8501.71: Of an output not exceeding 50 W

1. 8501 71 00 00 Of an output not exceeding 50 w 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£3.3m+185.5% · previous 12 months

Average import price£44.24 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Spain	£1.2m	37.2%	+13,399.5%
Vietnam	£905k	27.1%	+182.1%
China	£875k	26.2%	+68%
Thailand	£115k	3.4%	—
Czechia	£82k	2.4%	-14.2%
Denmark	£32k	1%	-20.6%
South Africa	£28k	0.8%	+13.4%
Malaysia	£14k	0.4%	-90.5%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 2.7% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 2.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico 15% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 16.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 18% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Taiwan 8.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line 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

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$32m	55.2%
2	Thailand	US$4m	6.9%
3	Czechia	US$3m	5.7%
4	Denmark	US$2m	4.3%
5	Spain	US$2m	3.7%
6	Vietnam	US$2m	3.2%
7	Germany	US$2m	2.9%
8	France	US$1m	2.3%
9	Poland	US$1m	1.9%
10	United States	US$857k	1.5%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	Chad	US$8m	14%
2	Netherlands	US$6m	10.1%
3	France	US$4m	6.6%
4	Germany	US$4m	6.4%
5	Kenya	US$3m	5.9%
6	United States	US$3m	5.5%
7	Rwanda	US$3m	5.2%
8	Portugal	US$2m	3.1%
9	Nigeria	US$2m	2.6%
10	Ethiopia	US$1m	2.2%

Import duty on this product around the world 93

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
• 40number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Vietnam, Algeria

93

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Albania	0%		2023
Algeria	15%		2023
Armenia	0%		2023
Australia	5%		2023
Bahamas	45%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Belize	5%		2023
Benin	5%		2023
Bermuda	0%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bosnia & Herzegovina	5%	0% – 10%	2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Burkina Faso	5%		2023
Burundi	0%		2023
Cameroon	10%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Central African Republic	10%		2023
Chad	10%		2023
China	12%		2023
Congo - Brazzaville	10%		2023
Costa Rica	0%		2023
Dominican Republic	0%		2023
El Salvador	0%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	10%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
European Union (27 countries)	2.7%		2023
Fiji	0%		2023
French Polynesia	6%		2023
Gabon	10%		2023
Gambia	5%		2023
Ghana	5%		2023
Guatemala	0%		2023
Guinea	5%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	5%		2023
Honduras	0%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	10%		2023
Indonesia	10%		2023
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	0%		2023
Jordan	1.7%	0% – 5%	2023
Kazakhstan	0%		2023
Kenya	0%		2023
Kuwait	5%		2023
Lesotho	0%		2023
Liberia	5%		2023
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	0%		2023
Malaysia	0%		2023
Maldives	0%		2023
Mali	5%		2023
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mongolia	5%		2023
Morocco	2.5%		2023
Mozambique	5%		2023
Namibia	0%		2023
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
Panama	0%		2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Philippines	0%		2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Rwanda	0%		2023
Saudi Arabia	5%		2023
Senegal	5%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	5%		2023
South Africa	0%		2023
South Korea	8%		2023
Sri Lanka	0%		2023
St Kitts & Nevis	5%		2023
St Vincent & the Grenadines	5%		2023
Switzerland	2%*	0.7% – 3.3%	2023
Tanzania	0%		2023
Thailand	10%		2023
Togo	5%		2023
Türkiye	2.7%		2023
Uganda	0%		2023
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	0%		2023
United States	2.5%		2023
Vanuatu	5%		2023
Vietnam	20%		2023
Zambia	10%		2023
Zimbabwe	0%		2023

Tariff data years 2022–2023; 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

7162 Motors (other than motors of an output < 37.5 W) & generators, DC

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Capital goods · BEC 312

CPC 2.1 product

46111 Motors of an output not exceeding 37.5 W; other DC motors; DC generators

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 3

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. Anti-dumping 16 September 2026

   Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From Indonesia: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances

   FR Doc. 2026-18939 · 91 FR 58651 · Source: federalregister.gov

2. Countervailing duty 16 September 2026

   Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules From Indonesia: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part

   FR Doc. 2026-18940 · 91 FR 58647 · Source: federalregister.gov

3. Anti-dumping 16 September 2026

   Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part

   FR Doc. 2026-18941 · 91 FR 58633 · Source: federalregister.gov

4. Countervailing duty 16 September 2026

   Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules From the Lao People's Democratic Republic: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, in Part

   FR Doc. 2026-18942 · 91 FR 58638 · Source: federalregister.gov

5. Anti-dumping 16 September 2026

   Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules From India: Final Affirmative Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value, and Final Affirmative Determination of Critical Circumstances, In Part

   FR Doc. 2026-18945 · 91 FR 58658 · Source: federalregister.gov

6. Countervailing duty 16 September 2026

   Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From India: Final Affirmative Countervailing Duty Determination and the Final Affirmative Critical Circumstances Determination, in Part

   FR Doc. 2026-18947 · 91 FR 58643 · Source: federalregister.gov

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

   The Iran (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

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

8. Anti-dumping 29 July 2026

   Notice of Initiation of Changed Circumstances Reviews, and Consideration of Revocation of the Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders, in Part: Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Cells, Whether or Not Assembled Into Modules, From the People's Republic of China; and Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Orders on Certain Crystalline Silicon Photovoltaic Products From the People's Republic of China

   FR Doc. 2026-15240 · 91 FR 47811 · Source: federalregister.gov

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Code history

Since 2022; before, these goods were classified under 8501.31.

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