8501.40: Other AC motors, single-phase

1. 8501 40 00 00 Other ac motors, single-phase p/st
2. 8501 40 20 00 Of an output not exceeding 750 w p/st
3. 8501 40 20 10 Of an output exceeding 735 w, for use in civil aircraft Freep/st
4. 8501 40 20 20 For use in certain types of aircraft Freep/st
5. 8501 40 20 35 Electric ac motor, single-phase, with: -a rated power of 120 w or more but not more than 150 w, -an input power of 280 w or more but not more than 350 w, -an external diameter without bracket connector and pulley of 145 mm or more but not more than 160 mm, -a rated speed of 2 680 rpm or more but not more than 3 000 rpm, -a weight of 4.2 kg or more but not more than 4.6 kg, -pulleys, a spindle and a tachometer, for use in the manufacture of home appliance products Freep/st
6. 8501 40 20 45 Electric ac motor, single-phase, with: -a rated power of 275 w or more, but not more than 325 w, -an input power of 600 w or more but not more than 700 w, -an external diameter without bracket and connector of 150 mm or more but not more than 170 mm, -a rated speed of 15 000 rpm or more but not more than 20 000 rpm, -a weight of 4.2 kg or more, -a pulley and a tachometer, for use in the manufacture of home appliance products Freep/st
7. 8501 40 20 50 Electric ac motor, single-phase, with: -a rated power of 300 w or more but not more than 370 w, -an input power of 600 w or more but not more than 700 w, -an external diameter without bracket and connector of 150 mm or more but not more than 170 mm, -a rated speed of 15 000 rpm or more but not more than 19 000 rpm, -a weight of 4.8 kg or more, -a pulley, for use in the manufacture of home appliance products Freep/st
8. 8501 40 20 55 Electric ac motor, single-phase, with: -a rated power of 275 w or more, but not more than 325 w, -an input power of 600 w or more but not more than 700 w, -an external diameter without bracket and connector of 160 mm or more but not more than 180 mm, -a rated speed of 15 000 rpm or more but not more than 19 000 rpm, -a weight of not more than 4.4 kg, -a pulley, for use in the manufacture of home appliance products Freep/st
9. 8501 40 20 60 Electric ac motor, single-phase, with: -a rated power of 275 w or more but not more than 325 w, -an output power of 550 w or more but not more than 600 w, -an input power of 800 w or more but not more than 1 000 w, -an external diameter of more than 150 mm but not more than 170 mm without the bracket, -a rated speed of more than 16 000 rpm but not more than 18 000 rpm, -a weight of 3.4 kg or more but not more than 3.7 kg, -a pulley, for use in the manufacture of home appliance products Freep/st
10. 8501 40 20 70 Electric ac motor, single-phase, whether or not with commutator - with a nominal output of 180 w or more, - with an input power of 150 w or more but not more than 2 700 w, - with an external diameter of more than 44.8 but not more than 135.2 mm, - with a rated speed of more than 10 000 rpm but not more than 50 000 rpm, - whether or not equipped with air-inducting ventilator, - whether or not with mechanical device (pinion, screws, gear connection etc.) on the shaft, for use in the manufacture of domestic appliances Freep/st
11. 8501 40 20 75 Incomplete, single-phase brushless ac motor consisting of a rotor and a stator: -a rotor on the inside is equipped with a ring of 12 magnets housed in a steel casing, -a stator with an internal diameter of 206.6 mm (± 0.5 mm), external diameter of 265.0 mm (± 0.2 mm) and width of 37.2 mm or more but not more than 47.8 mm, -with a rated power not exceeding 750 w, -with a weight of 5 kg or more, for use in the production of washing machines, washer-dryers equipped with a drum with direct drive Freep/st
12. 8501 40 20 80 Other Freep/st
13. 8501 40 80 00 Of an output exceeding 750 w p/st
14. 8501 40 80 10 Of an output not exceeding 150 kw, for use in civil aircraft Freep/st
15. 8501 40 80 20 Of an output exceeding 150 kw, for use in certain types of aircraft Freep/st
16. 8501 40 80 50 Electric drive for motor vehicles, with an output of not more than 315 kw: -with an ac or dc motor with or without transmission, -with or without power electronics Freep/st
17. 8501 40 80 70 Electric ac motor, single-phase, whether or not with commutator - with a nominal output of 180 w or more, - with an input power of 150 w or more but not more than 2 700 w, - with an external diameter of more than 44.8 but not more than 135.2 mm, - with a rated speed of more than 10 000 rpm but not more than 50 000 rpm, - whether or not equipped with air-inducting ventilator, - whether or not with mechanical device (pinion, screws, gear connection etc.) on the shaft, for use in the manufacture of domestic appliances Freep/st
18. 8501 40 80 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.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£57.4m-2.8% · previous 12 months

Average import price£9.49 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
China	£14.2m	24.7%	-6%
Czechia	£9.9m	17.2%	-5.9%
Italy	£8.2m	14.3%	+0.4%
Slovenia	£3.8m	6.7%	+5.1%
Germany	£3.5m	6%	+14.2%
United States	£3.3m	5.8%	-26.7%
France	£2.8m	4.9%	+1.9%
South Korea	£2.2m	3.8%	+52%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 2.7% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines Türkiye Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 7 tariff lines · average 1.9% USA 3.3% – 4% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 3.6% Canada Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines Mexico 5% – 25% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 17% Brazil 12.6% – 16.2% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 14.4% Argentina 12.6% – 18% Third-country duty 22 tariff lines · average 17.5% Peru Free Third-country duty 8 tariff lines New Zealand 5% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 5% – 10% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 6.7% GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia 2.7% – 10% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 6.4% Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$3bn	43.4%
2	Mexico	US$836m	14.1%
3	Vietnam	US$317m	5.3%
4	United States	US$273m	4.6%
5	Germany	US$257m	4.3%
6	Italy	US$227m	3.8%
7	Tunisia	US$196m	3.3%
8	France	US$185m	3.1%
9	Poland	US$134m	2.3%
10	India	US$97m	1.6%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$2bn	26.6%
2	Mexico	US$449m	7.6%
3	France	US$250m	4.2%
4	Brazil	US$228m	3.8%
5	Germany	US$222m	3.8%
6	Türkiye	US$191m	3.2%
7	Italy	US$178m	3%
8	Canada	US$169m	2.9%
9	Indonesia	US$165m	2.8%
10	Poland	US$154m	2.6%

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
• 46number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Maldives, Bermuda

165

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Afghanistan	5%		2018 · HS 2012
Albania	0%		2023
Algeria	15%		2023
Angola	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	15%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	5%		2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	16%	14% – 18%	2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	3.6%	0% – 14%	2023
Aruba	12%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	5%		2023
Azerbaijan	2.5%	0% – 5%	2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	45%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Bangladesh	4%	1% – 10%	2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	5%		2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	3.6%	0% – 14%	2021 · HS 2017
Belize	5%		2023
Benin	5%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	1.9%	0% – 5%	2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	5%	0% – 10%	2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Brazil	16%	14% – 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	10%		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	1.9%	0% – 5%	2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	11%	2% – 30%	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	18%	15% – 20%	2020 · HS 2017
Israel	3%	0% – 12%	2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	0%		2023
Jordan	1.3%	0% – 5%	2023
Kazakhstan	1.4%	0% – 5%	2023
Kenya	0%		2023
Kiribati	0%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	3.6%	0% – 14%	2021 · HS 2017
Laos	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	2.5%	0% – 5%	2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	0%		2023
Liberia	5%		2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	3.7%*	1.2% – 7.2%	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	3.3%	0% – 5%	2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	2.5%	0% – 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	12%	3% – 20%	2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	3%	0% – 12%	2017 · HS 2017
Panama	0%		2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	7%	0% – 18%	2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	0%		2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Russia	3.6%	0% – 14%	2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	0%		2023
Samoa	8%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	10%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	5%		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	13%	0% – 20%	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	2.8%*	0.9% – 5.5%	2023
Syria	1%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	2.9%	0% – 5%	2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	0%		2023
Thailand	0%		2023
Togo	5%		2023
Tonga	3%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	0%		2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	3.3%	0% – 12%	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	3.6%	3.3% – 4%	2023
Uruguay	5.5%	0% – 18%	2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	5%		2023
Venezuela	17%	14% – 18%	2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	12%	3% – 20%	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

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Binding rulings for similar goods 6

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.

1. Sanctions 8 September 2026 · Applies from: 29 September 2026

   The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

2. Import and export controls 20 July 2026

   Notice of Action: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

3. Tariff change 1 July 2026

   İthalat Rejimi Kararında Değişiklik Yapılmasına İlişkin Karar (Karar Sayısı: 11485)

   RG 01.07.2026 sayı 33297 · Karar 11485 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr

4. Suspension 30 June 2026 · Applies from: 16 July 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1463 of 25 June 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2278 suspending the Common Customs Tariff duties referred to in Article 56(2), point (c), of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain agricultural and industrial products

   CELEX 32026R1463 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

5. Quota 30 June 2026 · Applies from: 12 July 2026

   Council Regulation (EU) 2026/1465 of 25 June 2026 amending Regulation (EU) 2021/2283 opening and providing for the management of autonomous tariff quotas of the Union for certain agricultural and industrial products

   CELEX 32026R1465 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

6. Tariff change 4 June 2026

   Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

7. Other 19 May 2026

   Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026

   Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

8. Other 6 January 2026

   Update to MFN Rates added to End-of-Year Commodity Codes – 6 January 2026

   Trade Tariff news 3859 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

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