Chapter 85 · Electrical machinery; electronics; sound and TV equipment · Section 16
HS Code 8503.00
Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 8501 or 8502
US duty (general)
Free - 6.5%
US HTS lines
7
EU CN codes
5
UK commodity codes
27
Unit
No., kg
US HTS + UK Tariff v4.0.1596 · updated 2026-09-10 · sources
United States - HTS lines under 8503.00
Source: official Harmonized Tariff Schedule (USITC). "General" is the normal-trade-relations rate; "Special" lists preference programs; "Other" is the column-2 rate. Additional Section 232/301 duties may apply on top.
| HTS code | Description | General | Special | Other | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8503.00.20 | Commutators | 2.4% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | No. |
| 8503.00.35 | For motors of under 18.65 W | 6.5% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 90% | No. |
| 8503.00.45 | For generators suitable for use on aircraft | Free | - | 35% | No. |
| 8503.00.65 | Other | 3% | Free (A*,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | No. |
| 8503.00.75 | For motors of under 18.65 W | 6.5% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 90% | No. |
| 8503.00.90 | For generators suitable for use on aircraft | Free | - | 35% | No. |
| 8503.00.95 |
Other 5 statistical lines (10-digit)
|
3% | Free (A*,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | kg |
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European Union - CN codes under 8503.00
Source: EU Combined Nomenclature (Eurostat, © European Union, reused per Decision 2011/833/EU). Duty rates and measures live in TARIC; each code links to the official consultation.
| CN code | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 8503 00 91 | Of cast iron or cast steel | EU duty (TARIC) → |
| 8503 00 20 | Steel laminations and stator and rotor cores, whether or not stacked | EU duty (TARIC) → |
| 8503 00 10 | Non-magnetic retaining rings | EU duty (TARIC) → |
| 8503 00 98 | Other | EU duty (TARIC) → |
| 8503 00 00 | 8503 00 Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 8501 or 8502 | EU duty (TARIC) → |
United Kingdom - commodity codes under 8503.00
Source: UK Integrated Online Tariff (Open Government Licence v3.0). Declarable 10-digit codes go on the customs declaration; check the official page for the current duty and VAT measures.
| Commodity code | Description | |
|---|---|---|
| 8503 00 00 00 | Parts suitable for use solely or principally with the machines of heading 8501 or 8502 | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 10 00 | Non-magnetic retaining rings | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 10 10 | For use in certain types of aircraft | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 10 90 | Other | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 20 00 | Steel laminations and stator and rotor cores, whether or not stacked | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 20 10 | For use in certain types of aircraft | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 20 20 | Plated steel core of the electric motor rotor of electric air conditioning compressors for motor vehicles: -with an outer diameter of 65 mm or more but not more than 80 mm, -with an inner diameter of 15 mm or more but not more than 25 mm, -with a height of 30 mm or more but not more than 45 mm, -with a weight of 0,5 kg or more but not more than 0,8 kg, -without windings | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 20 30 | Plated steel core of the electric motor stator of electric air conditioning compressors for motor vehicles: -with an outer diameter of 90 mm or more but not more than 120 mm, -with an inner diameter of 65 mm or more but not more than 80 mm, -with a height of 30 mm or more but not more than 45 mm, -with a weight of 0,7 kg or more but not more than 1,2 kg, -without windings | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 20 90 | Other | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 91 00 | Of cast iron or cast steel | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 91 10 | For use in certain types of aircraft | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 91 31 | Rotor, at the inner side provided with one or two magnetic rings (uniform or sectional) whether or not incorporated in a steel ring or bearing mounted in steel housing | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 91 99 | Other | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 98 00 | Other | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 98 10 | For use in certain types of aircraft | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 98 32 | Rotor, at the inner side provided with one or two magnetic rings (uniform or sectional) whether or not incorporated in a steel ring or bearing mounted in steel housing | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 98 33 | Stator for brushless motor of electrical power steering with a roundness tolerance of|50|μm | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 98 37 | Rotor for electric motor, with the rotor cylindrical body made of agglomerated ferrite or sintered neodymium or plastoneodymium, with or without metal shaft and with or without plastic elements: - diameter of the rotor body of 15mm or more but not more than 37mm, - length of the rotor body of 12mm or more but not more than 36mm | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 98 40 | Pressure casted inner housing of a cooling channel system for an electrical motor: -of EN AC-47100 aluminum, -shot-blasted and machined, -leakproof to the degree of 3 ml per minute or less under 2,75 bar pressure, -with a hardness of 70 or more on the Hardness Brinell Wolfram (HBW) scale (2,5/62,5, according to ISO 6506), -with a tensile strength of 190 N/mm² or more, -with a height of 160 mm or more, but not more than 330 mm, -with a diameter of 240 mm or more, but not more than 368 mm, -with a weight of 3 kg or more, but not more than 5,84 kg | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 98 43 | Silicone or plastic keyboards, comprising: -parts of common metal, and -whether or not comprising parts of plastic, -epoxy resin reinforced with fiberglass or wood, -whether or not printed or surface-treated, -with or without electrical conductors, -with or without a membrane bonded to the keyboard, -with or without mono or multilayer protective film | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 98 45 | Armature for the electric motor in starter motors of passenger cars and commercial vehicles with: -an outer diameter of 52 mm or more but not more than 80 mm, -a commutator copper wire diameter of 2 mm or more but not more than 4 mm | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 98 53 | Pressure casted rotor cover of the cooling channel system in the electrical motor: - of EN AC-47100-F aluminum, - with a sealing cap of stainless steel, - shot-blasted and machined, - leakproof to the degree of 1ml per minute or less under 2,75 bar pressure, - with a hardness of 70 HBW or more (2,5/62,5, according to ISO 6506), - with a tensile strength of 190 N/mm² or more, - with a height of 42mm or more, but not more than 64mm, - with a diameter of 88mm or more, but not more than 132mm, - with a weight of 0,3kg or more, but not more than 0,5kg | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 98 55 | Stator for brushless motor, with: -an internal diameter of 206,6 mm (± 0,5) -an external diameter of 265,0 mm (± 0,2) and -a width of 37,2 mm or more but not more than 47,8 mm of a kind used in the manufacture of washing machine, washer-dryer or dryer equipped with direct drive drums | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 98 63 | Pressure casted outer housing of an electrical motor: - of EN AC-47100 aluminum, - with or without overmolded bearing sleeves of martensitic stainless steel and assembled sealing caps of stainless steel, - shot-blasted and machined, - with or without a rotor chamber, leakproof to the degree of 3 ml per minute or less under 2,75 bar pressure, - with a hardness of 70 or more on the Hardness Brinell Wolfram (HBW) scale (2,5/62,5, according to ISO 6506), - with a tensile strength of 190 N/mm² or more, - with a height of 195mm or more, but not more than 430mm, - with a width of 290mm or more, but not more than 625mm, - with a length of 270mm or more, but not more than 535mm, - with a weight of 5,2kg or more, but not more than 12,5kg | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 98 73 | Pressure die-cast electric motor stator housing: -of EN AC-46000 aluminium, -shot-blasted and machined, -with a height of 70 mm or more but not more than 76 mm, -with a width of 155 mm or more but not more than 162 mm, -with a weight of 330 g or more but not more than 360 g | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 98 75 | Stator body of stacked electrical sheet having: -an inner diameter of 18 mm or more, but not more than 35 mm, -an outer diameter of 35 mm or more, but not more than 65 mm, and -a length of 20 mm or more, but not more than 65 mm -whether or not incorporated in a housing | UK duty & VAT → |
| 8503 00 98 99 | Other | UK duty & VAT → |
Not a customs ruling. Classification is determined by the importing country's customs authority and depends on the exact product. This page is reference information from official published schedules, not legal advice. For a binding decision, request a ruling (US: CBP CROSS · UK: HMRC ATaR · EU: BTI).
Other subheadings in 8503
Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule (public domain) · EU Combined Nomenclature © European Union, Eurostat (Decision 2011/833/EU) · UK Integrated Online Tariff, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data refreshed weekly. Details on About & Data Sources.