits
Type A, Type B.
Countries that use Type A (57)
- American Samoa 120 V
- Anguilla 110 V
- Antigua and Barbuda 230 V
- Aruba 127 V
- Bahamas 120 V
- Bangladesh 230 V
- Barbados 115 V
- Belize 110/220 V
- Bermuda 120 V
- Bolivia 230 V
- British Virgin Islands 110 V
- Cambodia 230 V
- Canada 120 V
- Cayman Islands 120 V
- China 230 V
- Colombia 110 V
- Costa Rica 120 V
- Cuba 110 V
- Curaçao 127 V
- Dominican Republic 120 V
- Ecuador 120 V
- El Salvador 115 V
- Guam 110 V
- Guatemala 120 V
- Guyana 110/220 V
- Haiti 110 V
- Honduras 120 V
- Jamaica 110 V
- Japan 100 V
- Laos 230 V
- Lebanon 230 V
- Liberia 120/230 V
- Marshall Islands 120 V
- Mexico 127 V
- Micronesia 120 V
- Montserrat 230 V
- Myanmar 230 V
- Nicaragua 120 V
- Niger 230 V
- Palau 120 V
- Panama 120 V
- Paraguay 230 V
- Peru 230 V
- Philippines 230 V
- Puerto Rico 120 V
- Saint Kitts and Nevis 230 V
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 230 V
- Sint Maarten 110 V
- Taiwan 110 V
- Thailand 230 V
- Trinidad and Tobago 115 V
- Turks and Caicos Islands 120 V
- United States 120 V
- US Virgin Islands 110 V
- Venezuela 120 V
- Vietnam 230 V
- Yemen 230 V
Also reported occasionally in: Malaysia, North Korea, Suriname.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Type A plug?
Ungrounded plug with two flat parallel pins. The American version has a wider neutral pin; the Japanese version has two pins of equal width, so Japanese plugs fit US sockets but polarised US plugs may not fit older Japanese sockets.
Which countries use Type A?
57 countries and territories: American Samoa, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guam, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Japan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Montserrat, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Niger, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sint Maarten, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands, United States, US Virgin Islands, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen.
What plugs fit a Type A socket?
Type A.