Heading 8511: Electrical 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
In chapter 85, Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles. 11 rate lines, laid out as HTS Revision 20 (2026) prints them.
| HTS number | Description | Units | General | Special | Column 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8511 | Electrical 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: | ||||
| 8511.10.00.00 | Spark plugs | hundreds | 2.5% | Free (A*,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8511.20.00.00 | Ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels | No. | 2.5% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8511.30.00 | Distributors; ignition coils | 2.5% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| 8511.30.00.40 | Distributors | No. | |||
| 8511.30.00.80 | Ignition coils | No. | |||
| 8511.40.00.00 | Starter motors and dual purpose starter-generators | No. | 2.5% | Free (A*,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8511.50.00.00 | Other generators | No. | 2.5% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8511.80 | Other equipment: | ||||
| Voltage and voltage-current regulators with cut-out relays: | |||||
| 8511.80.20.00 | Designed for use on 6, 12 or 24 V systems | No. | 2.5% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% |
| 8511.80.40.00 | Other | No. | Free | 35% | |
| 8511.80.60.00 | Other | kg | 2.5% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% |
| 8511.90 | Parts: | ||||
| Of voltage and voltage-current regulators with cut-out relays: | |||||
| 8511.90.20.00 | Designed for use on 6, 12 or 24 V systems | kg | 3.1% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 25% |
| 8511.90.40.00 | Other | kg | Free | 35% | |
| 8511.90.60 | Other parts | 2.5% | Free (A,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | 35% | |
| 8511.90.60.20 | Distributor contact (breaker point) sets | No. | |||
| 8511.90.60.40 | Other | kg |
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Built September 29, 2026 from HTS Revision 20 (2026) (USITC release 2026HTSRev20, published September 23, 2026, current since September 28, 2026). The schedule changes often; USITC's own site always has the current text.