HTS 8511: Ignition and starting equipment (spark plugs, coils, starters)

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-out…

13 tariff lines. General duty rates in this heading: 2.5%, Free, 3.1%. Not sure which line fits? Describe your part and the AI lookup will suggest one.

HTS codeDescriptionGeneral dutyUnit
8511.10.00.00Spark plugs2.5%hundreds
8511.20.00.00Ignition magnetos; magneto-dynamos; magnetic flywheels2.5%No.
8511.30.00.40Distributors; ignition coils › Distributors2.5%No.
8511.30.00.80Distributors; ignition coils › Ignition coils2.5%No.
8511.40.00.00Starter motors and dual purpose starter-generators2.5%No.
8511.50.00.00Other generators2.5%No.
8511.80.20.00Other equipment › Voltage and voltage-current regulators with cut-out relays › Designed for use on 6, 12 or 24 V systems2.5%No.
8511.80.40.00Other equipment › Voltage and voltage-current regulators with cut-out relays › OtherFreeNo.
8511.80.60.00Other equipment › Other2.5%kg
8511.90.20.00Parts › Of voltage and voltage-current regulators with cut-out relays › Designed for use on 6, 12 or 24 V systems3.1%kg
8511.90.40.00Parts › Of voltage and voltage-current regulators with cut-out relays › OtherFreekg
8511.90.60.20Parts › Other parts › Distributor contact (breaker point) sets2.5%No.
8511.90.60.40Parts › Other parts › Other2.5%kg

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, US International Trade Commission. General (column 1) rates only – additional duties such as Section 301 tariffs on goods from China are not included. Check hts.usitc.gov for the current edition before filing.

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