8501.53: Of an output exceeding 75 kW

1. 8501 53 00 00 Of an output exceeding 75 kw p/st
2. 8501 53 50 00 Traction motors Freep/st
3. 8501 53 50 10 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
4. 8501 53 50 20 Ac traction motor of the interior permanent magnet synchronous motor (ipmsm) type with: -a torque output of 200 nm or more, but not more than 400 nm, -a power output of 50 kw or more, but not more than 200 kw , -a rotation speed of no more than 15 000 rpm, for use in the manufacture of electric vehicles Freep/st
5. 8501 53 50 30 Permanent magnet synchronous traction motor, with: -a continuous power of 110 kw or more but not more than 180 kw, -a liquid cooled system, -a total length of 500 mm or more but not more than 650 mm, -a total width of 600 mm or more but not more than 700 mm, -a total height of 550 mm or more but not more than 650 mm, -weighing of not more than 350 kg, -3 suspension points Freep/st
6. 8501 53 50 40 Permanent magnet traction ac motor, with: -a continuous power of 110 kw or more but not more than 150 kw, -a liquid cooled system, -a total length of 460 mm or more but not more than 590 mm, -a total width of 450 mm or more but not more than 580 mm, -a total height of 490 mm or more but not more than 590 mm, -a weight of not more than 310 kg, -4 mounting points Freep/st
7. 8501 53 50 50 Asynchronous traction motor, with: -a continuous power of 140 kw or more but not more than 180 kw, -a liquid cooled system, -a total length of 580 mm or more but not more than 730 mm, -a total width of 550 mm or more but not more than 670 mm, -a total height of 510 mm or more but not more than 630 mm, -with a weight of not more than 390 kg, -with or without reduction gear, -with or without starter generator, -2 mounting points, for use in the manufacture of the electric drive of hybrid buses Freep/st
8. 8501 53 50 90 Other Freep/st
9. Other, of an output p/st
10. 8501 53 81 00 Exceeding 75 kw but not exceeding 375 kw p/st
11. 8501 53 81 10 Of an output not exceeding 150 kw, for use in civil aircraft Freep/st
12. 8501 53 81 20 Of an output exceeding 150 kw, for use in certain types of aircraft Freep/st
13. 8501 53 81 90 Other Freep/st
14. 8501 53 94 00 Exceeding 375 kw but not exceeding 750 kw Freep/st
15. 8501 53 94 10 For use in certain types of aircraft Freep/st
16. 8501 53 94 90 Other Freep/st
17. 8501 53 99 00 Exceeding 750 kw Freep/st
18. 8501 53 99 10 For use in certain types of aircrafts Freep/st
19. 8501 53 99 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£347.5m+37.9% · previous 12 months

Average import price£19.23 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Japan	£176.8m	50.9%	+1,537.4%
China	£46.5m	13.4%	-57.9%
France	£33.7m	9.7%	+14.6%
Brazil	£15.7m	4.5%	+244.3%
Germany	£13.1m	3.8%	-70.6%
United States	£10.9m	3.1%	+32.8%
Italy	£10m	2.9%	+78.8%
Finland	£8.5m	2.5%	-22.6%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 2.7% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Türkiye Free – 2.7% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 2.2% USA Free – 4.2% General (MFN) 3 tariff lines · average 2.3% Canada Free Third-country duty 6 tariff lines Mexico Free – 15% Third-country duty 6 tariff lines · average 3.3% Brazil 7.2% – 20% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 16.8% Argentina Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 8.4% Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 2.5% Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 1% – 10% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 5.7% GCC 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia 10% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Germany	US$2bn	17.8%
2	China	US$1bn	13.1%
3	Mexico	US$916m	9.5%
4	United States	US$792m	8.2%
5	Hungary	US$602m	6.2%
6	Finland	US$421m	4.4%
7	Brazil	US$385m	4%
8	Sweden	US$380m	3.9%
9	Japan	US$329m	3.4%
10	Czechia	US$303m	3.1%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$2bn	17.9%
2	Germany	US$1bn	12.8%
3	China	US$648m	6.7%
4	Hungary	US$407m	4.2%
5	Sweden	US$333m	3.5%
6	Spain	US$333m	3.4%
7	Belgium	US$322m	3.3%
8	Canada	US$303m	3.1%
9	Türkiye	US$239m	2.5%
10	Italy	US$237m	2.5%

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
• 54number 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	11%	0% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	0%		2023
Aruba	12%		2021 · HS 2012
Australia	5%		2023
Azerbaijan	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	45%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Bangladesh	1%		2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	5%		2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Belize	5%		2023
Benin	5%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	8%	0% – 10%	2022
Botswana	10%	0% – 20%	2023
Brazil	11%	0% – 14%	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	0%		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	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	0%		2023
Ecuador	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	2%		2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	0%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	10%		2023
Eswatini	10%	0% – 20%	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%	0% – 12%	2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	0%		2023
Jordan	0%		2023
Kazakhstan	0%		2023
Kenya	0%		2023
Kiribati	0%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Laos	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	0%		2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	10%	0% – 20%	2023
Liberia	5%		2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	0.7%*	0.6% – 0.9%	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	6.7%	0% – 15%	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	10%	0% – 20%	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	4%	0% – 20%	2023
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	4%	0% – 12%	2017 · HS 2017
Panama	0%		2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	0.5%	0% – 2%	2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	0%		2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Russia	0%		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	10%	0% – 20%	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	0.7%*	0.5% – 0.8%	2023
Syria	1%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	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	3.6%	0% – 10%	2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	0%		2023
Ukraine	0%		2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	0%		2023
United States	2.3%	0% – 4.2%	2023
Uruguay	0.5%	0% – 2%	2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	5%		2023
Venezuela	11%	0% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	0%		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 4

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. 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

6. Tariff change 28 May 2026

   Implementing Certain Tariff-Related Elements of a Trade and Security Agreement Between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States

   FR Doc. 2026-10571 · 91 FR 31818 · 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

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