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HTS 8503.00.95Chapter 85

HTS 8503.00.95Other Duty Rate & Import Guide

Electrical Machinery and Equipment · $348.8M monthly imports · 100% from 1 countries · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

3%

Special

Free (A*,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

Column 2

35%

Preferential Rates Available

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

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Trade Intelligence

Monthly Imports

$348.8M

2026-01

Trade Concentration

100%

from top 3 of 1 origins

Regulatory Pressure

LOW

3 rulings — · 0 reg · 0 cases

Global Rates

🇺🇸 3%

🇬🇧 United Kingdom: N/A · 🇪🇺 European Union: N/A · 🇨🇦 Canada: Free · 🇧🇷 Brazil: 2 NCM codes

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Data compiled from USITC HTS, US Census Bureau, CBP CROSS Rulings, CPSC SaferProducts.gov, HMRC / DG TAXUD / CBSA / SISCOMEX · As of 2026-04-28 · Updates monthly

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 — $349M 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 (6)

CodeDescriptionRate
8503.00.95Other3%
8503.00.95.20Parts of motors
8503.00.95.46For AC generators (alternators) classified in statistical reporting number 8501.64.0110
8503.00.95.50Other
8503.00.95.70Parts of wind-powered generating sets classified in subheading 8502.31.00
8503.00.95.80Other

CBP Rulings (3)

H169058Classification

Ruling Request; Classification of a Generator Bedplate for a Wind Turbine

964337Classification

Protest 2809-00-100025; Gearless Mill Drive

H148455Classification

Modification of Headquarters Ruling Letter H024848; Modification of New York Ruling Letter N021063; Classification of Components of a Wind Turbine Generator Upon Withdrawal from a Foreign Trade Zone

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

8503002000Schedule B

COMMUTATORS FOR MACHINES IN HEADING 8501 OR 8502

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

8503.00.90.008503.00.95.20