HTS 8501
Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets)
| General rate | Not stated for this line What most imports pay — countries with normal trade relations, which is nearly all of them. |
|---|---|
| Special rate | Not stated for this line Only under a trade programme or agreement, and only if the goods qualify. The codes name the programmes. |
| Column 2 rate | Not stated for this line Only for the few countries without normal trade relations. |
This line states no general duty rate, and none is inherited from the lines above it. That is not the same as duty-free: lines in Chapters 98 and 99 are provisions and qualifiers rather than ordinary commodities, and a rate may be stated elsewhere. Check the heading before assuming anything.
Additional duties may apply
This line references Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate above and depend on where the goods were made. The rate shown here is therefore not the whole story for every origin.
Statistical breakouts
The 10-digit lines under this code. They are reporting categories; the duty is the one above unless a line states its own.
| Code | Description | Units | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8501.10 | Motors of an output not exceeding 37.5 W | — | see above |
| 8501.10.20.00 | Synchronous, valued not over $4 each | No. | 6.7% |
| 8501.10.40 | Other | — | 4.4% |
| 8501.10.40.20 | AC | No. | 4.4% |
| 8501.10.40.40 | Brushless | No. | 4.4% |
| 8501.10.40.60 | Other | No. | 4.4% |
| 8501.10.40.80 | Other | No. | 4.4% |
| 8501.10.60 | Of 18.65 W or more but not exceeding 37.5 W | — | 2.8% |
| 8501.10.60.20 | AC | No. | 2.8% |
| 8501.10.60.40 | Brushless | No. | 2.8% |
| 8501.10.60.60 | Other | No. | 2.8% |
| 8501.10.60.80 | Other | No. | 2.8% |
| 8501.20 | Universal AC/DC motors of an output exceeding 37.5 W | — | see above |
| 8501.20.20.00 | Exceeding 37.5 W but not exceeding 74.6 W | No. | 3.3% |
| 8501.20.40.00 | Exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding 735 W | No. | 4% |
| 8501.20.50.00 | Exceeding 735 W but under 746 W | No. | 3.3% |
| 8501.20.60.00 | Other | No. | 2.4% |
| 8501.31 | Of an output not exceeding 750 W | — | see above |
| 8501.31.20.00 | Exceeding 37.5 W but not exceeding 74.6 W | No. | 2.8% |
| 8501.31.40.00 | Exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding 735 W | No. | 4% |
| 8501.31.50.00 | Exceeding 735 W but under 746 W | No. | 3.3% |
| 8501.31.60.00 | Other | No. | 2.4% |
| 8501.31.81.00 | Generators | No. | 2.5% |
| 8501.32 | Of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW | — | see above |
| 8501.32.20.00 | Exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 14.92 kW | No. | 2.9% |
| 8501.32.45.00 | Electric motors of a kind used as the primary source of mechanical power for electrically powered vehicles of subheadings 8703.40, 8703.50, 8703.60, 8703.70 or 8703.80 | No. | Free |
| 8501.32.55 | Other | — | Free |
| 8501.32.55.20 | For use in civil aircraft | No. | Free |
| 8501.32.55.40 | Other | No. | Free |
| 8501.32.61.00 | Generators | No. | 2% |
| 8501.33 | Of an output exceeding 75 kW but not exceeding 375 kW | — | see above |
| 8501.33.20 | Exceeding 75 kW but under 149.2 kW | — | Free |
| 8501.33.20.40 | For use in civil aircraft | No. | Free |
| 8501.33.20.80 | Other | No. | Free |
| 8501.33.30.00 | 149.2 kW or more but not exceeding 150 kW | No. | 2.8% |
| 8501.33.40 | Other | — | 2.8% |
| 8501.33.40.40 | Not exceeding 373 kW | No. | 2.8% |
| 8501.33.40.60 | Other | No. | 2.8% |
| 8501.33.61.00 | Generators | No. | 2.5% |
| 8501.34 | Of an output exceeding 375 kW | — | see above |
| 8501.34.30.00 | Motors | No. | 2.8% |
| 8501.34.61.00 | Generators | No. | 2% |
| 8501.40 | Other AC motors, single-phase | — | see above |
| 8501.40.20 | Of an output exceeding 37.5 W but not exceeding 74.6 W | — | 3.3% |
| 8501.40.20.20 | Gear motors | No. | 3.3% |
| 8501.40.20.40 | Other | No. | 3.3% |
| 8501.40.40 | Of an output exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding 735 W | — | 4% |
| 8501.40.40.20 | Gear motors | No. | 4% |
| 8501.40.40.40 | Other | No. | 4% |
| 8501.40.50 | Of an output exceeding 735 W but under 746 W | — | 3.3% |
| 8501.40.50.20 | Gear motors | No. | 3.3% |
| 8501.40.50.40 | Other | No. | 3.3% |
| 8501.40.60 | Other | — | 3.7% |
| 8501.40.60.20 | Gear motors | No. | 3.7% |
| 8501.40.60.40 | Other | No. | 3.7% |
| 8501.51 | Of an output not exceeding 750 W | — | see above |
| 8501.51.20 | Exceeding 37.5 W but not exceeding 74.6 W | — | 2.5% |
| 8501.51.20.20 | Gear motors | No. | 2.5% |
| 8501.51.20.40 | Other | No. | 2.5% |
| 8501.51.40 | Exceeding 74.6 W but not exceeding 735 W | — | 2.5% |
| 8501.51.40.20 | Gear motors | No. | 2.5% |
| 8501.51.40.40 | Other | No. | 2.5% |
| 8501.51.50 | Exceeding 735 W but under 746 W | — | 3.3% |
| 8501.51.50.20 | Gear motors | No. | 3.3% |
| 8501.51.50.40 | Other | No. | 3.3% |
| 8501.51.60 | Other | — | 2.5% |
| 8501.51.60.20 | Gear motors | No. | 2.5% |
| 8501.51.60.40 | Other | No. | 2.5% |
| 8501.52 | Of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW | — | see above |
| 8501.52.40.00 | Exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 14.92 kW | No. | 3.7% |
| 8501.52.80 | Other | — | Free |
| 8501.52.80.20 | For use in civil aircraft | No. | Free |
| 8501.52.80.40 | Other | No. | Free |
| 8501.53 | Of an output exceeding 75 kW | — | see above |
| 8501.53.40 | Exceeding 75 kW but under 149.2 kW | — | Free |
| 8501.53.40.40 | For use in civil aircraft | No. | Free |
| 8501.53.40.80 | Other | No. | Free |
| 8501.53.60.00 | 149.2 kW or more but not exceeding 150 kW | No. | 4.2% |
| 8501.53.80 | Other | — | 2.8% |
| 8501.53.80.40 | Not exceeding 373 kW | No. | 2.8% |
| 8501.53.80.60 | Other | No. | 2.8% |
| 8501.61.01.00 | Of an output not exceeding 75 kVA | No. | 2.5% |
| 8501.62.01.00 | Of an output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVA | No. | 2.5% |
| 8501.63.01.00 | Of an output exceeding 375 kVA but not exceeding 750 kVA | No. | 2.5% |
| 8501.64.01 | Of an output exceeding 750 kVA | — | 2.4% |
| 8501.64.01.10 | For wind-powered generating sets classified within 8502.31.00 | No. | 2.4% |
| 8501.64.01.25 | Exceeding 750 kVA but not exceeding 10,000 kVA | No. | 2.4% |
| 8501.64.01.35 | Exceeding 10,000 kVA but not exceeding 40,000 kVA | No. | 2.4% |
| 8501.64.01.55 | Other | No. | 2.4% |
| 8501.71.00.00 | Of an output not exceeding 50 W | No., W | 2.5% |
| 8501.72 | Of an output exceeding 50 W | — | see above |
| 8501.72.10.00 | Of an output not exceeding 750 W | No., W | 2.5% |
| 8501.72.20.00 | Of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW | No., W | 2% |
| 8501.72.30.00 | Of an output exceeding 75 kW but not exceeding 375 kW | No., W | 2.5% |
| 8501.72.90.00 | Other | No., W | 2% |
| 8501.80 | Photovoltaic AC generators | — | see above |
| 8501.80.10.00 | Of an output not exceeding 75 kVA | No., W | 2.5% |
| 8501.80.20.00 | Of an output exceeding 75 kVA but not exceeding 375 kVA | No., W | 2.5% |
| 8501.80.30.00 | Of an output exceeding 375 kVA but not exceeding 750 kVA | No., W | 2.5% |
| 8501.80.90.00 | Other | No., W | 2.4% |
What changed
No recorded change to this line since we began reading the schedule daily. That is the ordinary state: USITC revises it fifteen to eighteen times a year, and most codes are untouched in any given revision.
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Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call. This page publishes the schedule as USITC does; it does not calculate what an entry will cost.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Re-checked daily.