Subheading · Chapter 85 · Heading 8501
8501.64: Of an output exceeding 750 kVA
AC generators over 750 kVA
8501.64 is the HS subheading for AC generators over 750 kVA, under heading 8501 in chapter 85.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 8501 64 00 00 Of an output exceeding 750 kva 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 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)
- 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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| £27.3m | 24.9% | +98.8% | |
| £14.6m | 13.4% | +42.1% | |
| £11.9m | 10.8% | +458.5% | |
| £10.6m | 9.7% | +109.5% | |
| £9.8m | 8.9% | +7.6% | |
| £8.4m | 7.7% | -80.6% | |
| £7.9m | 7.2% | +123.5% | |
| £6.9m | 6.3% | — |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$327kUS$327k+US$6m+US$112m+> US$313m
Exports: 119
- China: US$605m
- Germany: US$524m
- United States: US$345m
- Denmark: US$313m
- Czechia: US$209m
- India: US$179m
- Spain: US$173m
- Romania: US$141m
- Japan: US$127m
- Mexico: US$123m
- Italy: US$117m
- Finland: US$112m
- Austria: US$99m
- France: US$94m
- Poland: US$83m
- Serbia: US$60m
- Netherlands: US$46m
- Vietnam: US$39m
- United Kingdom: US$36m
- Brazil: US$34m
- Sweden: US$26m
- Portugal: US$22m
- Thailand: US$21m
- Türkiye: US$16m
- South Korea: US$15m
- Norway: US$15m
- Canada: US$14m
- Belgium: US$6m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
- Switzerland: US$6m
- Singapore: US$6m
- Australia: US$5m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Estonia: US$5m
- Russia: US$3m
- Peru: US$2m
- Panama: US$2m
- Philippines: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Malaysia: US$1m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Croatia: US$1m
- Hungary: US$998k
- Ireland: US$935k
- Taiwan: US$888k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$871k
- Dominican Republic: US$834k
- Slovakia: US$658k
- Honduras: US$600k
- Kuwait: US$575k
- Côte d’Ivoire: US$541k
- Macao SAR China: US$504k
- Paraguay: US$482k
- Chile: US$424k
- Ecuador: US$381k
- Bulgaria: US$368k
- Belarus: US$360k
- Costa Rica: US$331k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$330k
- New Zealand: US$327k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$1mUS$1m+US$9m+US$45m+> US$128m
Imports: 183
- United States: US$612m
- Germany: US$533m
- France: US$233m
- Belgium: US$158m
- South Korea: US$151m
- Australia: US$128m
- United Kingdom: US$128m
- Italy: US$112m
- Taiwan: US$107m
- Austria: US$98m
- China: US$96m
- Türkiye: US$89m
- Singapore: US$80m
- Canada: US$62m
- Finland: US$58m
- Mexico: US$57m
- Spain: US$50m
- Denmark: US$45m
- Netherlands: US$45m
- Kazakhstan: US$43m
- Saudi Arabia: US$42m
- Uzbekistan: US$40m
- India: US$40m
- Dominican Republic: US$37m
- Romania: US$32m
- Norway: US$29m
- Poland: US$27m
- Brazil: US$24m
- El Salvador: US$24m
- Japan: US$22m
- Vietnam: US$21m
- Indonesia: US$21m
- South Africa: US$20m
- Ukraine: US$20m
- Malaysia: US$18m
- Bangladesh: US$17m
- Ireland: US$16m
- United Arab Emirates: US$15m
- Nepal: US$13m
- Czechia: US$12m
- Qatar: US$11m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$11m
- Burkina Faso: US$11m
- Ecuador: US$10m
- Honduras: US$10m
- Iraq: US$9m
- Russia: US$9m
- Costa Rica: US$8m
- Argentina: US$8m
- Angola: US$8m
- Azerbaijan: US$7m
- Israel: US$7m
- Philippines: US$6m
- Hungary: US$6m
- Portugal: US$6m
- Peru: US$6m
- Guatemala: US$6m
- Colombia: US$6m
- Thailand: US$5m
- Oman: US$5m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$605m | 16.5% | |
| 2 | US$524m | 14.3% | |
| 3 | US$345m | 9.4% | |
| 4 | US$313m | 8.6% | |
| 5 | US$209m | 5.7% | |
| 6 | US$179m | 4.9% | |
| 7 | US$173m | 4.7% | |
| 8 | US$141m | 3.9% | |
| 9 | US$127m | 3.5% | |
| 10 | US$123m | 3.4% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US$612m | 16.7% | |
| 2 | US$533m | 14.6% | |
| 3 | US$233m | 6.4% | |
| 4 | US$158m | 4.3% | |
| 5 | US$151m | 4.1% | |
| 6 | US$128m | 3.5% | |
| 7 | US$128m | 3.5% | |
| 8 | US$112m | 3.1% | |
| 9 | US$107m | 2.9% | |
| 10 | US$98m | 2.7% |
Import duty on this product around the world 163
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
- 60number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Maldives, Bermuda
163
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 7% | 2% – 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 45% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 1% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 25% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2022 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 7.2% | 5.5% – 10% | 2023 | |
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 20% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.7% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 1.1%* | 0.9% – 1.4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 30% | 20% – 50% | 2023 | |
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6.7% | 0% – 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 2.5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 15% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 | |
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 1% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | ||
| 1%* | 0.8% – 1.2% | 2023 | |
| 1% | 2020 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 2.4% | 2023 | ||
| 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | ||
| 5% | 2023 | ||
| 14% | 2023 · HS 2017 | ||
| 0% | 2023 | ||
| 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | ||
| 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | ||
| 10% | 2023 | ||
| 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
- 71632 Generators, alternating current
- 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 | 8501.64 | changed |
| 2012 | 8501.64 | changed |
| 2007 | 8501.64 | changed |
| 2002 | 8501.64 | changed |
| 1996 | 8501.64 | changed |
| 1992 | 8501.64 | 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.
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The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
S.I. 2026/983 · Source: legislation.gov.uk
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FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
The UK Global Tariff has one tariff line for subheading 8501.64; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 8501.64 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 AC generators over 750 kVA into the UK came to £109.6m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 1% on the year before); China supplied 25%, followed by Romania.
In 2024, countries exported AC generators over 750 kVA worth US$4bn (+6.7% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$605m), followed by Germany.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for of an output exceeding 750 kVA?
Of an output exceeding 750 kVA fall under HS subheading 8501.64, part of heading 8501, in section XVI of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on of an output exceeding 750 kVA in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 8501.64 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 of an output exceeding 750 kVA in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 8501.64 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 of an output exceeding 750 kVA?
China, with US$605m in 2024 (16.5% of world exports).
Which countries can export AC generators over 750 kVA 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 AC generators over 750 kVA?
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 AC generators over 750 kVA from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (25%), Romania (13%) and Czechia (11%), out of total imports of £109.6m.