HTS heading 8505
Electromagnets; permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetization; electromagnetic or permanent magnet chucks, clamps and similar holding devices; electromagnetic couplings, clutches and brakes; electromagnetic lifting heads; parts thereof — 17 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8505 | Electromagnets; permanent magnets and articles intended to become permanent magnets after magnetization; electromagnetic or permanent magnet chucks, clamps and similar holding devices; electromagnetic couplings, clutches and brakes; electromagnetic lifting heads; parts thereof + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8505.11.00 | Of metal + Ch. 99 | 2.1% | — |
| 8505.11.00.10 | Alnico + Ch. 99 | 2.1% (inherited from 8505.11.00) | No., kg |
| 8505.11.00.30 | Ceramic + Ch. 99 | 2.1% (inherited from 8505.11.00) | No., kg |
| 8505.11.00.50 | Sintered samarium-cobalt + Ch. 99 | 2.1% (inherited from 8505.11.00) | No., kg |
| 8505.11.00.70 | Sintered neodymium-iron-boron + Ch. 99 | 2.1% (inherited from 8505.11.00) | No., kg |
| 8505.11.00.90 | Other + Ch. 99 | 2.1% (inherited from 8505.11.00) | No., kg |
| 8505.19 | Other + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8505.19.10.00 | Flexible magnets + Ch. 99 | 4.9% | No. |
| 8505.19.20.00 | Composite good containing flexible magnets + Ch. 99 | 4.9% | No. |
| 8505.19.30.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | 4.9% | No. |
| 8505.20.00.00 | Electromagnetic couplings, clutches and brakes + Ch. 99 | 3.1% | No. |
| 8505.90 | Other, including parts + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 8505.90.30.00 | Electromagnetic lifting heads + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8505.90.40.00 | Work holders and parts thereof + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 8505.90.70.00 | Electromagnets of a kind used solely or principally for magnetic resonance imaging apparatus, other than apparatus of heading 9018 + Ch. 99 | Free | No. |
| 8505.90.75.01 | Other + Ch. 99 | 1.3% | kg |
5 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.
Additional duties may apply
17 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.