Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8501
8501.20: Universal AC/DC motors of an output exceeding 37,5 W
Universal AC/DC motors over 37.5 W
8501.20 is the HS subheading for universal AC/DC motors over 37.5 W, under heading 8501 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8501 20 00 00 Universal ac/dc motors of an output exceeding 37.5 w p/st
- 8501 20 00 10 Of an output exceeding 735 w but not exceeding 150 kw, for use in civil aircraft Freep/st
- 8501 20 00 20 Of an output of less than 750 w or exceeding 150 kw, for use in certain types of aircraft Freep/st
- 8501 20 00 50 Universal ac/dc motor, rotating: -with a nominal supply voltage of 230 v, -with a power of more than 37.5 w but not more than 2 000 w, -with a stator cross-section of 93 mm or more but not more than 103 mm and a thickness of 15 mm or more but not more than 45 mm, and -with or without a worm gear, gears or a gearbox, for the production of a torque to a transmission shaft for small domestic appliances Freep/st
- 8501 20 00 60 Universal ac/dc motor, rotating: -with a nominal supply voltage of 230 v, -with a power of more than 37.5 w but not more than 1 200 w, -with a stator cross-section of 65 mm or more but not more than 75 mm and a thickness of 15 mm or more but not more than 45 mm, and -with or without a worm gear, gears or a gearbox, for the production of a torque to a transmission shaft for small domestic appliances Freep/st
- 8501 20 00 70 Universal ac/dc motor, rotating: -with a nominal supply voltage of 230 v, -with a power of more than 37.5 w but not more than 700 w, -with a stator cross-section of 49 mm or more but not more than 59 mm and a thickness of 15 mm or more but not more than 45mm, and -with or without a worm gear, gears or a gearbox, for the production of a torque to a transmission shaft for small domestic appliances Freep/st
- 8501 20 00 90 Other Freep/st
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 3
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 376
- Documents
- 9008
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 6 lines
Import requirements 2
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Russia, Ukraine
- Legal act
- 2023 No. 440, S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9011
- 9022
- 9038
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | Free |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code "EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 United States | £7.9m | 30.4% | +18.7% |
 China | £4.8m | 18.5% | +1.8% |
| United Kingdom | £3.2m | 12.3% | +23.6% |
 Italy | £3.2m | 12.2% | -0.6% |
 France | £1.7m | 6.4% | +54.6% |
 Germany | £1m | 4% | -31.3% |
 Slovenia | £994k | 3.8% | -12.5% |
 Denmark | £466k | 1.8% | +2,166.9% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 0.9% USA 2.4% – 4% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free General (MFN) 3 tariff lines 
Brazil 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Argentina 18% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free General (MFN) 4 tariff lines 
New Zealand 5% General (MFN) 9 tariff lines 
Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
GCC 5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$71kUS$71k+US$2m+US$21m+> US$58m
Exports: 148
- China: US$467m
- United States: US$99m
- Italy: US$81m
- Germany: US$66m
- Vietnam: US$58m
- Mexico: US$47m
- Slovenia: US$47m
- Switzerland: US$44m
- Japan: US$34m
- United Kingdom: US$34m
- Netherlands: US$33m
- Singapore: US$33m
- France: US$30m
- Thailand: US$23m
- Czechia: US$21m
- Philippines: US$15m
- Türkiye: US$15m
- Hungary: US$15m
- Spain: US$15m
- Indonesia: US$13m
- Taiwan: US$11m
- India: US$9m
- Malaysia: US$9m
- Poland: US$9m
- Sweden: US$8m
- Romania: US$8m
- South Korea: US$8m
- Canada: US$6m
- Australia: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- Austria: US$5m
- Cambodia: US$4m
- Slovakia: US$4m
- Denmark: US$4m
- Belgium: US$3m
- Greece: US$2m
- Morocco: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Serbia: US$2m
- Norway: US$2m
- Tunisia: US$2m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Finland: US$1m
- Brazil: US$968k
- Russia: US$846k
- Kazakhstan: US$742k
- Israel: US$710k
- Ukraine: US$589k
- Latvia: US$569k
- Estonia: US$453k
- Croatia: US$452k
- Ireland: US$405k
- Luxembourg: US$394k
- New Zealand: US$389k
- Costa Rica: US$328k
- United Arab Emirates: US$243k
- Guatemala: US$231k
- Lithuania: US$199k
- Colombia: US$188k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$466kUS$466k+US$5m+US$15m+> US$46m
Imports: 204
- United States: US$201m
- Germany: US$80m
- Malaysia: US$56m
- Poland: US$54m
- India: US$48m
- Vietnam: US$47m
- Mexico: US$46m
- Italy: US$43m
- Romania: US$42m
- Netherlands: US$41m
- Türkiye: US$40m
- Ukraine: US$36m
- France: US$36m
- Canada: US$36m
- United Kingdom: US$30m
- Thailand: US$30m
- Indonesia: US$25m
- China: US$22m
- Spain: US$22m
- Sweden: US$16m
- Czechia: US$15m
- Israel: US$15m
- Slovakia: US$14m
- Bulgaria: US$13m
- Egypt: US$13m
- Pakistan: US$13m
- Morocco: US$11m
- Brazil: US$11m
- United Arab Emirates: US$11m
- Russia: US$10m
- Colombia: US$10m
- Japan: US$10m
- Australia: US$10m
- Switzerland: US$9m
- Denmark: US$9m
- Hungary: US$8m
- South Korea: US$8m
- Taiwan: US$8m
- Belgium: US$8m
- Singapore: US$7m
- Ireland: US$7m
- Slovenia: US$7m
- Argentina: US$7m
- Austria: US$6m
- Iran: US$6m
- Greece: US$6m
- Algeria: US$6m
- Cambodia: US$6m
- Philippines: US$5m
- Norway: US$5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$5m
- South Africa: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$4m
- Peru: US$4m
- Kenya: US$4m
- Kazakhstan: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Iraq: US$3m
- New Zealand: US$3m
- Ecuador: US$3m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$467m | 35.5% |
| 2 | United States | US$99m | 7.5% |
| 3 | Italy | US$81m | 6.2% |
| 4 | Germany | US$66m | 5% |
| 5 |  Vietnam | US$58m | 4.4% |
| 6 | Mexico | US$47m | 3.6% |
| 7 | Slovenia | US$47m | 3.6% |
| 8 | Switzerland | US$44m | 3.4% |
| 9 | Japan | US$34m | 2.6% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$34m | 2.6% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$201m | 15.3% |
| 2 | Germany | US$80m | 6% |
| 3 |  Malaysia | US$56m | 4.3% |
| 4 |  Poland | US$54m | 4.1% |
| 5 |  India | US$48m | 3.6% |
| 6 | Vietnam | US$47m | 3.6% |
| 7 | Mexico | US$46m | 3.5% |
| 8 | Italy | US$43m | 3.2% |
| 9 |  Romania | US$42m | 3.2% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$41m | 3.1% |
Import duty on this product around the world 165
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 5%median duty
- 50number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Maldives, Algeria
165
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5.5% | 0% – 11% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5.5% | 0% – 11% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2022 |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 12% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 0% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 1.3% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 0% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 0% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 6% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 0% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 0% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 15% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 4.6% | 0% – 12% | 2022 · HS 2017 |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 1.7% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5.5% | 0% – 11% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 6.1%* | 2.1% – 9.8% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 35% | 20% – 50% | 2023 |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 5% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 0% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 10% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 3% | 0% – 12% | 2017 · HS 2017 |
 Panama | 0% | 2023 | |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 0% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5.5% | 0% – 11% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 15% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 5% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 2.5%* | 0.9% – 3.9% | 2023 |
 Syria | 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | |
 Tajikistan | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Thailand | 10% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0.9% | 0% – 2.7% | 2023 |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 3.3% | 2.4% – 4% | 2023 |
 Uruguay | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 18% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 9% | 3% – 15% | 2023 |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 71631 AC motors (including universal (AC/DC) motors, but excluding motors of an output not > 37.5 W)
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Capital goods · BEC 312
- CPC 2.1 product
- 46112 Universal AC/DC motors of an output exceeding 37.5 W; other AC motors; AC generators (alternators)
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2710 Manufacture of electric motors, generators, transformers and electricity distribution and control apparatus
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 8501.20 | changed |
| 2012 | 8501.20 | changed |
| 2007 | 8501.20 | changed |
| 2002 | 8501.20 | changed |
| 1996 | 8501.20 | changed |
| 1992 | 8501.20 | changed |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Sanctions · Applies from:
The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Other
Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
The UK Global Tariff divides subheading 8501.20 into 6 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 8501.20 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is 2.7%.
174 countries pay no duty in the UK thanks to trade agreements and preference schemes such as DCTS Comprehensive and European Union, against a standard rate of Free.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
Imports of universal AC/DC motors over 37.5 W into the UK came to £25.9m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 2% on the year before); United States supplied 30%, followed by China.
In 2024, countries exported universal AC/DC motors over 37.5 W worth US$1bn (−2.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$467m), followed by the United States.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for universal AC/DC motors of an output exceeding 37,5 W?
Universal AC/DC motors of an output exceeding 37,5 W fall under HS subheading 8501.20, part of heading 8501, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on universal AC/DC motors of an output exceeding… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8501.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on universal AC/DC motors of an output exceeding… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8501.20 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.7%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most universal AC/DC motors of an output exceeding…?
China, with US$467m in 2024 (35.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export universal AC/DC motors over 37.5 W to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of Free applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on universal AC/DC motors over 37.5 W?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import universal AC/DC motors over 37.5 W from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were United States (30%), China (19%) and United Kingdom (12%), out of total imports of £25.9m.