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HTS 8501Electric motors and generators (excluding generating sets): Duty Rate & Import Guide

Electrical Machinery and Equipment · 14 court cases · $1017.7M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

Free

Special

Free

Column 2

Free

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Trade Intelligence

Monthly Imports

$1017.7M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

HIGH

0 rulings — · 0 reg · 13 CIT, 1 CAFC (2 recent)

Global Rates

🇺🇸 Free

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: N/A · 🇧🇷 Brazil: N/A

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CourtListener · As of 2026-04-29 · Updates monthly

Active DisputesRecent court cases or pending regulations affect this code
Regulatory Pressure

This code has elevated regulatory activity — 0 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 0 pending Federal Register actions, and 14 CIT/CAFC cases.

Supply Chain Risk

100% of US imports for this code come from just 1 countries. High origin concentration increases exposure to trade disruptions or tariff escalations.

High-Volume Code

This is a high-volume import code — $1018M in monthly US imports. Duty rate changes or trade remedy actions on this code have significant economic impact.

Trade Remedy

Additional Tariffs Apply

Section 301 — China Tariffs+25%

List 1 — ~$34B of Chinese goods (machinery, electronics, industrial components)

Active — 7.5%–25% additional duties on Chinese-origin goods across four tranches (Lists 1–4A), with higher 2024/2025 increases on targeted product categories.

Effective 2018-07-06

These additional tariffs apply on top of the general duty rate. View full trade remedy tracker →

Subheadings (100)

CodeDescriptionRate
8501.10Motors of an output not exceeding 37.5 W:
8501.10.20.00Synchronous, valued not over $4 each6.7%
8501.10.40Other4.4%
8501.10.40.20AC
8501.10.40.40Brushless
8501.10.40.60Other
8501.10.40.80Other
8501.10.60Of 18.65 W or more but not exceeding 37.5 W2.8%
8501.10.60.20AC
8501.10.60.40Brushless
8501.10.60.60Other
8501.10.60.80Other
8501.20Universal AC/DC motors of an output exceeding 37.5 W:
8501.20.20.00Exceeding 37.5 W but not exceeding <il>74.6 W</il>3.3%
8501.20.40.00Exceeding <il>74.6 W</il> but not exceeding <il>735 W</il>4%
8501.20.50.00Exceeding <il>735 W</il> but under <il>746 W</il>3.3%
8501.20.60.00Other2.4%
8501.31Of an output not exceeding <il>750 W:</il>
8501.31.20.00Exceeding <il>37.5 W</il> but not exceeding <il>74.6 W</il>2.8%
8501.31.40.00Exceeding <il>74.6 W</il> but not exceeding <il>735 W</il>4%
8501.31.50.00Exceeding <il>735 W</il> but under <il>746 W</il>3.3%
8501.31.60.00Other2.4%
8501.31.81.00Generators2.5%
8501.32Of an output exceeding <il>750 W</il> but not exceeding <il>75 kW</il>:
8501.32.20.00Exceeding <il>750 W</il> but not exceeding <il>14.92 kW</il>2.9%
8501.32.45.00Electric 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 8703.80Free
8501.32.55OtherFree
8501.32.55.20For use in civil aircraft
8501.32.55.40Other
8501.32.61.00Generators2%
8501.33Of an output exceeding <il>75 kW</il> but not exceeding <il>375 kW</il>:
8501.33.20Exceeding <il>75 kW</il> but under <il>149.2 kW</il>Free
8501.33.20.40For use in civil aircraft
8501.33.20.80Other
8501.33.30.00<il>149.2 kW</il> or more but not exceeding <il>150 kW</il>2.8%
8501.33.40Other2.8%
8501.33.40.40Not exceeding <il>373 kW</il>
8501.33.40.60Other
8501.33.61.00Generators2.5%
8501.34Of an output exceeding <il>375 kW</il>:
8501.34.30.00Motors2.8%
8501.34.61.00Generators2%
8501.40Other AC motors, single-phase:
8501.40.20Of an output exceeding 37.5 W but not exceeding <il>74.6 W</il>3.3%
8501.40.20.20Gear motors
8501.40.20.40Other
8501.40.40Of an output exceeding <il>74.6 W</il> but not exceeding <il>735 W</il>4%
8501.40.40.20Gear motors
8501.40.40.40Other
8501.40.50Of an output exceeding <il>735 W</il> but under <il>746 W</il>3.3%
8501.40.50.20Gear motors
8501.40.50.40Other
8501.40.60Other3.7%
8501.40.60.20Gear motors
8501.40.60.40Other
8501.51Of an output not exceeding <il>750 W:</il>
8501.51.20Exceeding <il>37.5 W</il> but not exceeding <il>74.6 W</il>2.5%
8501.51.20.20Gear motors
8501.51.20.40Other
8501.51.40Exceeding <il>74.6 W</il> but not exceeding <il>735 W</il>2.5%
8501.51.40.20Gear motors
8501.51.40.40Other
8501.51.50Exceeding <il>735 W</il> but under <il>746 W</il>3.3%
8501.51.50.20Gear motors
8501.51.50.40Other
8501.51.60Other2.5%
8501.51.60.20Gear motors
8501.51.60.40Other
8501.52Of an output exceeding <il>750 W</il> but not exceeding <il>75 kW</il>:
8501.52.40.00Exceeding <il>750 W</il> but not exceeding <il>14.92 kW</il>3.7%
8501.52.80OtherFree
8501.52.80.20For use in civil aircraft
8501.52.80.40Other
8501.53Of an output exceeding <il>75 kW</il>:
8501.53.40Exceeding <il>75 kW</il> but under <il>149.2 kW</il>Free
8501.53.40.40For use in civil aircraft
8501.53.40.80Other
8501.53.60.00<il>149.2 kW</il> or more but not exceeding <il>150 kW</il>4.2%
8501.53.80Other2.8%
8501.53.80.40Not exceeding <il>373 kW</il>
8501.53.80.60Other
8501.61.01.00Of an output not exceeding 75 kVA2.5%
8501.62.01.00Of an output exceeding <il>75 kVA</il> but not exceeding <il>375 kVA</il>2.5%
8501.63.01.00Of an output exceeding <il>375 kVA</il> but not exceeding <il>750 kVA</il>2.5%
8501.64.01Of an output exceeding <il>750 kVA</il>2.4%
8501.64.01.10For wind-powered generating sets classified within 8502.31.00
8501.64.01.25Exceeding 750 kVA but not exceeding 10,000 kVA
8501.64.01.35Exceeding 10,000 kVA but not exceeding 40,000 kVA
8501.64.01.55Other
8501.71.00.00Of an output not exceeding 50 W2.5%
8501.72Of an output exceeding 50 W:
8501.72.10.00Of an output not exceeding 750 W2.5%
8501.72.20.00Of an output exceeding 750 W but not exceeding 75 kW2%
8501.72.30.00Of an output exceeding 75 kW but not exceeding 375 kW2.5%
8501.72.90.00Other2%
8501.80Photovoltaic AC generators:
8501.80.10.00Of an output not exceeding 75 kVA2.5%
8501.80.20.00Of an output exceeding <il>75 kVA</il> but not exceeding <il>375 kVA</il>2.5%
8501.80.30.00Of an output exceeding <il>375 kVA</il> but not exceeding <il>750 kVA</il>2.5%
8501.80.90.00Other2.4%

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (14)

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Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8501103000Schedule B

ELECTRIC MOTORS, AC, LT 18.65 W (1/40 HP) OUTPUT

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8501.10