Section XVI · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV apparatus

8511.90

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How this code is built
85

Chapter

Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV apparatus

11

Heading

The product family within the chapter

90

Subheading

The specific good, identical worldwide

The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System. The United States adds two more for the tariff rate and, often, two more for statistics — which is why the rates below are listed against 8- and 10-digit numbers rather than against this code.

How the schedule reaches this code

  1. 85Electrical machinery and equipment and parts; sound and TV apparatus
  2. 8511Electrical ignition or starting equipment of a kind used for spark-ignition or compression-ignition internal combustion engines (for example, ignition magnetos, magneto-dynamos, ignition coils, spark plugs and glow plugs, starter motors); generators (for example, dynamos, alternators) and cut-outs of a kind used in conjunction with such engines; parts thereof:
  3. Parts:

Published US duty rates

Duty is set at the 8- or 10-digit line, not at this 6-digit subheading, so more than one rate can sit under this code.

  • 8511.90.20.00Designed for use on 6, 12 or 24 V systemskg
    General
    3.1%
    Special (FTA)
    Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

    Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.

    Column 2
    25%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

  • 8511.90.40.00Otherkg
    General
    Free
    Special (FTA)
    —

    No preferential rate published.

    Column 2
    35%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

  • 8511.90.60Other parts
    General
    2.5%
    Special (FTA)
    Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

    Only if the goods qualify under one of these programs.

    Column 2
    35%

    Countries without normal trade relations.

This is the listed rate. Antidumping and countervailing duty orders, Chapter 99 actions and preference qualification all change what is actually collected, and classification is a judgement about your goods. Verify with your licensed customs broker before you file.

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Other subheadings in heading 8511

Source: U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) — 2026 HTS Revision 20, released 2026-09-28, published at hts.usitc.gov. A U.S. Government work in the public domain.